The third in my series of 7×7 books on “The Birding Lodges of Costa Rica.” See all my books at my Blurb.com bookstore: http://www.blurb.com/user/store/cdoggett and my one big book of birds is available on Amazon.com.
More of San Jose: Interesting People
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| After School in the Park with Skateboards San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Fresh Fruit & Veggies on Every Corner San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| And Sometimes In the Street! San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Many Pedestrians Everywhere! San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Old Man American Tourist Watches Tico Teen Skateboarder Walk By San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Children Play in Fountain Plaza de Cultura San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Feeding Pigeons in Every Park! San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Clowns Sell Facepainting San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Indigenous People Music San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| And Vendors Everywhere! San Jose, Costa Rica |
My Photo Gallery on San Jose
First Afternoon in San Jose
EXPLORING THE CONCRETE JUNGLE!
DAY 1
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| Holiday Inn Downtown San Jose My room is on the 16th floor, with only the 17th floor Dining Room above me. San Joe, Costa Rica |
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| I mainly look south with fewer tall buildings, but parts of sunrise/sunset. San Joe, Costa Rica |
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| Temple of Music in Morazan Park across the street San Joe, Costa Rica |
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| “Kissing Statue” Is another thing Morazan Park is known for. San Joe, Costa Rica |
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| 1890 Escuelas Graduadas, famous metal school building San Joe, Costa Rica |
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| 1890 Escuelas Graduadas, famous metal school building San Joe, Costa Rica This is one block from hotel and my check-in desk clerk Javier went to school here and was proud that I photographed it. |
This metal school building of course reminded me of the metal church building in Grecia, Costa Rica I shared it back in 2015. See a photo of that equally unusual church building in my gallery.
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| Museum of Modern Art?? Well, that was one name and there was some, but it was mostly a children’s art museum with a few adult works in one of 4 galleries. Disappointing. San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| I did like this adult installation, for the color in Museum of Modern Art. San Jose, Costa Rica |
In the first gallery, there was a lot of clothing designed in CR, some book covers designed here, and a few other adult-made installations like the umbrellas above. The other three galleries were all work of school children interpreting life on other planets. Those galleries probably rotate or change and I suspect that some of the schools of design here display their work from time to time. So I will check their website before I go again to see what I’m getting into!
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| Children Play in Water Fountain Plaza of Culture San Jose, Costa Rica NOTE: After I made this image, a security guard came up to me and said something like, “I’m sorry sir but we do not allow making photos of children here. Please stop.” I stopped and was amazed! Interesting! The security of children here is very important! |
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| Feeding Pigeons Is an activity in every park in Costa Rica, by all ages. San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| The National Theater or Teatro Nacional Beside the Plaza of Culture San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Flutist Statue at the National Theater San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Clowns Sell Face-painting Plaza of Culture San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Indigenous People Music On sidewalk across from Plaza of Culture San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| And You Can Buy CD of the Indigenous MusicOn sidewalk across from Plaza of Culture San Jose, Costa Rica |
Big city life is always colorful and interesting anywhere in the world. No exception here!
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| “Happy Hour” By Holiday Inn in a 15th floor corner room watching the sunset. Lots of free snack food and drinks was my dinner after a big lunch! And that building above is Banco Nacional, my Costa Rica bank. San Jose, Costa Rica |
And I made loads of photos of interesting old buildings on the streets I walked today. I may eventually add them to my San Jose or other photo gallery at Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA. This city has lots of interesting things to photograph! Tomorrow I start with old historic churches and then see what happens after that. This is almost as much fun as the real jungles, though I like their animals better! 🙂
Children’s Soccer Game
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| Walking home from town I passed this children’s soccer game in the Recreation Park. I was surprised that they had artificial turf! Just for “official” games in the dry season, I guess. Not there other days. |
Merry Christmas!
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| Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Follow this blog for photos of my 23-27 Dec. trip to Selva Verde on Rio Sarapiqui. The above photo is from my neighborhood overlooking Atenas Central where we have year-around flowers! |
My Costa Rica Photo Gallery: Charlie Doggett’s COSTA RICA
Do all the good you can.
“Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.” ~John Wesley
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| Children playing in Havana, Cuba |
Last of My Biography Books
I have finally finished condensing many years of scrapbooks into 4 printed books. I also did a photo of each page of each original scrapbook. The original scrapbooks are all destroyed and I’m rid of about 30 boxes. My goal of simplifying life to little or no “stuff” has mostly been reached. Of course some stuff is needed and a few things you just want. But wow! It is a great feeling to not be loaded with so much stuff collected over a lifetime and now no one has to go through it when I die. 🙂 This last book is about 2006 to 2014 when I moved to Costa Rica:
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| Front cover You can thumb through book online. |
PHOTO BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 4 (2006-2014):
http://www.blurb.com/b/7466001-never-too-late-to-change-a-metamorphosis-scrapbook
PHOTO BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 3 (1999-2005):
PHOTO BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 2 (1970-1999 ):
PHOTO BIOGRAPHY VOLUME 1 (1940-1970):
Portraits of an Atenas Parade (Post 3 of 3, Children Focus)
My third and last post on the Independence Day Parade 2016 in Atenas, focusing on Children:
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| You don’t have to be in the parade to enjoy it! |
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| Two boys who watched the parade across from me. |
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| Watchers wear traditional clothing too! |
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| Reluctantly in the parade. |
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| Papa helps me see the parade better! |
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| Carrying School Sign |
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| A Tiny Watcher in Costume |
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| Primary School Girls love to dress up! |
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| And boys love to play the drums! |
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| And there were many drummers! |
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| Role-playing a Farmer |
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| And watching dressed as a farmer! |
See All of the 2016 Independence Day Parade Photos in one place in my gallery.
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| I went for birds and photographed many plus a whole lot more! 🙂 And yes, we have lots of beaches this un-crowded on both coasts. How can you not love it here? |
PURA VIDA!
Ginger is Gone
ANOTHER PERSONAL-TYPE MESSAGE FOR THOSE WHO KNOW MY FAMILY
Got this email message from Jason/Athena today:
I got the call this morning. Moms gone. I wanted to let you know.
Need some time, but we can talk soon.
My simple reply back to my “lost” son:
Athena,
Hope you are doing okay.
You say when and I will call you on my phone bill. Talking is good. I’m still processing it myself.
Love you, Dad.
We were married for 20 years, so it is still a loss with some deep emotions, even though we divorced 26 years ago and she was quite mean to me. She was the mother of my two precious children, Jason and Juli. The loss of Juli in 1997 was the greatest loss of my life, though the emotional loss of my son has been pretty great too. But who knows? This could be the beginning of a new adventure with Jason/Athena! Our relationship is still fragile but hopeful now.
And whatever happens, God is good and I am happy with my life in Costa Rica! Pura Vida! Thanks for the encouragement several of you have given already! I choose not to share these personal feeling on Facebook. So thanks to those who read the blog! 🙂
AN INTERESTING ASIDE (Coincident?)
I read and loved the Harry Potter series of 7 books and of course saw all the movies! I think they are the best books written for teens and pre-teens since C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien! I think J.K. Rowling is right up there with them in writing ability! (And she made more money!) BUT ANYWAY:
She said she would not continue the Harry Potter books further, but just came out with a play (in book form of course) that can now be seen in West End London and I expect in the states soon. So the play becomes the 8th book in the series as a continuation of the story (regardless what she said). I just finished it, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a very moving story of how the adult Harry feels he has failed one of his three children, a “different” son named Albus (with a tiny hint of possible gayness coming in future stories). The very exciting and dangerous adventure they participate in together brings the father and son together of course! Yet the play ends with their relationship still up to the two of them with the message that it is still fragile but hopeful now! Just a coincidence that I read it this week, but a nice coincidence in light of the possible new relationship with my son. AND MY LIFE CONTINUES TO BE A SURREAL ADVENTURE!
¡Pura Vida!
¡Dios es Bueno!
Mi fiesta de cumpleaños
For my Birthday Party this year I decided to host a hamburger cookout on my terrace, catered by my favorite hamburguesa restaurant in Atenas, Donde Bocha & Owner Michael Hernandez, Chef. ¡Muy Bueno! Two birthday cakes and two pinatas! Everyone had a lot of fun!
