Kino

Our Turn

Immediately following my post of  threshold, a family showed up at the station saying they had un regalo for us.

 

They were really hoping that we could care for the pelicano at the station.

When we told them we couldn't do anything for it here, that it probably had a broken neck, they seemed worried about dealing with it on their own.  So, we took it down to our beach to let it die.  They were relieved.

A boy joined us on the beach, fascinated by the pelican, and amazed that it was still alive.

 

early this morning, I walked down to the beach. I thought for sure the Pelican would have been swept away by the tide, or dead in it's spot by the log.

I came upon it breathing very slowly, laying in the high tide line with the rising sun.

threshold

Two young children brought this injured Ibis to the field station.  Joab cared for it and tried contacting a local vet to clip it's wing.  The vet never showed and the bird was released to let nature take its course.

 

 

Today a student brought a Pelican back from the beach.  She said that it was struggling in the break to breath and seemed like it was choking.  We said that we were unable to do much for it at the station.  She was tormented by the prospect of returning it to it's slow death.

 

It is a strange to cross the threshold of this natural cycle and  physically inject yourself into a realm you may have no place. Or do you?

Dream

baby shrimp

The weekend following Tom's big catch, we motored out to meet Cosme', Pancho and Cosme's kids so that our kids could go shrimpin' too.

Cono and Sebastian are 14 and 10..they are pretty adept at hauling lines and separating fish

 

 

 

We motored away, leaving Colter with the shrimp boat.

On our way to do a little of our own fishing we encountered a shrimp boat of kids 14 and under totally self-sufficient.

 

 

Though Hailey wasn't willing to jump aboard with Cosme' and crew, she wanted her hand at hauling the little(and fairly) impossible net we took to the other side to cast.

 

Though it is pretty clear by the photos, and words may water down...I am impacted by the abilities of these young children, expectations of communities and the ways in which we( interject your own "we")may inhibit the growth with fear.

Great day!!!!

visit

a quick glimpse of a great visit with friends.  we are still recovering from their departure and wish they were still here.

Shrimping with Cosme'

Tom went shrimpin' with Cosme yesterday morning. These pictures are his from his trip.

TD said that he was whooped afterwards. 

He worked like a dog,and tonite we eat like Kings

 

Tortoise

There is an enclosure on the field station housing several Desert Tortoise.  There are three large ones, a handful of junior types and 6 or 7 babies.

The kids love to feed them lettuce. 

Sometimes pick them up....Maybe a little too much for comfort. 

Our usually pristine beach is 

filled with all kinds of debris.

The hurricane that recently hit Guaymas and flooded a small pueblo and shrimp farm has resulted in much deposition in the last week.

Guaymas experienced flooding up to the roof tops of homes, flushing everything into the sea. People have reported refrigerators, televisions and dead cows floating the the water.  Cosme's brother said he found a live (yes live) pig swimming in the sea of cortez! Some believe that the construction of the shrimp farm and the damning of natural water ways contributed to the high level of devastation.

Huge trees have washed up on shore where there usually are none.  Tom and Cosme hauled out a telephone pole from the beach to use in a new building that is being constructed on the station.  

Technical Difficulties

After experiencing some technical difficulties both with my camera ( much humidity in the lens) and computer (internet can be inconsistent) we are back up and running.  I may be circuitous in the posts over the next few days...

 

Prior to leaving for Kino, I was horrified to hear that the Prescott Unified School District would not be airing the President's address to students.  Due to much protesting from fearful parents using such words as socialism and tyranny...the superintendent of schools banned the airing.  I must say though I was horrified, I was not surprised. I am not sure how many other school districts across the nation experienced this.  Hopefully not too many.

We kicked off our homeschooling this year like the rest of the nation, with a back to school viewing via the internet of the President's Address.  I must say, as much for my kids and the various levels they absorbed all of the things he spoke about, I needed the jump start as well. After being anxiety ridden about maintaining the energy and focus for these three individuals and they're exponentially different learning styles, I was motivated and proud to be in the position I am in.  I hope to support their individual desires and help them to cultivate their own strengths and find ways to throw a little grammar and spelling in there too!

Hailey is reading Anne of Greene Gables and studying more and more birds! She reminds me of Uncle Mark so much.

Colter says that when he turns 5, he wants to go back to school in Kino

We shall see....

Claire: scissors and glue, she is smart and fiery and sometimes a little bit of a 2 year old...imagine that!

A little more Addy

It is true, we are back in Mexico and I have received many requests for updates about our family here. However, I need to pay a little attention to our newest niece, cousin..family member ADDY!

Here are a few more images to add to the one I posted previously, from a trip out east to meet this sweet and perfect little baby. I can't really believe that my little sister is a mom however, Matt and Diana are naturally great parents and that makes it a little bit easier to believe.