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| Some mornings start out cloudy, but usually not all day. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Teatro Nacional Celebrates 120 Years by Planning Renovation
And I personally will celebrate it by attending a special presentation of “Swan Lake” by the 72 person ballet of Havana, Cuba on October 15.
Read this interesting article on “The Origin of Name Costa Rica AND phrase Pura Vida.”
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| Gray-headed Chachalaca Flying over and into my treetops for breakfast today. Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Central Catholic Church Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Central Catholic Church Atenas, Costa Rica |
I walk by this beautiful, simple church building almost every day.
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| Squirrel Cuckoo My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Two mornings in a row for breakfast and he gave me a better pose this morning. Plus in only one shot did all 5 tail feathers show like this, so I’m particularly pleased with this one! It happened just as the fog lifted on a beautiful morning in Atenas!
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| Squirrel Cuckoo Waiting on me in the Nance Tree when I went to the Terrace for Breakfast Atenas, Costa,Rica |
I have better shots of this cuckoo, but it is still nice to have one visit occasionally. 🙂
From here in November they go to Florida to catch a cruise ship that will drop them off in South America where they stay a while before Antarctica and then back to Africa again. They have an international health insurance policy and try to live simple lives in rent houses in every country they visit. They are renting a house in Roca Verde near me now.
They frequently use rent cars to give them more independence in seeing what they want to see. What they are doing seems more tiring and more expensive than my particular retirement plan, but a fun and exciting one. I do plan to visit other countries in Central and South America eventually and of course continue to explore Costa Rica! I visited every single Tennessee State Park before leaving there and plan to likewise visit all the National Parks in Costa Rica in time! It was good to visit with other world travelers that enjoys adventure as much as me! And even that is part of my retirement adventure of living in a coffee farming village in Costa Rica! 🙂
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
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| White Angled Sulphur Butterfly In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| White Angled Sulphur Butterfly In My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
This was difficult to identify. I photographed one in 2015 and was a little unsure then, but with my new Mexico butterfly book I am certain now and confirmed it on the internet. Different! 🙂
See my Butterflies Photo Gallery.
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| Un día tranquilo en el pueblo. — A quiet day in the village. Atenas, Costa Rica as seen from my hilltop walk this morning. |
Several of my Photo Galleries include images of Atenas:
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| Rufous-naped Wren Resting in a Cecropia (Guarumo) Tree With nesting material from a Nance Tree For the nest being built in my tallest palm tree. Atenas, Costa Rica |
And more birds in photo gallery: Costa Rica Birds (238 Species)
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| Lots of Bands! See more in the Photo Gallery |
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| Lots of Traditional Dancing! See more in the Photo Gallery |
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| Lots of Children! See more in the Photo Gallery |
It is my new approach to the blog, not putting 12 or more photos for one event, but rather linking to those many cool photos in my online gallery. You will especially enjoy some of the faces in this new photo gallery:
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| New at one end of the skateboard ramp in Sports Park I don’t know the new cartoon characters, so this one unknown! It seems to be a good fit with the Primary School across the street. |
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| Looking down on Central Atenas & the Central Church Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| But just the hills on the backside of my neighborhood are a “Feast for My Eyes!” Early morning fog reminds me of the presence of the Holy Spirit. What a place to walk! Atenas, Costa Rica |
