Ola mi amigos! My how time does fly by living here on Playa Zancudo and I still as of yet have not put up the hammock, or purchased the blender for those " frozen concotions that helps me hang on ". Why you ask ? Daily life for those of us who live here still don ' t know where Tuesday went of last week . Sooooo , just like life anywhere you lay your hat or slip out of your flip flops , days pass quickly . As many of you enjoy the long sunlit evenings of summer in the states our sunlit evenings always fade away around 5 : 45 leaving many things for tomorrow .
Now you have my justification for slacking off on the Blog.........Mas Trabajo Aqui ! (Much Work Here ) and no I am certainly not going to complain as mi esposa continually states year after year for the past 36 years , " Cj you do it to your self " and that now brings me to my title of the blog " The Barefoot Jungle Gardener " and I do have the scars on my feet to prove it from all of the fire ants that have savagely attacked me defending their jungle property as I lay claim to my jungle home .
Certainly there is still much work to be done on our casa but for now my focus is getting a good portion of the landscaping done with the help of the afternoon rains . It is now the perfect time to put in sticks ( a cutting ) from any plant or shrub such as crotons , hibiscus , or pretty much any plant you want in your garden and just watch them grow . I have been very busy creating a large garden on the north side of our casa with plants such a Heleconias , Gingers , Birds of Paradise , Crotons and Hibiscus that like filtered sun light , all in bare feet.........Loco Gringo !
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| Hanging Heleconia |
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| Hanging Fuzzy Heleconia Rojo |
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| Hanging Fuzzy Heleconia Amarillo |
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| Upright Heleconia Amarillo |
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| Rosetta Torch Ginger |
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| Bird of Paradise |
and even though there is always mucho trabajo aqui en casa we do get a chance to head out every now and then , so on June 17 th Sherry and I along with our friend Marilyn headed to Boquete Panama for our 3 days out of the country to renew our tourist visa . Mi esposa got to enjoy the cool mountain temps along with great restaurants and window shopping . You always have to remember there are very few windows here in Zancudo and none for window shopping . We enjoyed a ride up the northwest loop towards Volcan Baru and several water falls and fields and fields of onions , lettuce , tomatoes , and COFFEE .
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| Solo Falls |
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| Sream by Casa Dracula ( so says the cabby ) |
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| Cj and Sherry Solo Falls Boquete , Panama |
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| Boquete Panama Center Square |
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| Mi Jardin es Su Jardin Boquete Panama |
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| Vaca Pintada ( Painted Cow ) |
We have said good-bye to many friends for this season and those who have left for short vacations in the states visiting their family and friends and we anxiously await their return . Mi esposa will soon join in with her own trip back to our home in Delaware for the month of August to see our grandson , family and friends . Me........well I will keep on building our dream on this bumpy dirt road with more drama than Peyton Place at times but I would not want to be in any other place today in my life . What great friends we have made here and we are especially going to miss our dear friend Mango Mendoza and his esposa Mrs. Mango . Why you ask ? No more Mango Juice and Rum , Mangos n Rice , Mango Pizza , Mango Shrimp , Mango on the Barbie , Mango Mustard , Mango Tofu , Mango Mush , Mango on a Stick , Mango Toothpaste , Mango Soap and finally his specialty..........Sun Dried Mangos . Have a great vacation in the states Mango and Mrs. Mango !
Until the next blog , Salud ( insert clinking of cerveza bottles )
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| Her with a Pilsen and Me with an Imperial, Pura Vida |
