A New Sculpture in San José.
In the city of San José, Costa Rica, the corner of Avenida 7 and Calle 15 has long been a vacant lot. The streetside corners of the lot are held […]
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Eleven Costa Rica Birds, 2017
Here’s a post for all you ornithophiles out there. You know who you are. Birds are in the city. Birds are in the country. They’re in bushes near houses and along […]
Azulejos (Tiles) 2017
Tile is found throughout Costa Rica. Tile that particularly fascinates me is often in and around houses. Here’s some tile from a house entry area in San José. Some tiles […]
More Clay from Costa Rica
We have returned from Central America, our thoughts are moving to catching up, and to the garden year about to get going in full early-spring rush. But before we return […]
Human Figures at the Jade Museum
Among the thousands of objects at the Jade Museum are human figures. Let’s look at some of them, in more or less the order in which they were encountered. Where […]
Simple Pots at the Jade Museum
The jade at the Jade Museum was wonderful. The mind is overwhelmed at the sight of so much jade, so much stone, so much pottery. As wonderful as was that […]
At the Jade Museum, San José, Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s Jade Museum is full of extraordinary jade. We spent over four hours here, and could have spent more, had our legs and backs had more stamina, and had […]
On the Street in San José
Street views of San José, taken on an afternoon walk from the Jade Museum back to our hotel. The signmaker noticed a distant billboard. And the flag. The architecture. It’s interesting. […]
The First Ten Flowers of Costa Rica 2017
For winter-frozen northern eyes, the warmth and life of the tropics offer a feast of relief. The heat and the green invite you in, set you down, and offer you […]
Chips off the Old Chepe
We have moved our base of operations to San Jose. San Jose is “El Chepe” to some, especially to those distant from the city… Now that the internet is better, we’ll be […]
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