Our house and customs

Here there are some photos from our house. This is the view we have from our porch and dinning room. You can see the river behind the trees.

This big tree you can see is called Figueira (Ficus tree) and it is approximately 200 years old!

Here you can see a small one. This kind of tree grows up around another tree and embraces, suffocating it until the old tree dies and the Ficus grows in its place! Isn’t it interesting?
The Ficus trees are very common in this area: South of South America.

Alice is having a chimarrão (or mate).
This picture we took to Alma (Alice’s Spanish friend) who learned and enjoyed to drink mate while she was living here in Brazil.

And this is the view from the river. You can see the house in the back.

Here is the house!

Quico and Alice are ridding a kayak.

Here is Alice swinging in a liana (woody vines). PLAY the video to watch her!

Here are Alice and her friends Bruna and Laura. They are wearing Prenda's (Gaucho’s girl) dresses. These are traditional dresses that the girls usually wear them during the week we celebrate the Farroupilha Revolution.

So… those are some pictures of our home. As you can see we live in a gorgeous place!

Gauchos kisses!
Marina

Life in the country side

Sure there are some advantages in living far from the center of the city. We have lots os open space, pure air, trees, river and…animals!
Ok, I have to be fair, those animals are not ours, but at least they are very close to us. They are from our in front gate neighbors.

Alice is giving a bottle of milk to a lamb.

And I am carry it! So cute!

Alice is petting a chick.

Alice is kissing a baby bunny. This picture is for Kyoko! I remember of you!

And playing with a baby cow!

As you can see we had lots of fun this day!

Lambs kisses,
Marina