Would YOU want to leave this view?
After a full day of brushing and rolling ‘Agua Stop” on the outside of the house, I came inside at dark. Juan and Francisco had left an hour earlier, and I enjoyed the quiet rhythm of painting in blissful silence until darkness demanded that I stop! Â Wow, what a long day, but the house looks so much happier! It’s amazing how a fresh coat of paint all but makes an old structure smile, and then the smile dominoes in other directions as well!
The men worked inside while I painted the outside walls!
Tired, I settled in for the evening and logged onto the internet to find a happiness domino patiently awaiting in the form of a pingback!
“Wild Weekly Photo Challenge” Honorable Mention
……………… The prompt took me to the “Let’s Be Wild” site where a delightful  winner’s-circle surprise awaited!
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Check out Imelda’s  stunning winning entry along with four other honorable mention winners on the LetsBeWild Photo Challenge.  The new challenge is “Weather;”  why not join us and submit a post that captures Mother Earth’s bipolar weather moods!
There are several omens that suggest the rainy season is approaching; Â the number of birds on the river seems to increase daily. Â The distinctive call of an osprey prompted me to the window last week; Â the lone raptor has returned to this last bend of the river after a six-month absence! Â Sea gulls have also returned, and the frigates are once again swirling in holding patterns over the river.
Round and round and round they go! The aerial ballets of the magnificent frigates!
Tomorrow will find me back on the ladder and staying ahead of the workers; the improvements will help offset cabin fever during the rainy season, which – if the birds are accurate predictors – is right around the corner! Â (I will soon have many opportunities to capture the ever-changing faces of the weather!)
The mighty kingfisher inspects the progress while guarding the upriver side of the house!
As always, thanks for your amazing comments and support!
Z
Zeebra Designs & Destinations 
Such fun to know that your seagulls returned. Here, they’re everywhere, all the time. The kingfisher looks like a far larger variety than ours – and those frigates! I’ve seen very few in my time – perhaps only a dozen, and those in waters far from the Gulf of Mexico. They are magnificent birds – much like your view!
i just made a silly ‘mouse’ mistake and lost my reply!
it’s time for the workers to arrive, so i will respond again tonight.
here’s a list of the birds seen from the deck.. it needs to be updates, but my dance card is (to my delight) very full!
https://playamart.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/from-the-deck-a-bird-list/
I love your blogs!
you’re great hugh! gotta log off, as it’s time for the workers to arrive!
have a great day! z
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You have an amazing blog! I’m so glad you stopped by mine, because now I have the pleasure of being introduced to you. I would love the views that your home provides – this is wonderful! Can’t wait to spend some time exploring your site.
thank you so much, and it’s always great to find kindred spirits via wordpress! why didn’t i do this years ago?!!!
it’s great to meet you, and i look forward to sharing new ideas and experiences!
z
What a great location you have and such magnificent birds! Keep sending pics of your home remodeling project.
hey! thanks! a load of huge bamboo was delivered last night, and i keep going out and staring at it! i’m glad the workers are here, as i would have trouble moving one stick of it, much less trying to build something with it!
thanks! more photos soon!
z
congrats on your award !!
gracias! we can thank those gorgeous ceibos!
z
hi Lisa,
greetings by
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/weekly-photo-challenge-silhouette/
Oh my! I haven’t seen a KingFisher since the 1980’s when I hiked deep into the White Mountains with a friend, accompanied by thousands of mosquitos, and stumbled upon a beaver dam. The beaver were NOT happy to see us, and a Kingfisher sat perched on a slim, dead tree, on the edge of the pond.
Love the photos. Great post.
what great story, and how it reminds me about those clouds of mosquitoes! mosquitoes are not a big problem here, though those few transmit some nasty diseases!
i’m so glad that you were reunited with the kingfishers in spirit!
z
Congratulations on your award. I always love the pictures of home and beautiful neighborhood. Are you adding a room to the house or just painting the outside?
enclosing part of the balcony to make it a sunroom. the rainy season is approaching, and it will be much more useful enclosed!
thanks!
z
I believe it is when a seagull flies counterclockwise it means that rain is coming….thanks for the link on that photo challenge!
hey! spirals are popping up today! i enjoyed the post on spirals on ‘whyaboutthis’ thanks to you!
i’ll have to start noting the nuances of the flight patterns for the gulls, frigates, herons etc. thanks for that tidbit of trivia!
z
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Congratulations on making the winners list. That was indeed a lovely shot. And no I would never want to leave a view like that! Envying you your sunroom even before it is up 🙂
thanks! the ceibos are so humanesque, and i love those trees! yes, the view is serene, and the birds do a great job of distracting me throughout the day!
z