Walking the boardwalk by the lake we came upon this cute dog with a sweatshirt on.

The whole this young man just rode a skateboard out of is about 12 feet deep.

This stone is a new addition to the  boardwalk by the lake.  Two children are having fun climbing on it and jumping off.

These beautiful rugs are for sale on the other side of the boardwalk.

This restaurant is at the lakeside.

These doors are the entrance to an art shop.  I love the handles.

This picture is in the art shop. There is a famous donkey named "Vino Blanco" here at the lake and it has a sign saying "Save the lake".

When we visited the Ajijic area four years ago this tree was in the lake.  It has receded alot since then.

Another painting in the art shop.  This artist paints many whimsical paintings with a white donkey.

The park by the lake has bathrooms and they cost 3 pesos to use.

A view of the mountains as we were on the way to Chapala to shop at the market.

Puppies for sale at the market.

Many people eating brunch at the market.  This matket is primarily a Mexican market.

This wheel barrow had many different types of things for sale.

Shoes also are for sale.

Watches

This guy had the best smelling booth.  He was cooking sausage and onions.

All types of spices...many of which I had no ideas what they were.

Pillows.

All colors of  fingernail polish.

This young man was riding a very beautiful horse on a main highway.

Another beautiful sunset at the end of a good day in Mexico!

This morning's sunrise was beautiful.  It looked as if the heavens were on fire.

As we were out on errands we saw this 7-11.  Is there anywhere that doesn't have 7-11s?

Bob and his sister ate at the Cafe.  It has good food and all of it's walls are lined with movie DVDs and paperback books in English.  You can exchange yours for theirs.  Good deal!

It is a beautiful morning.  A little cool this morning at the lake...68 degrees.

This woman was painting on the sand by the lake.

We noticed there were several other painters by the seawall and a woman enjoying the warm sunlight reading.

Bob and Flower by a light pole on the pier.

This is an ice cream salesman on wheels by the lakeside.  He did't have many people to solicit as the weather probably felt cold to the Mexicans and few people were on the boardwalk.

This is a picture from our balcony as the sun was setting and shining on the tulip shaped blossoms on this tree.  It is lovely and has bloomed since our arrival in August. As you can see most of the blooms are at the top of the tree.  This time of the evening the temperature is usually about 78 degrees with a cool breeze gently blowing.  It is almost magical how wonderful it is here.

If you have any questions about life in Ajijic, you can contact me at bwb819@aol.com.

Since it is winter in Ajijic, many homes have fireplaces as there is no air conditioning or heating systems in the houses.  Firewood is for sale along the main road.  We have used wood a couple of times.  Firewood is expensive here.

I insisted we should pack this small heater in our Jeep. We are both glad. The recently nightly temperature has been about 52-55 degrees. We have used it many nights recently.  We place it on our laundry basket by our bed for an hour in the evening. to heat our bedroom

Fruit cups and smoothies for sale.

People waiting at a bus stop on the main road.  Buses are used frequently here and are inexpensive and stop in many areas.

This beautiful wall with plants is in the gated community where Pat's friend, Aracely, lives.

This unusual dragon light is in Aracely's small gated community up the mountain side. She is a Realtor and lives in the house that she is selling.

Bob's sister, Pat, and her friend Aracely at a birthday celebration for Aracely at Roberto's Restaurant. There was a fashion show that day with fashions from a local dress shop.

This appetizer comes with every meal.  It is fried carrots and delicious!

Aracely ordered veal with a cream of spinach sauce, fresh broccoli, string beans and mashed potatoes.

I ordered fish and chips.  The restaurant has about 20 choices of American fare and lunch prices are about $5.00-$6.00.

Ladies modeling the fashions.

The waiters were definitely "eyeing" this lovely model.

This is Omar, the handsome and talented chef who is in charge of all the delicious food.

There were alot of clouds in the sky, however the sunset tonight was beautiful turning the clouds a reddish pink.

Living in Ajijic, Mexico during the winter months is wonderful.  During the night it is about 55 degrees, by   10 a.m. the temperature hits 72 and warms up to about 79 by 1:00 p.m.  We have lived here since August and every day except about 3 have been wonderful!  Where can you live and say that?  National Geographic rated the Lake Chapala area to be the 2nd best place in the world to live for great weather.

We love our daily 3 mile walk by the lake. We often take a break and socialize with friends we have made who are also walking their dogs.  We have met people from all over the US and Canada.  Everyone we pass on our walk, Americans, Canadians and Mexicans look at you and say "Good Morning".

These tiny ants are busy on the boardwalk and can carry leaves many times their size and can strip a bush in no time.  They stripped a grape vine and a lemon tree in our yard.

These riders along the lake had beautiful horses.

Most Americans and Canadians have internet access in their homes, but if you don't or are waiting for it to be installed there are Cyber Shops everywhere.  Some sandwich shops have WiFi.

This is a corner pharmacy and they can be found throughout Ajijic and Chapala.

This truck is parked along the main road and sells coffee.

This is the owner and his coffee is freshly ground and great.

Bob bought 1/2 kilo or 1 1/4 pounds for $6.00.  He says it is a close second 

to Starbucks best bold.

These mountains surround the Lake Chapala area.  This view is of the main road that runs from Guadalajara to Jocotopec.  

We buy our dog food from the Animal Shelter.  These cute statues were inside.

These birds are beautiful.  Don't know if they can be adopted or not.

The Shelter has volunteers that sit in the cages with the dogs and cats to love on them.  The purple basket was full of about 6 young kittens.  They were so adorable it was hard to not take at least one!