Shrimp ponds, Rio Jama and the Pacific Ocean!!
So this afternoon found me muddin’ again. The waterline to the house had a slight leak, and it wasn’t going to magically repair itself! Between rain showers, I rolled up my – jeans (!) and went to work on the line! The line runs from the public road along the edge of the shrimp pond, across the drive and into the yard. It’s a flexible one-inch black tube that the municipality rolled out, hooked up, and left on top of the ground. Later I buried the hose a spade deep — everywhere except where it ‘swagged’ along the edge of the shrimp pond.
The birds love to feast after a shrimp harvest!
I opened the water valve to confirm where the leak was, marked the spot, turned off the water, and made an easy repair. With my feet in the pond, I noted the almost-perfect temperature of the water. “Nice enough for swimming,” I thought.
With workers scrambling up and down the side of the pond, I cannot imagine why the hose split, can you?!
And then I remembered an incident that happened a few weeks ago. I smiled, “How could I have forgotten that?! Those photos are perfect for ‘Unique!”
The sound of the outboard motor was coming from the wrong side of the house!
That’s my friend Xavier Cevallos, whose family owns the shrimp ponds!
The boat captain is a farm employee, who had never operated an outboard motor until that afternoon!
Ah, they’re in pretty good form…
…until the turn…..
I laughed a lot!
This is one unique way to oxygenate a pond, don’t you think?
I hope you enjoyed another example of “Unique.”
Z
Well that looks like a good time once the employee gets the hang of driving!
it was quite comical; i watched from the kitchen window – i didn’t want to stop watching for ‘fear’ i’d miss something funny!
Aw that looks like a lot of fun! Fun to watch too
yes, it was quite fun to watch! z
Very cool. If I did that people would watch to see me fall.
me too, but it would be fun and everyone would laugh! the world needs to laugh more! z
LOL!
Really unique. Work and fun together; that’s the spirit.
xavier dropped by tonight! i informed him that he was a star on wordpress! he smiled! z
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Ha ha, what fun
thanks! yes, they had fun, and i did as well!
very cool and definitely unique..:)
I laughed a lot while watching Xavier and the boat captain!!!!
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You do have an interesting life down there!!
each day is unique for sure!
He did good and had lots of fun!
yes, he did! life on the shrimp farm has that slow easy tempo and reminds me of life long ago in the farming belt of the mississippi delta!
love it!
thanks, nancy! i hope that it gave you a smile! i note that some people tell me that a grand road is going in right where that pickup was driving past xavier… it would totally alter/taint this pristine area… yes, they paved paradise to put in a tourism highway….i hope not!
Fantastic story and pictures! Very funny, and now you repair pipes as well ~ woman of all trades.
Knowing how to repair water lines is a necessity.. and knowing to put shut-off valves between points is also important.. it seems that most will put a shut-off valve at the meter, so all water has to be cut off to repair any break in the line. yes, i prefer to do my own basic plumbing!
Well knowing this level of plumbing is a necessity and it seems because you’ve learned along the way you manage by doing it yourself. Which in this case is probably a good thing or you’d be on one long waiting list.
If you can imagine it’s very odd around here – everything is at the street meter so we too have to shut off the water to do any plumbing as well. Our nightmares in this house have been all about plumbing. . . a very long tale.
oh wow.. sounds like you could start a new blog just writing about r&m on a home! z
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I want that job. Fun!!!
those two brothers work HARD on their farm! they have cattle, maracuya, grow crop after crop of corn…. they stay busy, so they certainly claim their little pockets of leisure! z
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I don’t think that would work on our crawfish ponds! The ski tips would get caught in the traps!
ha ha! that wouldn’t be much fun! z
Thanks for the laugh Lisa
and they oxygenated the pond as well 
i am so glad that this gave you a laugh!!!! enjoy the rest of your sunday! lisa/z
Great fun post, Z. Certainly very unique.
Yes! A rare, unique sight,all from your window. Kickin’ up some fun and spray.
Now that is fun!!!
and to think that they harvested that pond last night! it seems so different this morning without water!
looks like so much fun!
yes, it’s great to watch my friends enjoying a few hours off from work! they harvested that pond last week!
z