Baby Cardinals

Well, the baby cardinals are getting bigger! We knew when the babies had hatched, because the male cardinal joined the female on the nest to have a look. At first, the mom had been doing most of the feeding, but now it looks like they are both taking turns feeding the little ones. There are three in that little nest, but the picture really only shows two well. The third is behind the one on the right. The pictures of the jasmine show how their home looks on the outside of the nest. Very beautiful place to grow up in and very fragrant, too!!!




Yesterday, Tuesday, a company came out and repaired the windows in our TV room - a room which actually doesn't have a TV, but it DID many many years ago! Anyway, it's amazing, we had several people come out to give us estimates, with some of the people saying there's no way those windows can be repaired and some even saying it would cost a lot to replace the windows because they'd have to tear up the whole wall! Out of about 5 businesses that came out, it was the last one we called that said sure, those windows can be repaired. And sure enough, they repaired them. It is so nice to be able to open the windows again in that room. Those windows have been shut for a very long time. This company even fixed two of the bigger windows in our house, windows that had become almost impossible to open because they were so heavy. Turns out they just needed a new part, and now we can open and close them probably with just one finger!
Now to move on to what we need to do next to this house. Painting, maybe?

Today, one year ago, I was on my way to meet Guillermo and Fernando in Buenos Aires. That trip has been one of the "highlight" trips we have taken, but really, that's how all of our trips have been. We have taken so many wonderful trips, that it is really impossible to say which one was the best. But South America, well, it ranks right up there with the best of them. :-)