Headache And Concussion

Finally back "Cowgirl"!

collective responses to comments of the last entries.

clean time, I do not respond to all comments on possible. But sometimes it is simply unavoidable. To exclude readers priorities, I will not mention any names.

"beauties which we have not here ..." There beauties it all over the world. We might not see them anymore because they are part of our everyday life. When I was in Paraguay, with my friends and relatives "Fresh-snapped photos" looked, it was said again and again;

. I did not know what great birds we have here, I do not hear anymore "

"What? These wonderful flowers you have found in our garden? "

Or ..." My God, it's really beautiful landscape with us! "

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bridges ... to see much more dangerous than they are! Believe me, that have held for decades and will continue to do so.

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Why I left Paraguay? I'm sorry, I sure can not now respond with a few sentences. But I will detail (maybe) later in my second Blog (Back in Paraguay) report.

I I must admit, the first moment on a horse for over 30 years, was not exactly "hard seat" and are more likely from a picture of a monkey auf'n grindstone. Even the grin of Kate is not to be missed!

As you can see, came up with even a thunderstorm and we had to take several hours to the cattle from far away. (To save in an emergency the camera)

with a plastic bag it went on the road.

was But after the first 3 minutes everything the same again! Riding is just like cycling!
But then we were surprised by the storm. We were lucky and had just near the Anni their possession. Soon the horses in the barn and already distributed a bucket!
Here, there is also nice, as the branches of the trees gave way to the storm.
The "Pindo" Palme was in the background on one side only. It thundered and lightened, and I remembered as a child I always found it so wonderful to be in rain forest. We did this here, in deference to the camera do not. Also had its advantages, it was so nice to be in Annie, to chat with her and eat all their cake!
The rain was a blessing. everything was very dry and above all, as seen here in the photo, very dusty!

When the rain ran after, we continued riding. In a freshly-washed landscape, which still smelled fresh! Lovely!

Once in the pasture in question, we looked together the scattered cattle. Mei ham that looked stupid! Then they were not prepared for ...

... they ran as fast as they could.

Oh, was the "scheeeeen" ... exactly as before. to recover the cattle on horseback!

Ha ... here I do look more relaxed already!

through the pasture, then on the road and back across the pasture ...

Are we back in the late afternoon.

The work was done, and protected the cattle from the thieves!

Greetings!

China, Plate, Popegosser

If you have a bird ...

The bird life in Independence is still a real paradise. The concert begins long before it's really light and goes on down in the deep night.

Unfortunately, they are very photo shy, can be wonderful in a thicket of trees and Streucher hide, but most importantly they are much faster than I can get behind the camera.

Sometimes I felt like I was the journeyman properly ripped and ridiculed.

The camera is always ready to shoot and look up, we quickly grope in Kuhhaufen or you realize too late that you stand in the ant nest.

I have brought you, unfortunately, only a fraction of the total diversity.

They are lurkers and have fascinated me as a child!

It is also called the guard dogs at the birds or grazing police. They are kind of motion. They live in partnership meadows and pastures. Like to be near streams, rivers or lakes. Every house here in the colony, then in addition its watchdogs.

They nest only in principle on the ground and make a Riessen cry when you come near. They try to mislead the enemy, in which she sat far away from the nest on the ground.

Or they fly forward to a very aggressive to just before sharp turn to. Supposedly they are to have spurs on their wings to attack a kind of thorn to the enemy. Since before I had as a child so much fear.

here in Paraguay they "Tero-Tero" are mentioned, because it sounds like her to cry.

When I was at the Hilde, we heard the Tero-Tero very often at night crying out loud. We suspected it was searching for a feed fox.

magpies naughty as ever ever ... only here they are yellow and black.
A yellow woodpecker.

that a "Hornero is. Its name owes its nest. Hornero comes from Horno, which in English means furnace.

It builds its nest mainly of clay and looks just like a Paraguayan oven.

This is an original parag. Oven and in the native language (Guarani) and Tata-CUA known. However, here in the photo, the proud possession of new German generation in Paraguay.

that a "Pilincho is. A Pilincho is also called a man whose hair rather unkempt and is projecting. As the bird indicated.

A variation of songbirds that I now not so Ratz-Fatz know by name.

These are small wild parrots that come up again in greater and scratching like to nibble times of young corn. Here they sit and steal the salt from the cattle.

Here I can only deceive me, and believed a "Pito-Güé" to have in front of the lens. Or they gave me said so. Still, I'm not so sure. The "Pito-Güé" is the most-feared bird Paraguayan of the ladies. (Actually, of several S-American countries.) An old Guarani Mytos said today, the cry of this bird always announces a pregnancy.

Then there are the "White Birds". I can remember about 30 years ago it suddenly true. They are always there to keep cattle out, so they were stamped to that time as disease bearers of foot and mouth disease, because their first appearance to time, randomly broke out the disease.

Only the strange thing, since then they have here in the region only a sleeping houses. Every evening they come flying in droves. From all directions, but they only end up on a Area of about 100 x 200 square meters. Not even in another tree nearby. Since it was not so far from my friend, we are sometimes executed run on one evening there. I unfortunately could not get very close because it was not only wetlands but also high marsh grass was also determined other unpleasant animals like snakes could accommodate. I also had the wrong lens on the camera. But so you can make you a picture of an unknown bird, stay to the Tausendne every night just at a point I make still a not so successful photos. Oh yes, they look like little egrets and I guess they preferred to eat the pesky ticks of cattle that have been created this parasite in their population quite back to Agen.

In the background, the Dreyer Berg!

Finally, what would be a "Ela Dreyer" Volgeleintrag in the blog without a photo of my beloved vultures. Today, even real-Paraguay!

a nice greeting!

Ansi Lumens How Bright Is 30

bridges in Py.

other day I had in the old country to the next village "Melgarejo. feed for the old path and I decided ... oops, here it was a bridge ...

... oh, turn left down there seems to be a way ...
... well, then, is also washed the car right from the bottom!
has been raining not long before, and therefore no flooding.
The poor old bridge over the Taquara (bamboo) river ...

... and take pictures once left out of the car. Who needs' ne bridge? It works!

the road with a friend in the gegengestzte toward the colonies next to Independencia. The last time when I was in Paso Yobai and Sudetia (or was it Carlos Pfannel?) Was, at least 50 years ago. It was to have a New Year's celebration and we secretly have something wild boy of fun crashing fireworks show to go under the tables. The older generation was generally non-amused laugh about our youth pranks, WHILE we went almost in front of his trousers.

But back to the topic. This has been done a large part of cobbled streets again. Also, this bridge will soon be replaced.

funny I find the sign, "Caution open bridge for light vehicles only." Yes, and now where are the heavy vehicles through?

still looks quite good, right?

Ha ... this right is already the Anfage the new bridge.

Links ... what one sees everywhere here, unfortunately, dirty soup!

That is the result of the gold fever? Yes, seriously, you can even read in Wikipedia, under "Gold in Paso Yobai. It is said to be the largest gold mine in the world. So what in Paraguay, as one must always ask yourself, blessing or curse? I am not a pessimist, just an optimist with experience and guess times without thinking things great on Pirates!

It has just begun and already suffers from huge time nature. The land owner of Alibaba's Treasure received a replacement elsewhere round left in common Land value based on an exchange. No choice! Any large (foreign) companies along with the parag. Government dredged and dredged. The dredged will be delivered by trucks driven to the river where locals (which certainly do not have rubbed the miracle light) wash the gold from the dirt ... the rivers with mercury and mercury (now) messed up. Animals die and the people have no choice but to look too. A new immigrant from Switzerland has been very active for the environment, but they got no support. No one was ready to give his signature. But the sad thing is, I can understand the people there only too well, because the signature could be very fast be their death sentence. Of course, quite by accident and never be detected.
man could still see the possitive ... Gold for a poor country like Paraguay could, but the mean absolute Sanierdurchbruch, but again you can bet your life on it, that again only the very rich benefit and the poor are worse off.

But if the bridges schonmal get a little spa ...

... and again a copy! Again and again the wooden planks are stolen by little.

You have to go watch the always beautiful.

reminds me in my childhood. With the big brother I'm gone fishing. shoot fish from the bridge; correction. Again, correction, Norbert fish shoot, I had to run down and collect fish. If I was not fast enough darted, There Were a reprimand. Sometimes I was afraid he shoots me afterwards. But wars funny anyway, well ... at least I felt it more exciting as an adventure.

was the time the water of the rivers still crystal clear, today I would eat fish from these rivers no longer.

Another nice part ... all on the same day!

too, is a bridge, not necessarily dangerous, but annoying if you do not apply!

That was another entry to the category "Informative on Paraguay" or there out of the ordinary everyday life!

All the best!

Pokemon Yellow Source

Cross Mountain & Co.

Sunday before the week was in possitivsten sense, a stressful day!

morning with Hilde to the cattle. Then visit our old home. (See before. Entry). Lunch and trip to Kreuzberg and Fasserfall.

Here is a picture of our faithful companion and Hilda's favorite piece from their fleet.

May I introduce: Born in 1980 in Japan. Of his parents, the "Toyota" on the name "Bandeirante" baptized!

has never suffered from a disease. Even the measles, and every cough he has gone out of their way. Only the first heart (hums) suggests, according to the clock. Even cattle all know that sound, it means in their language: "We have salt! They come running with high miles tails! Real, this is to shoot! You can start by indirect near, engines of various makes of car you want. The cattle respond only to the Bandeirante!

I am sure, would be filmed this cattle-racing action and the producers in Japan Could send it created the best advertising and Hilde mort could gain in it!

The interior is a little more modest, but all it takes to get to go there, where every other vehicle capitulated.

Even air conditioning in the leg area is available!
Well ... a little ice can help out with doing just fine. It was so hot!
Hello! ... It's just a plastic bag filled with water, placed in the freezer to sell it as ice!

Before that, had lunch, strengthened by including beans and pumpkin salad. Then it went towards the mountain! I apologize even after the event that Muscat had to climb the mountain with a strong headwind!

Here are some impressions on the way there.

Here we are approaching the goal closer. The roads are still passable.

There he is! The mountain with the cross!

At this point I would like to briefly explain what this mountain for my daughter Sonja always added.

It was 5-7 when we lived in Paraguay. The mountain can be seen even from our ex land.

She always said: "Up there on the Krez God lives."

Was it cross? Or because it was so high up, so close to heaven?

She loved the "Kreuzberg" and painted him always very happy when we have long lived in Germany again. Here we are at the foot of the mountain with views of our old "Dreyer-Berg" in the distance. So to say that of Dreyer mountain behind.

Then we are on the old "Böni Waterfall" descended.

Erika and Musch are in the picture!

cliffs and difficult paths. from the other side, the road is more used and not that difficult. We chose the old and traditional finish!

finally down!

Sometimes with, sometimes without much water. Above is a jammed beach, and when brought down sharply from the water that make up the traffic jam on for a few minutes.

Then it was back again, because we were invited back for coffee and cake for Margaret (2nd v L.). Here I am with a dear friend the rings. It is 91 years, made even more tailor's, is still fully active undhat all the senses together and fully under control.

For me only the "Nipo", as I for them only the "Niki" bin. A beautiful woman with strong character. She is the mother of my Freundind Hilde and Musch. Then there is her son Hans, with whom I've always gefetzt since early childhood. The eldest daughter Anne lives in Germany. Also, she and her family have a special place in my heart.

"Nipo love, now I'm back home in Canada and look at the blanket that you gave me even more quickly crocheted and I think so, and each individual Mesh could be a memory that we share. I thank you for both! "