Another month is about to dawn. We’re about to leave this leap year February for March. We’ve had a really mild winter. It’s been mild enough to do house repairs. […]

Dos Rios is situated on a large and forested hillside in a very rural valley. Critters abound. Bugs, birds, animals, are seen all around. The first morning there, I saw […]

Where we stay in Costa Rica is a forested and steep hillside area at the confluence of two rivers. From that geography the place gets its name: Dos Rios. Here […]

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Our “detour” to Guanacaste over, after breakfast we headed south, south to “Dos Rios”, where we would be for the next month. The map app on the phone said our […]

The sun’s rays strike more directly when you’re near the equator. Strong sun equals strong shadows. And strong shadows project the shape of things. And of us, also.  

I was out back of the house near a fencerow hedge line when my eyes caught some motion. Somebody was looking at me. What a handsome animal! It’s a variegated […]

Costa Rica is a great place to be a wasp. The weather’s always above freezing, and the wasping is easy… On an upstairs porch ceiling there was a growing nest […]

People love a good sunset. On the 17th of January, 2020, Playa Negra obliged sunset lovers, who gathered to watch. Sunsets are improved by clouds. Which can reflect in the […]

Our Guanacaste side trip came courtesy of a friend, and of his friends. Who welcomed us… From their rooftops was a glimpse of the Pacific. Yes, the Pacific. See the […]