The rainy season has started slowly and
will build so that by September, October and November we will
experience lots of rain. Right now the vegetation, rivers and ground
are being replenished from hardly any rain for the past four months.
Some Costa Ricans, (mostly just those who have been to the States) sometimes
call the rainy season “winter” but that just seems odd to me.
Days that still reach into the 70s to 80s can't be “winter”.
I'll stick with “rainy season”. Currently we have mixed
cloudy/sunny days with periods of rain but haven't had a full day of
rain yet. The further you get away from the mountain the more
likely to have sun. Sometimes we can we look out into the valley from our new
house and see sunshine way out there in the valley and other
mountains.
House Construction
Our house is about 2 months from
completion. We have picked out most of the lighting, tiles and
fixtures. Still working on kitchen appliances. This is the third
house John and I have built together and we both find it intriguing;
it is an exciting process. I like the designing part and John is
into the construction so we fit well together building a new building
because it exercises our creative sides.
The upstairs level is for guests. Bedroom, full bath and loft area.
As I have mentioned before, many Costa
Rican guys that work outside often bring their dogs to work with
them. Pictured here is tired little Oszo. His owner, Victor, was
walking back and forth taking gravel down the hill to a building
site. Pictured with Victor is Odilio. Oszo the dog, finally got
tired and needed a ride. Oszo follows Victor everywhere but has
little legs. One Sunday, when Victor took his family to the ocean,
Oszo got anxious for Victors return. So Oszo trotted up to our
building site (Victor sometimes works for our builder) looking for
Victor. After about 2 hours I said to John, “Lets go up to the
house to see if Oszo is still up there because I haven't seen him
back down.” Sure enough, Oszo was in our house waiting Victor.
Awhhh!
Victor, Oszo and Odilio
Pacific Ocean Picnic
While driving home from San Jose a
couple weeks ago, we had food in the car along with a blanket. We
stopped at a popular roadside cliff overlooking the ocean for a
picnic. The waves were very large that day, the picture doesn't
really show how big they were. And we saw 4 Scarlet Macaws while
there. It made for an lovely picnic.
Surfs Up!
Scarlet Macaws
Glad to hear your house construction is coming along well. Weather here is s l o w l y warming up, Lake Superior is still 60% frozen usually only 2% this time of year. Keeping our weather chilly to say the least. Not many crops planted, frost is still coming out of ground. You sure picked the right winter to head south! Tell John we said hello!
ReplyDeleteIt is truly shocking what happened this past winter in Michigan. We always felt in southeast Michigan that we were pretty protected from horrible winters as there seemed to be a microclimate there. Not this year! Anytime I feel too hot, like when we leave the mountain, or doing something in the sun, I think of the winter of 2014 and all of a sudden it doesn't feel so bad! Wish you could come and visit!
ReplyDeleteDiane