What a difference a week can make. Last time I sat down to write I was heavy on the whining for some rain. Well, Mother Nature accommodated. The skies clouded and the rain fell. We've had much cooler temperatures, clouds and some rain most every day for the past week. So nice!
The first hard rain was a cleansing rain. It knocked the bush fires down, the smoke out of the air and generally cleaned everything up. All the trees and buildings look so much crisper and brighter. After a couple of days of rain all the plants started to respond. And so quickly! I had my doubts about some shrubs in the yard but everything is coming back. Including the lawn so I guess that means that our vacation from mowing is nearly over. We'll be back at it very soon.
I think that I am very tied to nature and the plants that surround me. I found it very hard to stay positive and upbeat when my world was so dead and dry looking. Now that the colour is back and I can measure the growth almost daily I feel so much more content.
The first hard rain was a cleansing rain. It knocked the bush fires down, the smoke out of the air and generally cleaned everything up. All the trees and buildings look so much crisper and brighter. After a couple of days of rain all the plants started to respond. And so quickly! I had my doubts about some shrubs in the yard but everything is coming back. Including the lawn so I guess that means that our vacation from mowing is nearly over. We'll be back at it very soon.
I think that I am very tied to nature and the plants that surround me. I found it very hard to stay positive and upbeat when my world was so dead and dry looking. Now that the colour is back and I can measure the growth almost daily I feel so much more content.
Adam and I went downtown a couple of times in the past week for dinner. We decided to check out a restaurant that we hadn't been to for a long time....Serendib. The food has always been good but I thought it was a little pricey. More tourist prices than local. But they have a new menu and a new manager and the prices are down so it was well worth trying again. Very good. The soup was so hardy and filling that Adam didn't even finish the bowl and he went away full. I loaded up on a curry dish. I had to order the 'really mild' version and I was still wiping the sweat from my brow...I don't do so good with spicy!
After dinner we wandered around the new town square. Such a wonderful difference from two years ago when we moved here. The construction is finished and the businesses are moving in. Really excited about a new restaurant that is opening next month. Looks really nice!
I know that I've said it before but I'll say it again. There is so much potential in Belize. I feel like we are just on the edge of seeing some really neat things happen. We've only been here two and a half years but I find myself often saying 'when we first moved here...'.
I know that I've said it before but I'll say it again. There is so much potential in Belize. I feel like we are just on the edge of seeing some really neat things happen. We've only been here two and a half years but I find myself often saying 'when we first moved here...'.