Well, according to all the locals in town, this has been an extremely unpleasant few months (June & July) weather-wise. We have had some nice weather - warm w/ easterly breezes (normal) but, quite a few stretches where the breeze is non-existent - which means that it feels like a sauna w/ no door to escape through. It also means that the biting insects (no-see-ums, gnats, chiggers what ever you may call them and mosquitoes) make sleeping a less than pleasant proposition. Even inside this casa w/ screened windows & doors though most are ill-fitting and have gaps, the no-see-ums are small enough to pass thru the screens unhindered; mosquitoes have to be a bit more determined to find their way in. Mosquito coils help, but .......
Then, after a few days of that, the wind will start to blow at 30-50 MPH, which takes care of most of the bugs, but brings heavy rain & thunder storms. All in all, quite an atypical season, so far.
Outside, there are quite a few different variety of birds - white Ibis, egrets, herons (blue, tri-color, & etc), pelicans, frigate birds, loons, bright yellow & black Orioles, & others that I am not familiar with. There have also been a few days when hundreds of butterflies zoom by for hours at a time. I first thought that they were Monarchs, but now I believe that they are ruddy daggerwings, but I am not an expert.
I am attaching more photos - just to give you an idea of the area & what is to be seen here.
