¡Pura Vida!
Fog: Nothing to Sun in 7 Minutes
Cloudy-Hills Sunrise
The hills opposite my hill looked like they had whipped cream on them this morning. A photo cannot replicate what I saw but here’s my effort with a 6-shot panorama. And this was late, like about 7:00 AM.
See larger image at top as header of online post.
“The sun always shines above the clouds.”
– Paul F. Davis
I look forward to totally different sunrises next week on our Caribbean coast, where I spend Monday to Monday on the beaches of Hotel Banana Azul, my favorite September retreat place.
See my CR Vistas Galleries.
¡Pura Vida!
Morning Fog
A fog — Covering — My hills
In nature, everything has a job. The job of the fog is to beautify further the existing beauties! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan
These photos were made on an early morning walk yesterday above my house looking for birds but finding a different beauty. I leave at noon today for Bajos del Toro, checking in at about 1:30 this afternoon. I hope for another post this evening and at least one a day from there this week.
See my Vistas Galleries
¡Pura Viida!
Haiku Clouds
Mountains – Mist, fog, cloud – Shrouding
Fog
The clouds yesterday were easier to photograph! This is what the late afternoon or early evening looked like – a wall of white 50 meters away – so that you cannot see the mountain or hill in 2 of the shots or the valley in the other shot. There is something mysterious and exciting about fog, though hard to capture in a photo.
“Foggy road is a blessing because it is full of surprises and life is such a road! We are incredibly lucky that we all have an unknowable future!”
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¡Pura Vida!
Foggy Horizon
“The fog is a chest, a magical chest! What wonders are hidden in it, the only way to see them is to dive into the fog!”
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Photo of foggy horizon from my house in Roca Verde, Atenas, Costa Rica, April 2020.
¡Pura Vida!
My Cabin at Villa Blanca
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| All rooms here are cabins – 36 of them! Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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Morning Fog is Common in the Cloud Forest!
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| Fireplace felt good some nights! Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Comfortable Bed Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| View out my front door Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| View out my back door Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
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| Stained Glass Window in my Cabin Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel 20 km North of San Ramon, Costa Rica |
My trip gallery: 2017 Villa Blanca
My reviews of other Costa Rica Lodges & Hotels if exploring this fun country. Note that at Drake Bay I stayed at the sister hotel of Villa Blanca, Aguila de Osa – both are Greentique Hotels.
And oh yeah, I’m home now, writing this Friday night to post Saturday and it will be emailed out Sunday morning around 2 am. I still have several more posts I want to make before I’m finished telling about Villa Blanca, the facilities, the grounds & vistas, a chapel, and a research center.
100,000 Views is what the counter says this blog passed yesterday with 83 views that day. Thank you for keeping up with “Retired in Costa Rica” and all my adventures and photos! I love it here!
¡Pura vida!
Watching it Rain
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| “I’m too busy to sit in the rocking chair and watch it rain!” Is what I used to say. But I just did it! And have several times recently. So far it has been a good rainy season. And I’m slowing down! |
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| Like Jewels! Rain drips off a cecropia leaf. |
Rain Song – Poem by Langston Hughes
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.
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| And After the Rain! |
After the Rain
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| “After the Rain” from my terrace at sunset. |