Meeting the piglets, monkey watching, and other adventures at the farm

The big excitement two weekends ago was that one of Cesar's pigs (yes, Cesar raises pigs) gave birth to a bunch of piglets so we went to the ranch (about 30 minutes away by car) to see how they were doing.

While we were there, we took advantage of the opportunity to ride horses, something that I had not done in at least ten years. It was awkward at first but I seemed to get the hang of it quickly. I think I look like a natural on the horse (hint of sarcasm.... I know you like the hat).

Cesar and I just rode the horses around the ranch which is mostly pasture where cows graze but also has wooded areas scattered about where all sorts of animals live. At one of the ponds there lives a baba, which is a smaller version of a crocodile - I didn't try getting too close to take a picture of it (almost in the very center of the picture you can see her little head sticking out of the water).

And then the highlight of my day was that I saw a monkey family, which was my first time ever seeing monkeys in the wild! (hidden in the tops of the trees, found here in the very center of the picture, note the tail... it was hard to get a nice shot while on a horse)

It was a nice to be in a different environment and enjoy being in the outdoors, something I should do more often.