Driftwood

Langosta Beach is accented by driftwood, as there are lots of forests in the area near the estuaries and ocean.  They don't add color, but they do add texture to walks along the beach.

Tomorrow I will show what else they add.

This week we have photos from our cruise in Mexico's Sea of Cortez posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

More driftwood

Here is the third and final installment in my little series of driftwood.  Most of the driftwood that we see are big trees, such as the photos I showed yesterday and today.

It is difficult to imagine how the waves, which are typically so small by the time they reach the upper part of the beach, can carry in and out such large trees, but they appear and disappear frequently.

This week we have photos of of the Cathedral of Milan, Italy, posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Driftwood

This driftwood photo is another candidate that I considered for yesterday's theme of "Decay."  We get a lot of driftwood on Playa Langosta because there are so many trees in our area near the beach, and the Langosta estuary is nearby.  The estuary is lined with trees, and if one falls into the water, over time it may float out to sea, and then be washed up on the beach.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos posted on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.  This week we are showing photos of the Cathedral of Milan, Italy.

Theme Day: Decay

Today's world wide Daily Photo Theme is "Decay."  For an interpretation of that theme suitable for a Costa Rican beach town's interpretation of that theme, I offer this photo of drift wood.

We do have a few older buildings in Tamarindo, but most of the construction is from the last 20 years so there is not a lot of decay.  I prefer to show Mother Nature's cycle of decay.

This week we are showing photos of the delightful Majorelle Gardens of Marrakech, Morocco, which were owned for many years by Yves Saint-Laurent, on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.

Photographing a baby iguana

OK.  My last coupe of posts were a tease.  Here you can see that Julie has found a baby iguana exposed and posing on top of a driftwood log.  Usually we see baby iguanas under the branches and leaves around our condo building.

This little iguana must be brave to stand his ground even when large people are close by and pointing camera lenses at him.

This photo also shows Julie's dedication to getting a good photo. Julie has had several knee and ankle surgeries.  This low crouch might be good for a camera angle, but it cannot feel good on the knees.

This week we are showing photos of the Atacama desert in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.  It is a unique landscape.

The concentration of a photographer

Julie was concentrating on something on the end of this driftwood on the beach near our condo.  I figured it must be an animal, and I was right, as I will show you in the days ahead (and as is barely visible in this photo).

This week we are showing photos of the Atacama desert in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.  It is a unique landscape.

Driftwood

Here is another photo of driftwood that has washed up on Langosta beach.  This log appears to have been adrift in the ocean for quite  while, as it is rather eroded.

This week we are showing photos of the Atacama desert in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile.  It is a unique landscape.

Driftwood, and a comment about Mother's Day

Our area of Costa Rica has forests along the beaches and estuaries.  That produces driftwood at times along our stretch of beach. Here is an example.  This was a big tree, now the little logs and sticks that one typically things of as driftwood.

Today is Mother's Day in the USA, although in Costa Rica Mother's Day is in August and is a national holiday.  I want to give a brief tribute to Julie's mother, Glenda, and to my own late mother.

I like my mother-in-law (a retired school teacher) so much that I call her each day driving to and from work, and she and I have had dinner together 4 times in the last week while Julie has been out of town.  How many people have a mother-in-law like that?  (Today it is my honor and pleasure to take Julie's mother and grandmother to lunch, as Julie is out of town on Mother's Day.)

My mother passed away about a dozen years ago.  She was a social worker and educator with two master's degrees and a Ph.D., not common for women of her generation.  She subordinated her career to my father's life as an officer in the US Navy, which required frequent relocation to distant places.  She remained actively supportive of my brother and me throughout her life, long after my father told her it was time to take off her "mother button."  She faced the end of life (from melanoma) with a sharp mind and grace that I hope I can emulate when it is time for me to face the challenge of that same transition.

Today is Sunday, so we have new photos on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site.  This week we are showing photos of the high Atacama desert of northern Chile.