


¡Pura Vida!
¡Pura Vida!
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.
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¡Pura Vida!
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.
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¡Pura Viida!
Mountains – Mist, fog, cloud – Shrouding
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!
“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!
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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 |
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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. |