sábado, 5 de junio de 2010

Oaxaca vistas

We had our first storm of the rainy season yesterday here at Casa Tobalá, the thunder echoeing back and forth in the valley and lightning striking so close it seemed like we could touch it. The electricity was out for hours and we sat in the candlelight and listened to the storm. And what a thing of beauty to hear the water gushing into our new cistern! Up here in these arid mountains you learn how precious water is.
I saw a couple of deer the other evening while out for a walk; they bounded out of a ravine right near me and ran up into the mountains.
We're teeming with birds now, including a pair of roadrunners, which are huge and awkwardly beautiful.
Up this morning at 5:30 to watch the sunrise; Venus hung just below the fat crescent moon. As my days here tick away I want to capture every moment of daylight I can.