The combined effect of living above an inland lake surrounded by mountains and being 40 miles from Colima Volcano—one of the most active volcanoes in North America—makes for interesting weather during hurricane season. No wind, but our usually sunny mornings turn overcast and misty. The air is a bit cooler than usual, and when the volcanically-heated mineral springs empty into my pool and hot tub, it makes for some very atmospheric scenes. Pasiano was in the process of clipping and cleaning up, getting ready for the lush growth of the rainy season. Morrie, as usual, made his mark on the occasion. Who could have staged that? Who would want to? Hope you enjoy these scenes of my terrace, pool and garden.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
I want to live here! This must be why you’re such an awesome poet.
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How lovely, Judy! Is this typical of houses in the area?
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Every house pretty much different. Mine was designed by Miguel Valverde who is a wonderful architect. Someone else built it, but I was the first to live in it. It sat empty for 3 years.
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Wow — it’s beautiful! How sad that such a house should sit empty for so long — lucky you!
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Yes.. Bob was sure it was for sale even though there was no sign. He was right. The gardener kept taking down the sign because they were paying him to live in it to watch out for things.
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Hah! So it wasn’t completely empty! I’m glad Bob knew that it was for sale!
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Quite lovely and inviting Judy. Thank you for sharing your videos.
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It’s really fun to invite you all in!!! I always wonder if there will be any reaction at all but this morning was such a unique feeling. I loved it. Glad you do, too.
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Thank you for sharing the videos, Judy! Pour an extra cup of coffee and I’ll be right over 😉 Cute dogs, too! There is poetry in your garden; that is how I feel when I step out back in the quiet of the morning and examine the blossoms, or lack thereof, on my Passion Flower Vine, carrying that coffee.
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I loved my Passion Flower vine but unfortunately so did the caterpillars who started decimating it. I didn’t want to kill them so killed the vine instead. So what was accomplished?
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Oh, no! How ironic! I haven’t seen caterpillars here (Florida), the vine seems to thrive, but I’ll keep my eyes open for them.
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wow-how beautiful!
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Doesn’t it look like a dinosaur should come ambling out of the bushes? Instead of Morrie???
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I loved the video. It gave me a real feel for what you describe. No wonder you love living there.
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It really is so beautiful here in every season of the year. Those of us who live here year round especially like the rainy season. Dramatic, green and cool. And quiet. Many snowbirds have departed and traffic is less, places less crowded. Time and space to breathe.
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sounds heavenly
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Oh wow, I thought it was some fancy exotic resort. And I’ve seen your dogs moving, yeah! Morrie was even peeing, hihi.
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He always has to make his statement. Sometimes at midnight when I swimming in the pool and the steam is rising, I feel like I’m in a fancy exotic resort and I wonder what I did to deserve this.. then I realize what I did was create it! So, I feel a bit less guilty. I think we all need to create safe and beautiful places for ourselves no matter what our situation.
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