Polydamas Swallowtail
West Indian Buckeye
West Indian Buckeye Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
PREPARING NEW WEBSITE/BLOG AT WORDPRESS
Atenas Central Park to be Remodeled
Modern, open, bright, and a better performance venue in the center. See 16 photos of proposal. |
Watching Rain
The Making of a Bridge
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 |
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 |
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 |
With the wall nearly done, we need more dirt and gravel. Atenas, Costa Rica |
Nature, Like Steeples, Pointing to God
Buds of the about to bloom Gardenias in Central Park Atenas Seem to be pointing to God like the nearby steeple Atenas, Costa Rica |
As every walk by the Atenas Catholic Church Also reminds me of God! Both steeple & palm trees! Atenas, Costa Rica |
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 |
One of my bedtime “monsters”
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)
Selling Hot Dogs in Costa Rica
A weiner character at the Supermercado attracts a lot of attention & lots of families have hot dogs this week! La Coope Supermercado, Atenas, Costa Rica |
And having a bouncy house doesn’t hurt sales either! Marketing through children seems to be world-wide! La Coope Supermercado, Atenas, Costa Rica |
See more of my photos of Atenas in those linked galleries or better yet in People & Fiestas! And if you like the Vistas from here, 4 of those linked galleries include Atenas vistas.
¡Pura Vida!
Clean Water – A Growing Problem Worldwide & Now In Atenas!
And this is how persons got water in past when the taps aren’t working. Atenas, Costa Rica |
And yes, this “rich” gringo lives in a housing development with our own water system that is virtually never down and on top of that my richer landlord has his own well and pump just for our 3 houses on this property, meaning we always have good water. Many locals might say “Not fair!” And life continues to prove itself not fair. And the politicians continue to promise to do better! Yeah! Right!
THE PEOPLE OF ATENAS ARE PROTESTING WITH SIGNS ON THEIR HOUSES
Here are just 3 of the protest signs trying to get politicians to do something:
“ATENAS IS THIRSTY” Spray-painted on an outside wall of one of the high schools. Atenas, Costa Rica |
“Water is a right, not a luxury.” On a home fence in my side of town. Atenas, Costa Rica |
“Atenas needs water. Atenas united by the right to water. A whole town is protesting. I say: Present! On another home on my side of town. There are many more! Atenas, Costa Rica |
For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.