In the Garden This Morning
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| Some mornings start out cloudy, but usually not all day. Atenas, Costa Rica |
EXTRA TIDBITS ABOUT 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.”
Good Morning World
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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!
And on my walk downtown today I got a shot of the church I’m pleased with, but I’m holding it for another day. It is so enjoyable to just walk through this tranquil little town every day! And I often stop in a little shop for a cup of coffee and a rollito de canela (cinnamon roll). This is living!
How encouraging to someone who lives here! (right click to change article to English)
White Angled Sulphur Butterfly
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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.
Un día tranquilo en el pueblo.
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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:
Walking in Atenas (mostly flowers & trees)
Vistas (1st 3 sub galleries are of Atenas)
Atenas, Costa Rica (General, of buildings & people)
Costa Rica Birds & Other Wildlife include many photos made in Atenas!
Now that’s more info than you wanted, but hopefully it shows how complete my total Costa Rica Photo Gallery is as you drill down into different levels of galleries. It is true as named:
And in many ways my main website now as a retiree in Costa Rica. Check it out! It is what I like doing more than anything now, making interesting photos of different aspects of Costa Rica.
Nesting Material
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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)
This particular wren is one of the most visible around my house and the most common one to fly inside my house as two did yesterday until I waved a towel for their exit.
¡Pura Vida!
Finishing My Caribe Report with Galleries
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| For my last morning’s sunrise I watch fishermen go out. And . . . Below are four categories of my photos not shown yet all linked to sub-galleries in this trip gallery with more bikes, birds, nature and culture photos. |
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| Caribe Bicycles The Major Mode of Transportation Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Masked Tityra Samasati Reserve Actually we walked down a rural road in front of the reserve. Near Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica |
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| 3-Toed Sloth Cahuita National Park Near Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica |
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| Interesting Signs Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica |
These all represent things I found interesting in the Costa Rica Caribe and made a lot of photos of each. The linked title takes you to a sub-gallery on that subject with most birds in the Samasati gallery. Or to just thumb through my whole Caribe Trip, go to the trip gallery:
¡Pura Vida!
Retired in Costa Rica!
Hotel Banana Azul
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| Too many clouds for a traditional sunrise this morning, but I thought this shot to left of the sun was okay. Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica |
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| The Garden I face from the Dining Room — Bird feeder off to the right Hotel Banana Azul, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica |
This morning I decided to not keep posting so many photos on the blog, thus began my trip photo gallery for this experience where you can find lots of photos! Since this was to be the hotel post today, I will give links to three sub-galleries on the very relaxed and enjoyable Hotel Banana Azul:
Or for the whole trip, go to my trip photo gallery called
2017 Sept 4-8 — Caribe Banana Azul Puerto Viejo
including my visit to Cahuita National Park & Samasati Reserve
including my visit to Cahuita National Park & Samasati Reserve
And/or check out the Hotel Banana Azul Web Page
And plan ahead! They stay booked solid much of the time,
even in the “off season” which it is now.
And plan ahead! They stay booked solid much of the time,
even in the “off season” which it is now.
This new caribe gallery is the latest of my “TRIPS” Photo Galleries
where I am working backwards to document my Costa Rica trips
and neighboring countries’ trips in my bigger CR gallery:
At the time of this posting, I’m back to July 2015
and the trips started in January 2015!
Almost finished! Travel with Kevin is next!
¡Pura Vida!
A 6 mile Beach Walk
I arrived early yesterday before my room was ready and so I decided to walk to the Caribbean town of Puerto Viejo from the hotel by way of the beach and back. My odometer showed it to be nearly 6 miles round trip, counting a walk around town. The next post will be about the interesting town. But here’s a few shots from the beach walk:
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| I walked from those blue hills around the bay to this town beach. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| The bend in the bay before getting to the town. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| I get to cross this stream coming into the bay and see the one-lane bridge on the road running parallel with beach. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Approaching town there are runners & this abandoned barge. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Near every hotel is this standard sign warning of undertow. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| A faster way to get to town? 🙂 Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Great Kiskadee One of six species of birds seen along the beach walk. Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Semipalmated Plover For birders, yes, similar to Wilson’s Plover except this one has orange legs & orange on base of bill (click to enlarge) Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Non-breeding Western Sandpiper Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Breeding Western Sandpiper Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Whimbrel Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Brown Pelican Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
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| Great-tailed Grackle male Puerto Viejo, Caribe, Costa Rica |
I was high-energy yesterday and did more than I should probably, but doing very little today to make up for it! Thus I have a lot of photos still from yesterday to share and may do another post tonight. Every new place is an adventure and full of photo-ops!
Walking the Hills & Valleys of Atenas, Costa Rica
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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 |
A couple of cellphone shots made this morning on my walk over the hill in Roca Verde. Stay tuned for a change of scenery as I fly to the Caribbean Coast tomorrow morning. ¡Pura Vida!