Toomuchtodo. Goingalittlenuts. WhyamIdoingthis, then? This is my 1.5-year-old great-nephew. Favorite quote of the day: Mitra, the beautiful Iranian woman who rips the hair off my face, was talking about how some people choose to enlarge and contract various body parts by medical means. When she alluded to certain anatomical regions, I didn’t believe her and told her so. She froze in amazement, mid-rip, and chided, “YOU don’t watch the Surgery Channel?!” Favorite party today: Anna’s […]
Read moreMonth: January 2008
Mi Agouti y Yo
[All pictures on this page are from the corcovado.org site, with one exception as noted at the bottom of the page.] Eeeeeeeeeeee … this is scary-exciting! I heard back from the Sirena station at Parque Nacional Corcovado and they have room for me. I didn’t expect that. As I mentioned elsewhere, the park is renowned for its biodiversity. How many creatures can you spot in this picture? The reservation confirmation is entirely in Spanish so […]
Read morePit Vipers
I’ve been looking into getting reservations in Costa Rica since flights and lodging fill up early. Airfare is pricey — about $250 from Guatemala and close to that for puddle-jumpers within the country. Jill, who’s still on the Oso Peninsula now, says that the Sirena station in Corcovado National Park is one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. It’s also hard to get to. Here’s this from their Web site: Sirena Biological Station […]
Read moreThe Forces of Nature
When I awoke to big rain and wind this morning, the first thing I thought was, “Ooooh, I wonder what that looks like online!” It looks like this. When I read an e-mail from an East Coast friend who asked about the storm, I knew it was a pretty big one. I hope the power doesn’t go out, or I won’t know what to think. I decided to stay grey rather than brave the traffic […]
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