On my way to the grocery store I stopped in town to watch the running of the...Angus. A local rancher has grown his herd larger than his property can support so he moves them to leased land out in the countryside for the grazing and winter seasons and then drives them roughly 10 miles back to his property just outside of town for
calving season. The whole trip apparently takes about three hours but the run through town lasted about ten minutes and is way better entertainment than television.
This Angus came right up to me before the rancher (on a horse just outside of the picture) made a call to get the group moving again.
An escapee breaks from the run.
I wonder if I'm too old to learn how to cowboy.
Once they get through town they turn off and head for the ranch just outside of town.
Twice each week, Katherine and I get together for a lunch date, to run errands or go to appointments (haircut tomorrow), and just "check-in". Our last lunch date was at Rib & Chop in Livingston where she got her "usual" (salmon). We really enjoy these get togethers.
I just got home from hand bell rehearsal! After several years of wanting to ring in a hand bell group again, I finally connected with a local community hand bell choir that meets at a local church and does a few concerts each year, and sometimes does programs for schools and nursing homes. I attended their Christmas program last year and asked if I might be able to audition for the next fall. No audition necessary (apparently teaching hand chimes to a bunch of junior and senior high students is credential enough to get accepted) and I started this fall. But when I signed up last Christmas, I didn't know I'd be moving. Even when fall came around and rehearsals began, I thought I would be around until late spring or early summer. Oh well. They let me stay on and we are preparing for our Christmas concert, conveniently scheduled for AFTER Christmas (so that it doesn't conflict with school programs and church events). So, if you're local and want to...
We are counting down the hours until we are enjoying the warm tropical weather of San Andres. In the meantime, I have made some updates to the website . Enjoy.
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