Thursday, March 25, 2010

life in mexico {a bonfire]


...in front of which is my son, on right, muscling...

{SHOW US WHERE YOU LIVE...}
life in australia {tower in the middle of a shopping center}


{submitted by elle}

6 comments:

  1. Hey Jen....what was supposed to be a "bonfire" became quite a large burn....The Boy of mine thought he was doing us a favor...it is a miracle that the whole orchard didn't go up in flames. Teenagers + a jug of Diesel = a "bonfire" hehe

    ReplyDelete
  2. Yeah, my son told me that the bonfire was by far the largest he'd ever seen! I'm glad your orchard didn't burn down!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Would love to know why that tower is in the middle of the mall?

    Erika

    ReplyDelete
  4. Erika, I really have no idea, but it sure is cool-looking!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi, I'm Elle and I sent in the tower photo. The tower is a shot tower (a tower that they used to carry hot lead to the top to drop off into water in order to make round bullets or shot) that was built in 1890. When the developers wanted to build the mall there in the 1990s they weren't allowed to tear down this historical monument so instead they built a huge dome over the top of it (the tower is 9 storeys high, the dome 84metres) and encorporated it into the mall. It is really amazing. There is also a small museum about it down at the bottom.
    Elle

    ReplyDelete
  6. Elle, thank you for coming back to answer! That is the coolest thing!

    ReplyDelete