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Inquiring Minds

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I was on my morning hike the other day and there were tons of butterflies.  I dunno, it must be “butterfly season” or something.  As I was walking, I was watching them, fluttering up, down and around.  All different types, colors, sizes – going from plant to plant, flower to flower, searching for whatever it is butterflies are in search of (pollen, right? or is that bees?).  Anyhow…

Because my brain functions the way it does (Interpretation: I come up with the strangest questions), I got to wondering….does a butterfly REMEMBER being a caterpillar? Seriously, think about it.  What if you were ohhhhh so tired, so you wrapped yourself up in the most silky, comfortable blanket in the whole wide world and took the best nap ever!!  And then, woke up…..and you had WINGS and could FLY.  Hellllloooo??!!!

So being me, I had to Google this and find out the answer.  Guess what smarty pants?  They DO remember (certain) things from being a caterpillar.  This totally blew my mind.  Ok, they maybe don’t know remember everything from their past life as a creepy, ground crawler, but they do remember adverse reactions to certain things and thus, in their new lives avoid those things.

It gave me a new found respect for butterflies. Not only are they lovely, but they’re smart.  And let’s face it, we all know it’s very rare to find smart AND beautiful in the same package!!

Just thought I’d share this tidbit of super random info with ya’all.

Sunsets

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I tend to take waayyy too many photos.  It’s a definite benefit of the invention of digital cameras —  you get instant gratification, plus you don’t have to pay those pesky printing fees for a bunch of photos you don’t even want!  However, I take so many photos of the beach, my dogs, my work, etc., and just keep storing them on my drive — so I’m attempting to go back through and sort them a bit by date, subject matter, etc.  Let’s start with SUNSETS!!! 🙂

Yesterday evening I was sitting on the beach watching the sunset — of course — taking photos.  The rainy season is just about over and that has a huge effect on the sunset.  Besides the fact that everything grows lush with the rain, one of the best benefits of the rainy season are the fantastic sunsets.  One would think that the rain would ruin the sunsets, but actually, the moisture in the air creates a spectacular display of colors and shapes.  If it’s stormy and cloudy – the sunset is gray, blue and moody.  If it’s clear, the clouds turn anything from deep orange to dark purple.  Once the rain stops completely, sadly to say, the sun just sets without all the colors — it just goes down.  Boo.

So I decided to go back through my bazillion photos that I’ve taken of the sunset since the rain started in April and find some of the best ones.  Good grief is it hard to pick!!

Here are some of my favorites from the sunny days.  When I sit there on the beach, I just feel so overwhelmed with how lucky I am to have this in my front yard every day.

And here are some of the cloudy, moody sunsets.

I especially love it when you can see the storm traveling across the horizon.  Yikes, I’d hate to be in a boat in the middle of that!!

Within a few weeks, the sunsets will be totally different and (hate to say it) usually uneventful.   But don’t get me wrong!!  I’m still very appreciative of getting to sit on the beach and watch it set.  Some people live places where they never see the sunset, so I won’t complain.

 

Doggies & A Waterfall

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This time of year is my favorite time in Costa Rica.  It’s the end of the rainy season.  Everything is green and lush, we have lots of sunny days, but still have some rainy afternoons and nights.  It’s the best of both worlds!!  Once the rain stops completely, everything gets dry and brown and after about 5 or 6 months of just heat, I’m always ready for the rain to start up again.

But what I miss the most once the rain totally stops are the little bits of wilderness (present only during the rainy season) that I get to implement into my daily routine.  For example, I have 5 dogs and we usually go for a walk every morning before I head to work.  About 5 minutes from my place, there is a wooded area and a small ravine with a little waterfall below.  All of my dogs l-o-v-e the water and so when we get to the waterfall, they scramble down the ravine and each have their chosen water game.

Merlin, the oldest doggie we have, loves to lap at the water coming down and also try to find rocks we throw from above.  Manchita, the baby of the family, she likes to be the back-up catcher for Merlin, in case he misses any of the rocks.  Carmen and Lola, they like to sniff everything around the water and try to see if there are any small fish they can catch.  Then there’s the timid girl, Maya, who supervises from above the waterfall.

Once the rain stops, within a few weeks the waterfall dries up.  It takes the dogs a few weeks to figure out that the waterfall is gone, and they always seems so confused.  Where’d the water go?!  But lucky for us, the rain always returns and the waterfall always does too.