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Feed them and they will come
The hummingbird feeder on the tiny veranda in front of our house was empty when Jack and I sat down to chat. A solitary Rufous-tailed Hummingbird perched on the clothesline nearby. It flew in, chirping loudly, and hovered near the … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Rural Living
Tagged Baltimore orioles, Blue-crowned Motmots, Cherrie's and Blue-grey Tanagers, Costa Rica, Firey-billed Aracari, Hoffmann's Woodpeckers, Puriscal, Rufous-capped Warblers, Rufous-collared Sparrows, Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds, Yellow-bellied Kiskadees
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Reconnecting in paradise
Three years ago, my cousin was diagnosed with breast cancer. The thought of losing her galvanized me. We began talking again, visiting each other, sharing secrets the way we did in childhood. But I had one foot in Philly and the other in Costa Rica by then. We decided she had to come for a visit- the sooner the better. “I won’t go through chemotherapy again,” she said, in the understated way she has. Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica, Family, Life, Life abroad, Philadelphia, Retirement abroad, Rural Living
Tagged Baltimore orioles, brown-breasted robin, cancer, canna lilies, chemotherapy, childhood, cousins, flycatchers, fog, grackles, mountains in the tropics, NaNoWriMo, Norristown, Philadelphia, rufus-tailed hummingbirds, scarlet-rumped tanagers, The rainy season in Costa Rica
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