bunch of mixed animals. lily holds our new kitten, named Kira, kitten that found us on the street, intelligently ran straight up to us mewling pitifully one evening, it's tail broken in about 4 places, a tail bec…

we have been swimming most of these days. today we actually went down the mountain to our usual dry season swim spot - needed to arrive early and keep an eye on the cloud cover uphill, ready to make a break for at the fi…

found a disc with old photos from the old hard drive little lily takes a bath, (then 2, now nearly 10) - well prepared for the experience! (by and large, costa rican houses do not generally have hot water on tap - no…

oh, that long ago walk i had some very good news today. it made me cry. but it might not come true, so I'm just going to tease you with the goodness of it, even if it doesn't happen, such a nice thing, a bright spot i…

.. . an old photo but an eternally true one ... ( and, as a special bonus 2000 words worth of picture, officially accredited by the mighty pukemeister!) *** EDIT *** true, as pointed out by the strict and stern u…