An absolutely gorgeous day today in Bogota, Colombia. The morning began without a cloud in the sky and remained, for the most part, sunny for the rest of the day. It's been month after month of 'La Niña' giving us rain and clouds with everyone wondering when we'd see the sun again. When will 'La Niña' move on?
Considering we're 8,000+ feet above sea level, the temperature and seasons remain consistent throughout the year. Temperatures remain in the mid-60s, give or take, during the day and when the sun is gone, it feels much colder, but when the sun shines its rays envelope you with warmth and color your cheeks red. Normally, the saying goes that if there's sun in the morning, then there will be clouds and rain in the afternoon and vice versa. Wear layers, because when the sun does decide to show itself, a tan isn't what one receives here. You're more likely to get an immediate burn. Yahoo!'s weather had the UV index at a 13 yesterday and it wasn't as sunny as today!
Today was a big deal with the sun and therefore, had me motivated. I weeded our small patio garden, replanted the rosemary bush, swept the patios. I baked some goodies for our girls and, basically, promised myself to stay motivated.
At one point, I sat outside deciding it was time to take in some sun. That lasted about a minute before the clouds took over. Above I watched a layer of dark thick gray clouds move west as they blanketed the fluffy white clouds above them. The two did a tango of twisting and turning until the white clouds had no choice but to submit to the gray ones. The light blue circle of sky was swallowed up. If these clouds had looked more ominous, it would've brought me back to our time in Kansas when the threat of tornado was approaching our area. Those were some amazing sights.
Our one daughter had her second birthday party of the weekend. Both parties began in the mid morning around ten and eleven o'clock. Unlike my experiences in the U.S., there was no ending time for when to pick up your child. So, I usually ask. On both these occasions, and in the past as well, I've been told pick up is fine between five and six o'clock that evening. Initially, I'd come on time to pick our daughter up and always be the first, but these two days I waited an extra ten minutes after the time I was told to pick her up and she still was the first one to be picked up. Although, I have heard American parents tell me Colombian parents always come late, long after the said pick up time, to retrieve their children.
Well, I'm hoping 'La Niña' has decided to move on and the continual day after day rains will stop. It's nice to see the sun, feel it kiss your cheeks, and share a coffee with it too.
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