How to escape 13 million people? Buenos Aires has a beautiful 865-acre green get-away on the Rio del Plata beyond Puerto Madera called the Ecological Reserve, for which I am really grateful. So far in the past two weeks I've walked here three times, crossing some heavy traffic arteries on the way. It's been really hot (34 degrees) and the cooling green is a vision for city-sore eyes! There are giant willows, ceibos, and aromatic acacias offering shade-lined paths to walk under to beat the sun, and the blissful melodies of many varieties of birds singing. There's egrets, ducks and wild flamingos in the pampas grass and bushes with bright flowers where butterflies and dragonflies hang-out. After walking almost a mile one reaches the river (the largest in the world) - which looks like an ocean and takes your breath away! It does seem to shine like silver - Uruguay is on the other side but I can't see it!
Today was sad as I met a real sweetie - an abandoned dog in the reserva - he was really thirsty. There are quite a pack who make their home here, running wild and kinda upsetting the balance. The park staff catches them for vaccinations and neutering, then lets them do their thing. This one seemed newly lost, we shared some love and water. My prayer is he gets a good home for Christmas.
