tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post7701475431650027253..comments2024-03-23T20:52:19.525-06:00Comments on An Alaskan in Yucatán: Wanderings: The Hills of QuerétaroMarc Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-81149785944356423902012-08-02T06:24:01.448-05:002012-08-02T06:24:01.448-05:00beautiful pix but there is something special about...beautiful pix but there is something special about the one with the horse. love it!<br /><br />wish we could have some of the weather from the higlands. it's very hot and muggy here in nagoya, in the 90s most days for a while now. it's as bad as fl. or i guess, mexico.<br /><br />take care,<br />teresaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-15091000057275502252012-08-01T17:27:59.923-05:002012-08-01T17:27:59.923-05:00Well, we you stop by to see Babs, give us a call a...Well, we you stop by to see Babs, give us a call and we'll try to get together for lunch or something.<br /><br />al lanieralcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-84105373439433445792012-07-28T12:25:23.786-05:002012-07-28T12:25:23.786-05:00Eric, I'll have to look up that flower and see...Eric, I'll have to look up that flower and see if it could be the same plant.<br /><br />Glad to add your renovated blog to the blogroll.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-50931726500706046352012-07-28T12:23:50.266-05:002012-07-28T12:23:50.266-05:00Yes, the change of climate for a couple of weeks i...Yes, the change of climate for a couple of weeks is invigorating.<br /><br />We can talk this week...Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-57889679115161077652012-07-28T12:22:36.409-05:002012-07-28T12:22:36.409-05:00Hi Marc,
Nice post. I tried to comment earlier th...Hi Marc,<br /><br />Nice post. I tried to comment earlier this week, but blogspot refused my digits again. (Google and I are not getting along.)<br /><br />The bright red flower looks like a house plant we have NoB commonly called "lipstick." Those little red buds emerge almost like a twistable stick of rouge.<br /><br />If you're inclined, you could restore my blog to your sidebar, now that it has been regrooved with WordPress. The address is MeridaGOround.com<br /><br />Thanks for considering it. ~eric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-41458315423446021932012-07-26T14:29:41.029-05:002012-07-26T14:29:41.029-05:00Glad to see you are enjoying the change of scenery...Glad to see you are enjoying the change of scenery and climate, Marc. When you get back to Merida, let's skype and catch up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954933541900671235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-72444974808059694572012-07-23T17:15:03.470-05:002012-07-23T17:15:03.470-05:00Yes, the flowers in Yucatán are beautiful, and som...Yes, the flowers in Yucatán are beautiful, and somewhat different from most of the ones I see here, at much higher altitude.<br /><br />I like your neck of the woods. The climate suits me...one of the reasons that I've taken a summer break here every year now for eleven or twelve years. It's a great break from the heat and humidity.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-62285789229875307532012-07-23T17:12:58.661-05:002012-07-23T17:12:58.661-05:00Hmmm. I have heard lots of things about nopal, but...Hmmm. I have heard lots of things about nopal, but hadn't heard that one yet.<br /><br />The first time I had nopal it was very slimy and I did not like it. However when properly prepared it is delicate and delicious. I have some in the back yard, and take only the tiniest fresh shoots. Delicious.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-66405163597123671322012-07-23T17:10:43.156-05:002012-07-23T17:10:43.156-05:00Lynette, I think that the secret with tunas is to ...Lynette, I think that the secret with tunas is to plan well. I got spiny fingers because I just decided to eat tunas on the spur of the moment. With a heavy leather glove you can pick them, the then split them with a knife to scoop out the pulp. In theory at least, this works well.<br /><br />I DO enjoy the climate here in the central highlands. Often it's warm, but dry and cool in the shade. Perfect.<br /><br />Good luck with nopal. It's an acquired taste, but I have come to enjoy it.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-17747698165935593922012-07-23T17:07:30.529-05:002012-07-23T17:07:30.529-05:00Well, I am going to try to get over to see Babs in...Well, I am going to try to get over to see Babs in SMA, but I won't be in this neck of the woods when you get here in August. We'll have to keep trying. You ought to come again to visit Yucatan.Marc Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289566244668566622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-91038958237758206102012-07-23T12:07:35.949-05:002012-07-23T12:07:35.949-05:00You're in our neck of the woods now. I guess i...You're in our neck of the woods now. I guess it's quite a change in the fora and fauna from the Yucatan. You must get types of wild flowers all year long there though, don't you?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707196505818823372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-4139662024908290532012-07-22T13:20:01.317-05:002012-07-22T13:20:01.317-05:00Always love your writing, Marc. It takes us there....Always love your writing, Marc. It takes us there. <br />I'm reminded of my first experience with nopales, at a favorite restaurant in Mexico City, La Esperanza. Their staff were very kind to us and our extranjero friends. They insisted on serving me nopal - apparently they're considered a fertility aid. I guess they thought Tom and I needed some help, as a mid-20s couple with no children yet.Debbiehttp://www.themeridainitiative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-43407989073261285042012-07-22T00:06:22.622-05:002012-07-22T00:06:22.622-05:00Well that was a breath of fresh air. How lovely to...Well that was a breath of fresh air. How lovely to know that there actually are still places with reasonable climate on the planet. It is so hot here in the center of the US, in the lowlands, and dry. Having pulled those near invisible sharp filaments of cacti from my fingers, I'd think twice about the tunas, but they look quite inviting. The flowers are beautiful. The food, except for squash blossoms (eating flowers, eeeeew) sounds delicious. I am glad you're having a fine time and sharing it with the rest of us trapped in less appealing climes. When next I go to my little Mexican grocery, I think I'll finally buy some nopal and see what happens. A very fine post, this one. Thank you Marc.lynettehttp://www.bigassbelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6277313567524932904.post-23572072774122438472012-07-22T00:04:26.519-05:002012-07-22T00:04:26.519-05:00I am going to be in San Miguel in mid-August. May...I am going to be in San Miguel in mid-August. Maybe we could get together for our annual lunch.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com