Prairie Sky

Today I went hiking at Beaver Creek, and was greeted by an amazing cloud formation on the sky.

Two months ago I took the exact same route.  Here are a few pics I took then.  Two short months, and such an amazing transformation of creation...

Nasser

I have a new housemate.

This past winter I realized that owning a house is expensive.  Because of the cold prairie winters, I was paying upwards of $400 on utilities some months.

The right way to deal with this unexpected expense is obvious: 1- finish the basement of my new house, or 2- get a housemate.

I opted for #2.  I put in an ad in kijiji 2 months ago and didn't get many bites, but late last week I did get one.  We met last week, he looked at the house, I asked him some probing questions, and here he is, now he's my housemate.  I pray that this was a good decision.

Spain Beckons

 What struck me about yesterday's performance was that it included student performers, young and old.  Watching kids - especially this one little boy - doing the moves, snapping their fingers, tapping their fee, was just amazing.  They had us roaring in approval...

Of course it wasn't just students, but some professionals too.  Here's the only picture I took of the evening:

At the end of the performance they had a Q&A session, and one of the questions asked by a crowd member was whether or not the guitarist offered lessons.  He smiled and nodded in approval...."Yes.  Give us a call", he said.  My heart lept.  I wonder whether I should...

All this talk about flamenco and music - Jesse Cook, Gipsy Kings, etc... - is convincing me more and more that I need to return to Spain. Places like Malaga and Sevilla are beckoning.  That's where greats like Carlos Montoya, Camaron, and Paco de Lucia hail from.  Now, more than ever, I want to go there and immerse myself in flamenco culture...

I also want to walk the Camino again.  Maybe take a different route...like the Portugués; or if I have less time, maybe the Inglés; or maybe I need to re-interpret my last walk - so many things have changed - and re-do the Original.

Potatoes Are Up!

Here's proof!

Other veggies are up too: onions, zucchini, and green beans.

One of the most interesting things I've learned about myself since moving to the prairies is how much I enjoy gardening.