Cayo Hueso

Eviva Mexico? No, no... I'm not in Mexico ! I'm still here in Key West. I captured these wonderful cactus plants in a side street in Key West.

By the way: "Cayo Hueso" is Spanish for "Island of Bones". The history tells, when Ponce de Leon first arrived at Key West, the island was littered with bones from the Indians who had lived here. The term "Key" is most likely an Anglicization of Cayo. It isn't clear if "West" is derived from Hueso (pronounced way-so) or if the term "West" has to do with the geographical location of Key West.

Two Roosters

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In my post yesterday I promised to tell the story about the roosters in Key West. Well,... back in the last century, when the Cuban people came to Key West, they brought with them not only all the houshold goods, there were also chickens and roosters on the boats. The roosters were sometimes used for cock fights in the backyards. Since these fights were made illegal, the roosters were released and are now running wild all over the island and their population keeps growing day by day.

Nun zur Frage, warum die Haehne so stark Ueberhand nehmen in Key West: Als die Cubaner mit ihren Booten nach Key West kamen um die letzte Jahrhundertwende, brachten sie neben ihrem ganzen Hausrat auch noch ihr Federvieh mit und veranstalteten in den Hinterhoefen die heissgeliebten Hahnenkaempfe - bis eines Tages die Regierung dies verbot und mit Strafen belegte. Seitdem rennen diese Huehner und Haehne frei herum auf der ganzen Insel und vermehren sich und vermehren sich....

Dancing Rooster

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Do you know the story behind all the wild roosters running around in Key West? I will explain that in more detail in another post.

Wer schon mal in Key West gewesen ist, hat bestimmt auch die vielen Huehner und Haehne herumlaufen gesehen; ueberall ist dieses Federvieh anzutreffen. Ich werde in einem anderen Bild auf das Wieso und Warum naeher eingehen.