Gotta love the way he throws his hand in the air...

Two different types of ants sharing a paving stone in our local park.

Not a common occurence by any means!

A caterpillar and lots of ant activity

Our neighbor had requested the removal of a dry, dead tree for four years. Yesterday they showed up and removed it (was to the right, half the height of this one) then started cutting branches off this beast. I can’t remember how many times over the years that I heard of a storm approaching, and photographed this tree, expecting to see it on the ground the next day. It had two parrot nests. No parrots were harmed, but a few of them flew around afterwards, squawking loudly (as they always do anyway).

Now that the wind resistance is drastically reduced, the tree should be no threat. Does that mean they’re through with it? Time will tell.

Sunny day and kids of all ages are making good use of a local park.

At the end of our driveway I found this little guy heading into the road, and encouraged him to keep moving. Lots of traffic with a mini-market next door, and unfortunately a lot of ignorant Uruguayans will kill any snake por las dudas (just in case). making no effort to determine if it’s a threat.

When I said my wife wanted to know su edad, she said 26. Well, su edad can mean his/her/its age or your age (formal). I would not address someone less than half my age formally—no, the bird’s age, I clarified. She laughed heartily.

Their estimate is two months.

So, language blunders aside, that’s wild. Big bird for two months old!

I heard a repeated chirping in the front yard, and saw it was an Hornero and chick, then realized they were in the back yard, and quickly closed the sliding glass door before the dogs figured it out.

K-130 Hercules transport planes fly overhead in formation.