At the urging of a long time blog reader I finally posted two calendars of my photographs for sale. Thank-you Linda for prodding me. Better late than never. Check out my Zazzle store, more items for sale soon. http://www.zazzle.com/anewlifeincostarica...

I snapped this shot and didn't realize the sign I captured to the right for container homes. Couldn't have planned this shot had I tried.

For a moment thought I was going to get eaten by this Great Curassow. I don't know if it was me or my camera that looked appetizing but this bird was in no way intimidated by a human. I sure as hell was of him. I enjoyed watching him wander...

Thursday we decided to take our guests to see the iguanas in the neighboring town of Palmares. Callista had had enough traveling and opted to stay home and rest. After a quick tour of the sights and smells of the central mercado we decided to return to...

I received an email from my mother one day saying my father had read an article in the Arizona Republic on the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and decided it was something he wanted to see. Prior to the article he'd never wanted to come to Costa Rica....