Getting ready

These are exciting times.  Our daughter Jess & our 2 grandchildren, Effie & Fischer are coming back with me to Panama.  Sooo, it's work time to neaten up our finca.   

Holy Cow

WOW!!!  Look at the size of this Hibiscus bloom.  And they are all over the farm.

A day with the kids

Today was another special day.  Annie and I and a couple of fellow Rotarians spent time at Casa Esperanza which is a school for children of the farm workers.  Games, balloons and soccer along with lunch was provided.   

Our new trailer

Niko, on the tractor, asked for a trailer to haul the coffee up the hill.  This is the result.

This is what he got.

2 for 1

Today you get 2 thoughts.  1st is this beautiful rainbow that I just took from our porch.

2nd is this photo of our wonderful Christmas tree that was decorated and presented to us just before the holidays.

Coffee Harvest

Here's part of our staff.  Sylvia, the Jefe, is on the right.

This is a photo of how we measure the quantity so we can pay the workers.  One tank full earns them $1.75.

Another day for the birds

We are having absolutely beautiful weather now.   We have no workers for 4 days.  What a holiday. 

The view looking towards the Pacific on a spectacular day.

A sequence of how a hummingbird gets its food.  If you follow the photos, the 2nd one shows a little of its tongue as it goes back into its beak.