Today is Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras

Today is the last day of the celebrations. Tomorrow begins the 40 days of Lent. There have been parties and parades here for a week. Every night I have been hearing drumming and bands. I keep my casita door open so I can hear them better.  Dogs have been barking up a storm, but this is just Mexico.  Barking dogs and crowing roosters are always in the background here.

Someone told me that the person who was poisoning dogs in my neighborhood did it because of the constant barking. Very sad. I have seen a dog die of poisoning. It was not a pretty sight and I will never forget it.  Appropriate punishment would be to make that person eat some of the poison and experience what an awful death it would be. But maybe I am being too harsh.  I sometimes love dogs more than people. You can always depend on dogs to be trustworthy. This reminds me of a joke someone recently told me. If you want to find out who loves you more, put your dog and your mate in the trunk of your car and leave them there for an hour. When you open the trunk again, see which one licks you and is glad to see you......   Okay, stupid joke but some truth in it. Dogs don't judge. Only people judge.

I have been going around town almost every day of these celebrations. It is exciting to be here this time of the year. It is getting almost too hot for walking in the late afternoons. That is siesta time. The hills are very dry but the flowers are blooming everywhere. The winter people are starting to think about going home. I have seen several postings at the Lake Chapala Society of people looking for others to caravan with them back to the States or Canada. Safety in numbers. Lots of things are for sale too.  More rentals are becoming available. Less traffic in the street. It is an interesting time of the year. But it is always interesting for me here. No matter what time of the year......