Alpenglow

Since the equator run directly through Quito, sunrise is at 6 AM and sunset is at 6 PM every day of the year. This is taking us a little while to get used to but the sunsets are beautiful just like in Crested Butte.

The rose bushes in our yard are amazing. They are in full bloom and we notice new buds on them everyday. Even Lucy enjoys sniffing them when she goes out into the yard.

 

A Nice Little Weekend- Part 2

Like I’ve been saying, “We put a nice little weekend together”.  After the botanical garden, Betsy and I took a 15 minute cab ride to Nayon, a sleepy town east of Quito and down the hill.  Right away Nayon felt more like our pace.  The main industry of this small town is selling greenhouse plants.  The gardener we purchased our plants from, Juan, is a third generation gardener and also does work for the school.  It was hard to decide, but we got a few things we had always wanted but never had because of the sheer expense in the states or how restricted the environment was back home.  In the end, we purchased two different palms, four rose plants, a lime tree, an orange tree, some tomato plants, and azalea bush.  Juan even loaded up everything in his brother’s pick up truck, drove us home, and helped us plant the rose bushes.  Amazing.