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botanical garden

 My brain is still half on vacation.  We’re back into the swing of reality, sort of, but not too much. These are pictures from the botanical garden.  I love this planter, and we could totally do this with old fallen logs at the lake.  Okay, one person, no goofing around:  The paths up and down

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the zoo

 Here’s a picture from the bus stop. I took a few pictures on the bus ride.  We have a clothesline at home too, and I like it and use it sometimes–but it’s not on the roof. Though I suppose it could be. We have a flat roof where there’s a good breeze.  Finally, after a

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aww, tonight

Here’s a funny picture Renee took at the lake last summer.   I love it.  Desi’s allergies are taking over.  The guys are giving their best smiles. Anyway, Little Jay was here tonight and it was great to see him, hang out for the evening.  He’s easy company. This was the best part though.  He told

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vacation pictures

 The boardwalk.  Photos from the beach, late in the day We went on one professional tour, and this was it, snorkeling and touring a nearby town.  This is a photo of the city against the mountain as we headed out.  The condo building on the left was our neighbor. We stayed in the flat building

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boca de tomatlan

We sort of blundered onto this destination the day we went to the zoo, and decided we should come back again and check it out. Today we did, headed there, told it was tiny, quiet, beautiful, with a few restaurants and trinkets, and not much else. The water in this cove was perfectly clear–the water

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riding the bus

I love riding the bus in this town.  The riders are a mixture of tourists and people who live here, young and old. Yesterday a little girl baby was on the bus in a bad mood.  Her mom didn’t scold or seem concerned. She smoothed back her bangs and blew on her forehead.  She lifted

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the zoo

Yes, the very formal Zoological Society. We went there today and spent several hours wandering around.  It’s interesting how much like Como this little zoo is. The monkeys on the island, Dannell.   At this zoo, they let people feed the animals specifically sanctioned food treats.   The monkeys do sign language, gesturing for food.

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