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Have you ever watched a campfireWhen the wood has fallen lowAnd the ashes start to whiten‘Neath the embers crimson glow With the night sounds all around youMaking silence doubly sweetAnd the full moon high above youJust to make the spell complete Tell me were you ever nearerTo the land of hearts desireThan when you sat …
“Just a summer job,” but a dream job for me as a key program staff person serving as Camp Chaplain, Senior Patrol Leader Trainer, and Chief Spirit Officer in charge of morning colors, 3 nights of Campfires plus a Talent Show Night, four of the five nights of programs for the total camp. It was …
Only 5 Photos As a Boy in Scout in Arkansas Links to My Other Pages/Galleries/Blog Posts on Scouts And maybe Scouting was continued on my Doing Good Page. 🙂 As well as with my work with Royal Ambassadors! A lifetime of hiking & camping & Retired in Costa Rica Naturaleza. 🙂 . ¡Pura Vida! Back …
I have a lot to share from today’s (Saturday’s) excursion to Caño Negro Wetlands Reserve, but the most unusual (and all I have time to present tonight) is the totally orange Howler Monkey. And of course the first question is why? Albino? That is what the CostaRica.com website says and what I believe is the …
The featured photo above is a Lineated Woodpecker pecking away on a woodpecker hole that I think was already there with him enlarging it. It’s uphill from my house yesterday morning, an overcast day not really good for photos. But I tried anyway. Then along comes the smaller Hoffman’s Woodpecker (below photos) making a big …
The other day I was walking over the hill in my neighborhood and a friendly Tica woman my age or older pointed to my “Pura Vida” cap (photo above) and asked me in perfect English, “Do you know what that Pura Vida means?” I responded, “Pure life among other things!” with a big smile. She …
I do not know a single person here in Costa Rica who has or has had the Coronavirus or died of it, but I keep seeing death of small businesses. The featured photo is of small shops closed in Alajuela on my trip there today. Typical of all over the country. And this week I …
AT MISSIONARY LEARNING CENTER IN VIRGINIA 25 October 1999 – Monday I arrive at the Missionary Learning Center (MLC) in the country outside Richmond, Virginia. Today I begin 7 weeks of training and other preparation for living on a mission field. I did not journal much! I think just two days plus including my first …
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Read this interesting health new article in English explaining how Costa Rican scientists developed drug that stops the coronavirus. (article from qcostarica.com) It has been verified effective by George Washington University in the States and is undergoing trials here now. A vaccine is still needed for prevention, but this treatment will help prevent many deaths. …
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“And we are better throughout the year for having in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder And that is what I am doing again for this Christmas! Tonight (Friday) I watch the Christmas Lights Parade in Atenas which is always beautiful and colorful. (Feature Photo is 2017 Atenas Parade) …