Today's photo is not from Puerto Rico but from Kalamazoo, Mich. This was the scene E. woke up to this morning - eight inches of snow. In fact it was the sound of a snowplow running up the street at 6:30 am. On April 5. There is a snow and blowing snow advisory in K'zoo and out to the Lake Michigan shoreline, about 40 miles west of K'zoo. This follows more than a week of weather in the 60s and 70s.
Anybody else out there got new snow?
Here on the island, it's not snow but mosquitoes that are our plague. Since the flood last week, we have been battling more mosquitoes than anyone here remembers before.
Usually when there is a breeze, it blows the little buggers away. But these are the most wind-resistant insects I've ever seen. Not even a 20 knot breeze keeps them away.
The Supermercado Co-op (the sign says "Coop" so it's known as the "koop" among the local gringos) is out of mosquito spray and mosquito coils.
We're all hoping they abate soon. Of course, we're also figuring the next rain will bring another hatching. Oh, well. Part of the adventure - not the most pleasant part, but part of the adventure none the less.
I have to get everything ready today to open Lola's tomorrow. Tomorrow is Good Friday and many many businesses are closed. Some are closed for the whole Semana Santa (Holy Week). This is, of course, an important holiday weekend for many people. We hope it's joyous holiday for you and weekend full of peace for all.
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