Friday, May 31, 2013

May 30 - First Attempt At A Cantina Photo Shoot


The cantina girls
Aren't certain what I'm up to
But they're curious

Thursday, May 30, 2013

May 29 - Not Sure If I Believe It, But It Never Did Rain


When you see rainbows
It's God's promise of no rain
So says my neighbour

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Saturday, May 25, 2013

May 25 - A Long, Nature-Filled Walk At The Ruins


Bugs and sun shadows
A pair of squirrel cuckoos call
No one here but me

May 24 - Emily's Fundraiser At San Rafael


Grilled cheese sandwiches
Sangria, rum punch, gringos
Party, Copan-style

Friday, May 24, 2013

May 23 - I Hike To The OCDIH Centre


A hot walk uphill
Where the motmots make their nest
A lizard flashes

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

May 22 - Helping Edy With The CAID Wrap-Up


Four reports, four years
I pick details like daisies
For a word garden

May 21 - And The Rainy Season Begins


A crack of thunder
Heralds the start of the rains
Finally, relief

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

May 20 - It's So Damn Hot


When will the rain come?
The heat clings; leafless trees droop
Dusty from the wait

May 19 - The Portable Printer Blows Away The Angelitos Gang


It's magic, I say
And they believe me, rapt as
The colours emerge

Sunday, May 19, 2013

May 18 - What You Get Thinking About When Lying Around The Pool


The thing with my tan
Is that I'm still brown, but now
I don't get browner

May 17 - At The Calle Real


A morning taller
An excuse to work at home
But Internet sucks

Friday, May 17, 2013

May 16 - Fundraiser For Dwayne's Genesis School


Music and sushi
I play tunes in the moonlight
To help a good cause

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Monday, May 13, 2013

May 13 - The CASM Proposal Meeting Eats Up The Dinner Hour


Cold air but hot chairs
Spanish chatter all round me
Wish I'd eaten more

Sunday, May 12, 2013

May 12 - Darcy And Jonathan Come Along For A Swim


Pool day with new friends
Shoulders will hurt tomorrow
From all the throwing

May 11 - At The Bird Park


In search of feathers
I enrage a nesting bird
Who goes for my feet

May 10 - Hey, Why Not Try For The Cuba Job?


Sometimes you have to
Reach way farther than your grasp
To find the next door



Thursday, May 9, 2013

May 9 - Here-again, Gone-again Paul


Tegus calls Paul back
Leaving me to feed the dogs
And flip water jugs

May 8 - At Least It Keeps Me Busy


Web guide to Weebly
Almost done, but no saying
Whether it gets used

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

May 7 - Will These Village Surveys Never End?


Today I'll type up
Piedra Colorada; its
stats lie at my feet

May 6 - Waiting For The Rain


Smoke from burning fields
Turns the sky hazy and hot
Plants parched, leaves falling

Sunday, May 5, 2013

May 5 - Delivering Hannah's 24 Pair Of Shoes


The big box of shoes
Goes over like a hot damn
They're all walking tall

May 4 - The Benefit Of Reading In A Different Language


Reading in Spanish
Means no skimming, no rushing
The words stick much more

Friday, May 3, 2013

May 3 - This Is How Meetings Go In Honduras


We've barely arrived
And we're already eating
We'll meet, then eat more

Thursday, May 2, 2013

May 2 - Hannah Comes Through For The Angelitos Gang


A box full of shoes
Arrives at the post office
One pair for each child

May 1 - Dia Del Trabajador Means I Can Unpack


A surprise day off
Brings order to the chaos
Of all this new stuff