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| Polydamas Swallowtail My Home Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
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| Polydamas Swallowtail My Home Garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
¡Pura Vida!
West Indian Buckeye
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| West Indian Buckeye Butterfly My Garden, Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica |
I am glad that we are getting a lot more butterflies now! I had forgotten that it was mainly in June & July that the butterflies were numerous. I have a bad photo of one of these West Indian Buckeys, but this is my first good photo that shows the beauty of its coloration and design.
PREPARING NEW WEBSITE/BLOG AT WORDPRESS
I will be working on my new website at charliedoggett.net for a long time it seems, though my phone appointment with a specialist Tuesday may move me forward a little quicker. That may be when I move this blogger.com blog into WordPress. We will see. I have started a practice blog in WordPress, but it will not be the main one until they are merged there. The merging is suppose to include moving my subscriptions, but I never totally trust computers or programmers, so be prepared to sign up again if necessary!
Then I will consider moving my photo gallery into the same website so everything is together. ¡Poco a poco! Little by little!
¡Pura Vida!
Atenas Central Park to be Remodeled
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| Modern, open, bright, and a better performance venue in the center. See 16 photos of proposal. |
They do not give a completion date but possibly sometime in 2018. It will be the most modern thing in town. Now if La Coopetransatenas will build a new modern bus station, we will be THE PUEBLO!
¡PURA VIDA!
Art Deco Department Store in Alajuela
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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 |
And for more of Alajuela, see my Alajuela Photo Gallery
+Photos from all over Costa Rica in my gallery: Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA
¡Pura vida!
Watching Rain
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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 |
For photos from all over Costa Rica, see my gallery
Just don’t expect to see it raining in any of the photos! 🙂
¡Pura Vida!
Experimenting with New Book Binding
This is a “heavy paper” special binding so all pages “lay flat” with none of a two-page photo lost in the gutter. I am experimenting and will decide if it is worth the much higher cost when I do a book like this with all 2-page spreads or panoramas. You can review every page electronically online in the bookstore by clicking the link or click the cover image above. Best seen “Full Page” as always.
¡Pura Vida!
The Making of a Bridge
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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 |
My photo galleries of Atenas and Atenas is most of the gallery People & Fiestas.
CONSIDERING A MOVE TO COSTA RICA?
Then you will benefit from this article:
¡Pura Vida!
Nature, Like Steeples, Pointing to God
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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 |
Nature is my manifestation of God.
I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day’s work.
I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.
~Frank Lloyd Wright
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
~Frank Lloyd Wright
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
~Psalm 19:1
One of my bedtime “monsters”
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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)
¡Pura Vida!
Güilas – “Kids”
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| The newest “Made in Costa Rica” Movie is Güilas by Tico artist/photographer SERGIO PUCCI. In pure Spanish “güilar” is “to guide” – In Costa Rica slang, “güila” = kid or child This is a collection of 7 stories of 7 kids, one from each of the 7 provinces of Costa Rica I saw at Cinemark Cinema, City Mall, Alajuela, Costa Rica |
TRAILER & Guilas Making Of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCLb2ts_p60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V851nDWbjAc
MOVIE WEBSITE: http://guilaslapelicula.com/
Tico Times Article in English:
http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/05/01/costa-rican-film-guilas-to-premiere-thursday
First La Nacion Article (with videos): (use your translator to read in English)
https://www.nacion.com/viva/cine/vea-el-primer-avance-de-guilas-una-pelicula/YX4MCZVEEJAL5POAJS67C5CTSI/story/
Second La Nacion Article (with videos): (use your translator to read in English)
https://www.nacion.com/viva/cine/iguilas-iuna-antologia-de-encantadores/7UMM42YLNJGLRN76NKXFTHPWCE/story/
“The intention of the film is to highlight Costa Rican identity through the experiences of these kids, with an infancy full of games and mischief, outside in the fresh air,” said Editorial PUCCI in an email this week.
MY REVIEW:
Wow! A beautiful movie! You know how “coming of age” movies are usually big in the states and also funny kid movies – Well Sergio Pucci took that concept plus the beauty, variety and adventure of Costa Rica combined into a 7-part (7 stories) about the 7 Provinces of Costa Rica through a day in the life of a child in each of these very different provinces. Magnificent! The photography, the kids, the country, the real life growing up experiences, the cultures and the color.
If you live in Costa Rica, this is a must-see movie! And if not, well watch the arts theaters, specialty TV, or maybe on DVD someday soon. Of course it is in español, but the stories speak a universal language making the words almost unnecessary!
¡Pura Vida!
