Shakin'

On Thursday, I felt my first earthquake. I knew it had to happen sometime. So I was more or less waiting for it. Chile is a earthquake zone. This tremor was not strong. In Santiago, it was of a magnitude 2 or so. I was home at the time. I felt something, but I didn't know for sure what it was. Luis had told me that with most earthquakes, you will hear a rubble noise and lots of dogs barking. I heard neither, so I thought it wasn't a earthquake. It felt as if a strong wind had blown against the building. (Though thinking about it now, it would be impossible for wind to move our solidly-built building.) The next day, there was several aftershocks that I didn't feel at all. Hey, I don't have time for seismic activity – I've got a wedding to plan!
However, I did take a minute to take some photos of the lovely plants growing near our apartment. Yes, that's real fruit growing on the trees!