See more in My Home Garden GALLERY.
¡Pura Vida!
Kitchen Window Garden-View
One of the Grass Skippers
This Skipper showed up on my kitchen counter here in Atenas, Costa Rica last week and I have searched diligently both in books and the internet and cannot identify him specifically, but I am pretty sure he is in the subfamily of Skippers called “Grass Skippers” (Hesperiinae) and that’s the best I can do! There are over 1,500 species of butterflies here in Costa Rica, not to mention the over 12,000 moths! So ID is a challenge and I’m taking on that challenge the best I can. 🙂
And one more photo in slightly different light . . .
Continue reading “One of the Grass Skippers”Two-barred Flasher Butterfly
This is my second sighting of this bright turquoise fellow, this time INSIDE my house! There are better photos made in the garden this same time of year, two years ago in my Two-barred Flasher Gallery. Here’s two cellphone shots of one on my kitchen counter.
¡Pura Vida!
See all my Costa Rica Butterflies Galleries, 130+ species.
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly in One Morning!
 |
| Rufous-tailed Hummingbird On Heliconia in my garden, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Yeh, it is unusual for a hummingbird to stay still very long, especially on a flower! Thanks Lord!
 |
| Bark Scorpion On my kitchen floor, Atenas, Costa Rica |
Both of these shots were made before breakfast this morning. The scorpion crawled out from under my electric dishwasher. You can see that on his tail and left hand he has collected some cobweb. 🙂 I just used the broom to sweep him outside off my deck or terrace. In 2 1/2 years here it is only the second scorpion I have seen, both in my kitchen. I am going to spray under my dishwasher, stove and frig, the best hiding places. Though, last night I opened two cardboard boxes of old genealogy books and that is also a good place for scorpions. Part of living in the jungle! 🙂
Check out my Birds photo gallery and my Other Insects photo gallery for more creature shots.
Kitchen Window View
 |
| View Out My Kitchen Window Today It changes daily and above this is landlord’s fence covered in morning glories. |
See my photo gallery Flora & Forests
House Tour – Inside Today!
 |
| Dining Room & Kitchen with my new pot plant on right. |
 |
| Looking out towards balcony from kitchen. Living Room left, dining right. |
 |
| Living Room with my Strangler Fig Tree out the window. And my new indoor plant at left. (She had an artificial plant there.) |
 |
| Guest Room Bed is a couch until you get here! Living room couch also a bed! This one is my office couch most of the time. |
 |
| This office/guest room came with a desk and chair! I added printer table and have an extra desk chair for sale! (The one I bought while at apartments.) |
 |
| My bedroom without her pretty comforter on bed. I don’t care for her orange accent and plan to replace that lamp with a bronze one I saw at the hardware store today, maybe this week. I’m pretty quickly making it my home in every way. Sleep well! Ceiling fans are in here, office/guest room, and living room. A/C is not needed. Remember, Atenas has the best climate in the world says National Geographic. I leave all windows open around the clock, including the sliding glass door. That way I get breeze from all directions and a wide overhang roof keeps rain out. |
 |
| One bath is plenty even with the rare overnight guest. I have plenty of storage, big shower & like brown trim. |
 |
| Entrance Plaza to Entrance Hall at end of my driveway parking space. Fall color oil painting isn’t very Costa Rica like or tropical, but beautiful! I may not replace it. Everything doesn’t have to be tropical or Latin American! |
 |
| Laundry Room off the kitchen The electric dryer was almost reason enough to move! And this is an American brand with English on dials! It was fun hanging clothes out, but its rainy season now. Had I stayed in apartment, I would have purchased a dryer. |
 |
| “La Terraza o El Balcón” in Spanish and Latin Culture, Patio/Deck or Balcony I’m sure I’ve already said that this is my favorite room! I eat most meals here and do a lot of reading out here. I’m more than halfway through Lord of the Rings! |
Yesterday’s post was “House Tour – Outside” in case you missed it!
This is where I enjoy retirement! Pura Vida! in Atenas, Costa Rica!