If I just told you about it, you wouldn’t believe me.
Most times, when I walk around the park, in the evenings, especially, I encounter a really large dog, barking for all he’s worth. I could not figure out where he was.
Recently, walking in the park, in the evening, as I just mentioned, said dog was, as predicted, barking for all he could do. So, I stopped to investigate.
Looking around, I saw nothing, no dog, nothing.
Then, I looked up. Low, and behold, there he was. I’ll show you his photo in just a moment, but understand that this is very common down here, to have a watchdog on the roof of your home. It’s on the same level as most maids’ quarters.
Let me show you what I mean.
Most homeowners here have live in help, as we could have had in our apartment. They are “housed” in a small room on the rooftop, as you may be able to make out in the first photo; the small concrete area below the chain link surround. That area of chain link is probably the laundry area, having the laundry hung out on the links to dry. The maid would be allowed the concrete area just underneath the fencing.
I digress.
The dog is allowed up on the roof area as an alarm against any intruders skulking beneath his gaze.
Believe me when I say that he is enough to wake the dead. You can hear him barking from blocks away, and he means business.
I just walk by, look up at him, and say hello, in English, because he needs to learn English, for some unknown reason.
Something I just thought of; in the photos, you can see, possibly, why we have very little damage to the buildings in our area when an earthquake presents. The buildings have a minimum of space between the walls of each structure, giving strength to each of them. The only ones that suffer much are the ones on the corners. They only have the support of two adjoining walls, at the 90º angle, like an L, whereas the rest of the buildings on the block have the opposing walls in support, in an H. Our building moves a few millimeters, maybe a centimeter, but it’s minimal.
That’s enough to keep you going for a bit, so I’ll close for now. Hope that last paragraph made sense to some of you.
Until next time, stay happy, healthy, and safe. Wash, cover, and protect yourselves.
Post script: we have noticed more people starting to wear masks again, but have not seen anything official, or becoming mandatory. Hopefully we won’t.