SWCAMBORNE

The pond always looks good when the water is cold in January:

To bad it is really too cold to spend much time out there enjoying it.

The day after seeing the Macaws we set off again in search of monkeys.  Our excellent guide Tony from the Marriott took us to Manuel Antonio National Park.

We walked on some beautiful beaches.

We saw two toed and three toed sloths and many birds.

Then finally as we were walking toward the exit we saw Capuchin Monkeys.  They were unafraid of us and came to within a few feet.

Life is Good.  I’ll post an album on Flickr in a few days.

The willow tree that Nurit and I got married under in 1976 in Jack and Eva’s backyard fell into their swimming pool during the recent storms.

It came up by the roots but didn’t tear down any of the retaining walls.

Ramon cut it up and carted it away.  I’ll find a wedding picture and show the way it used to be.

Nurit and I are in Costa Rica.  For the first few days we stayed at the beautiful and serene house of our Arizona friends Tony and Maria S.

It is on the beach in Puntarenas.  The birds that look like grackles swim in the pool.

Today we journeyed south across the Crocodile River to the Carara National Park.  We hooked up with a private tour and had the extreme good luck to see a pair of Macaws.

Tonight we are staying at the Marriot Los Suenos in preparation for a trip tomorrow to Manuel Antonio Park to see Monkeys.

resort aqueduct

Life is Good

When you are in Las Vegas visit the Lotus of Siam It is a wonderful Thai Restaurant off the beaten path (the Strip) good prices and a very good wine list.

We had a bottle of Coho Cabernet which was excellent.

Rudeness is a deeply held constitutional value.

Barney Frank

This is an Acorn Woodpecker with an acorn in his beak.  He is getting ready to store it in the telephone pole.  I’m already feeling like Marlin Perkins and we are heading to Costa Rica tomorrow in search of the elusive Quetzal Bird.

Another reason to love California.

Zzyzx Road off I-15 south of Baker CA

This is an interim photo of the new fountain installation we made at my home.

I got five rocks in the summer and one of them was drilled by Mark E locally.  I installed it solo a few weeks ago.  Mark did an excellent job drilling the rock and Dr Payne’s new plinth worked very well.

I took a series of pictures of the installation using a tripod and remote and posted them on Flickr

Nurit finish two new quilts.  This one is with Rebecca in York:

And this beautiful baby quilt she gave to Juniper the new grand-daughter of our good friends John and Gloria A.

If you’d like to see more pictures of the quilts on Flickr click here.