December Lights
White Driftwood tree
Carrot Soup came to work with me today – and the walk home was very dark! We were cheered by the colourful lights in some of the yards and gardens… it seems little driftwood trees are very popular around here this year.
Doll House Tin
Sympathy
Opal and Agathe were very sorry to hear of Pip’s distress at losing the apple tree.
Misery of Pip
Tree Disaster
While Constance and Gracia were away in Colombia, a tremendous November storm pounded the home of the Quimper Hitty human. With winds of over 120 km/h our venerable old apple tree was torn in half. We knew it was too old to last very much longer, but were sorry when at last it succumbed.
November Sundown
Evening
The light is lovely and warm this evening, though the air outside is chilly. Gráinne, Min and the Parrot are enjoying a little sit in the last rays of sunlight feeling happy. Their sisters are all home safe from their exotic adventures, and though we be taking it easy for a couple of days, there will be no lack of fun in the Hitty cupboard in days to come.
Home from Far
planeradar24
Constance and Gracia had a very long trip home, from Bogota to Toronto, to Vancouver, to Victoria, but the whole time they were flying North and then Westward, the girls at home eagerly watched the progress of their plane using a cool website called planeradar 24.
Quebrada Vieja
Neighbourhood Street
Bogota is a huge city of over seven million people…We were very glad that the place we have been staying is in a hilly neighbourhood that is peaceful and quiet, and away from the chaos of the city (except for the recurring Friday night wild all-night party).
Cerro de Monserrate
View from Below
On a sunny Sunday morning in Bogota we went to the monastery of Monserrate, which was completed in 1640, and has been a pilgrimage site since that time. In the picture above you can see the tower at the top of the hill, and also some vertical train tracks.
Villa de Leyva, The Fossil, and The Muisca Observatory
Plesiosaur
Constance and Gracia went on another weekend day-trip to the north of Bogota…the road north passed through cultivated areas with corn and potatoes at the higher elevations, and beets and carrots in the lower valleys. Photos of the views were not possible because of travelling either on the freeway at 110 km/h, or on the smaller roads which were much too bumpy….nevertheless, we eventually found ourselves at the museum of The Fossil, the in situ remains of an immense and rather alarming plesiosaur, whose every tooth was about the size of a Hitty. The girls were glad to admire this tremendous specimen from a distance.
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