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| Just finished this book. Very good! |
There are usually 2 or more books on my Kindle that I am working on, more if you count some I have started and will probably never finish. I have to “enjoy” or “get something out of” a book to continue reading it to the finish.
My favorite “little” books that I enjoy reading for pure fun are Agatha Christie mysteries. I’m now focused on finishing all the Hercule Poirot series in the recommended order of happening which is important only because some of the stories refer back to earlier stories that even figure into the details of the mystery. Then I will finish all the Miss Marple books not already read. I like her books because she is a very good storyteller with very entertaining stories that often have the element of surprise. Plus they are shorter than most “classic” books with shorter chapters, making them easier to read. Next up from her is Lord Edgware Dies.
In addition I am trying to continue adding more of the “classics” which sometimes bore me or they are just too long, but often are the best writing. I currently have volume 1 of The Charles Dickens Collection which is just 3 books, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and Bleak House. I am currently almost bogged down in Oliver Twist which is a longer/bigger book than I realized, having seen at least 2 of the 4 movies made from it. And as usual a lot is left out of the movies! I remember the 2005 and 1968 movies and so decided to try the B&W 1948 movie online. I quit after 40 minutes. It is just not as complete a story or as good as reading the book, though a slow read. I intend to finish reading the real story and then may retry one or both of the more modern movie versions. We will see. I have already interrupted Oliver with one Poirot story and may do so again before finishing. Dickens is an excellent descriptive writer, almost too descriptive so that I get bogged down or bored with too much detail. But still better than that ’48 movie! 🙂
I used to read a lot of inspirational books but have found the last few I tried not so inspirational and not something I need as much now. Plus the politics of so many Christian writers now has turned me off reading anything they say. I now stick with reading the Bible every day and a few writers like C.S. Lewis or Richard Foster whom I know I can trust.
Most of my “real” or paper books are reference books on birds and other nature subjects and of course a collection of my own travel photos in little books. They are on my coffee table and something visitors can thumb through if bored.
Somehow I have not seen my reading as something to write about in the blog and that may be good because it could get bogged down in mystery plots and minutia. But reading is what I do instead of watching TV at night plus I can also read a chapter on the bus ride to Alajuela or while eating a meal, so Kindle is a travel and dining companion of sorts! 🙂 And of course I will never get through all the classics! After Dickens I may go back for more of Hemingway. I love his writing.
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| A cloudy morning yesterday, Saturday, in Alajuela Centro – Llobet A three-story huge department store – the old fashion kind still meeting competition from the modern new malls! And competes with Miami’s South Beach for Art Deco Design! 🙂 Alajuela, Costa Rica |
+Photos from all over Costa Rica in my gallery: Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA
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| I still can’t capture it raining in my camera, even with fast shutter speed, and slow is blurry. Oh well. Believe me it is raining above and you can tell that the distant mountains are grayed over by rain. From my deck for a late lunch, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Leaves up close are obviously wet, but you still can’t see the rain falling. We call the rainy season “Green Season” because everything is greener. It is my favorite time of the year! And most days it only rains 1 to 3 hours in afternoon or evening. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Boy in another story “Amor de Temporada” – Fun! |
I went back to Alajuela today (Friday) to see the movie Güilas a second time. It is soooooo good! It is fabulous art and photography! It is seven stories about kids, one in each of the seven provinces of Costa Rica making it almost a travelogue movie and it is very entertaining, very funny, and very delightful as all kids are! My favorite movie of the year already!
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| Old Charlie Doggett with the Young Han Solo & Chewy! Cinemark City Mall, Alajuela, Costa Rica |
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| First, to get over that stream, install two very large concrete culverts or pipes for the water. to go through. Cover with gravel and dirt. This is a lot less trouble than anchoring a big steel bridge over the water! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Well, then you need concrete walls on each side to hold the dirt in! At least another 2 or 3 months time. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| And well, the wall needs to be high enough to keep pedestrians from falling in the stream. Allowing enough room for a sidewalk on each side of the road! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| After about 6 months it looks like you might actually extend this street over the stream! I have been walking by this construction for what seems like forever! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| With the wall nearly done, we need more dirt and gravel. Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| And Suddenly One Day! I come across a paved street, concrete gutter and concrete sidewalk on both sides! Now why was I so impatient? See! It is beautiful and very useful! Our city at work! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Buds of the about to bloom Gardenias in Central Park Atenas Seem to be pointing to God like the nearby steeple Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| As every walk by the Atenas Catholic Church Also reminds me of God! Both steeple & palm trees! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| And my regular trips to Alajuela (one yesterday) include walking by the Cathedral, a reminder of God Even the tall evergreen pointing high toward God! Alajuela, Costa Rica |
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| A furry spider? Will the gecko eat this? I leave most insects alone for the geckos. Atenas, Costa Rica |
See other interesting “monsters” in my gallery called Other Insects (all not butterflies)
Or the broader selection of “monsters” in gallery called Other Wildlife (all not birds)