Dawn Stroll, California, May 2017.
First light often wakes me. Having flown suddenly three thousand miles west, a more easterly time habituation wakes me early here. As happened yesterday at dawn. Not wanting to stay […]
Category Archives: Architecture
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Getting Ready to Go, February, 2017
At home, Wishetwurra Farm was snow-covered. We left for the airport, to visit family in the far south. We went to the airport with signs on the ceilings. Dawn began […]
Trip to Boston Includes a Celestial Wonder
We drove to Boston yesterday. New buds and spring blooms colored the landscape. All along the roadsides and in the median, great swathes of blooming red sheep sorrel (rumex acetosella) […]
More than a Little Odd Houses in San José, Costa Rica 2016 #25
In this post we’ll visit some larger San José houses. Some are old, some are newer. Some are conventional. Some are odd, even weird. Some are smaller, some are rather […]
