Erythrina Poeppigiana tree, commonly called Poro Extranjero, Poro Gigante, or Mountain Immortelle
This beautiful flowering tree on my left horizon beyond the tennis courts was commonly planted on Coffee Plantations where coffee grew well in their shade. Atenas is coffee plantation land. The orange blossoms can come anytime between December and April. I’m thankful that I can see one from my house but be aware that I zoomed in on it with a 300 mm lens. It is across the river in someone else’s yard! In Costa Rica we have to settle for views like this while you guys up north enjoy your snow! Today is partly sunny and 77° in Atenas.
I’ve got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.
From my terrace the Oró Tree across the street is hidden by my big Higueron Tree (Strangler Fig or Ficus) but when the light is right, I can see glimpses of the orange flowers through the foliage. There is another one up the hill above me that I've shown here…
Old Man Tree in Breakfast RoomA stop by CPI Spanish Immersion School in Heredia for one short lesson.Visited the smaller public hospital in San Ramon.Public hospitals aren't as fancy and pretty as private,but very clean and functional inside..Paul & Gloria's view with a Poro Tree blooming. Now is time for…
Golden Shower Tree or Cassia Fistula On Highway 3 east of Atenas, Costa Rica "Yellow Bells," "Trumpet Bush" or officially Tecoma Stans Zoomed in on one of the mountain sides from my front balcony Earlier I showed orange-blooming Poro Tree around here, then the bright Pink Trumpet Tree, and…
Today is partly sunny and 77° in Atenas. 
