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| Dina or Leuce Yellow is a new name to me but that is the internet ID on this guy. Yesterday and today are my first times to see him in my garden. Similar to a Sulphur; found in Caribbean, Central & South America. |
Jardín de la Mariposa
That’s “Butterfly Garden” in Spanish
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| I called this a Swallowtail earlier, but don’t think so after getting this view. Still researching for a name. |
I love my garden as much as my house and the many hummingbirds and butterflies are one of the reasons! Just have more trouble catching the hummingbirds with the camera.
Volcanoes and Waterfalls!
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| Templo Falls one of five falls at La Paz |
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| Jaguar at La Paz, my favorite photo after the waterfall above. Though my arm was scratched by an Ocelot when I tried to photograph through bars of his cage. (That’s another story for later maybe!) |
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| Blue Morpho Butterfly at La Paz |
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| Poas Lake Caldron |
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| Active Portion of Poas Volcano that smelled like sulphur |
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| Tree Fern in tropical cloud forest of Poas Volcano |
Happiness is like a butterfly . . .
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| I photographed this Hecafe Longwing at a butterfly farm in Braulio Carrillo National Park in 2010. |
I look forward to getting there, doing a better job of slowing down, sitting still, and being quiet, than I usually do here. That is when nature surprises me!
If you cannot read the quote within the photo, here it is again:
“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
An Apartment is Arranged!
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| Beautiful apartments with valley & mountain views |
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| Pool from patio and BBQ area where I’ll entertain you on your visit |
I now have an apartment that will be waiting on me when I arrive the last week of December, the one I told you about earlier, Hacienda La Jacaranda.
Click the link to see photos of the property, the apartments inside, and even the waterfall on their property under their “Amenities” tab. Most of their photos cannot be copied. A Dutch couple operate it and he wrote me today with this fun message reminding me that my neighbors will include monkeys & iguanas:
Dear Charlie,
Thank you for your reply. One unit is reserve for you. We are working on our paypal reservation payment in our website. Might be done tomorrow then I will let you know. You can stay here upon arrival.
You will love Costa Rica since you are a nature lover. Atenas also has the best climate. We will have several of mangos trees in the property and during mango season the monkeys visit here to eat the fruits. Iguana’s are just also in our premises. Right now, we have flowers in the garden so different kinds of butterflies is visible here. Good subject for photography. Here is one photo for you.
Regards,
Phons van der Bom
Hacienda La Jacaranda
Contiguo al Rio Cajon Atenas, Alajuela,Costa Rica
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And in case you wondered about the name of the place, here is the Wikipedia definition:
Jacaranda is a genus of 49 species of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central America, South America, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Wikipedia
And by the way, I’ve decided to continue blogging here since several people are following this blog and not my Adventures Blog. At least until I get there. Tomorrow will be the good and bad news about interim medical insurance.