The El Lechero Tree – Sacred Site overlooking Lago San Pablo, Ecuador
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” – Rachel Carson
When the health of our planet suffers, we suffer as well. May we all take time to appreciate our natural resources and work together to be guardians of Mother Earth. She will might survive without us, but how much longer can we survive if the delicate balance is tipped too far?
Join me via cyber visit to check on some of my favorite locations.
Vicunas near Chimborazo
Chimborazo – Brrrrrrrr!
Between Otavalo and Volcano Imbabura (Ecuador)
Quinoa – near Otavalo Ecuador.
Lago San Pablo 0 Near Otavalo Ecuador
Shrimp pond – Jama Ecuador
Amtrack – somewhere between New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta…
Near Yazoo City Mississippi
New Albany Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Soybeans near Clarksdale Mississippi
Talahatchie River Bridge- Mississippi
Wisteria at Faulkner’s home, Rowan Oak – Oxford Mississippi
Sunflowers – Mississippi
Mindo Ecuador
Chimborazo Ecuador
Cinto-Mindo Ecuador
Mindo Ecuador
Hippie Anole – Mindo Ecuador
Cayambe Ecuador
Hacienda Guachala – Cayambe Ecuador
Early Morning at Hacienda Guachala – Cayambe, Ecuador
Upper Amazon area – Yachana Lodge – Rio Napo Ecuador
Same tree as above; do you see the people in the background?
Ceibo tree along road – Yachana Lodge Ecuador
Near Yachana’s dining area.
Rio Cinto – Ecuador
More shrimp ponds – Jama Ecuador
Snowy Egrets at Shrimp feast – Jama Ecuador
Ceibo Tree Still Stands – Jama Ecuador
Bamboo forest – Mindo Ecuador
Tree Fern – Ecuador
Bromeliad
Bromeliad tree with ornaments!
Waterfall at Rio Bravo Reserve – Mindo Ecuador
Rio near Cabanas Aliso, Cosanga Ecuador
Yachana Lodge – Rio Napo
near Don Juan, Jama Ecuador
Near Playa San Miguel/Bejuco Costa Rica
“Will You Teach Me To Speak English?” Cultural Exchange – Costa Rica..
Dawn – Playa San Miguel Costa Rica
Playa San Miguel, Costa Rica
Surely these children will grow up to treasure the marine environment.
OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLES. HATCHLINGS – Playa San Miguel CR
Panama City Panama – Smithsonian Exhibit – “What big eyes you have, Mister Turtle!”
Panama City Zoo – Republic of Panama -Mango Tree!
Caterpillars in Plumeria tree – Panama
Shrimp farm – Jama Ecuador
Tropical Kingbird – Casa Loca/Rio Jama
KINGFISHER – CASA LOCA
A little jewel!
Oh, to see colors, and wonder what colors might be invisible to the human eye!
How many birds? May our world stay healthy so that we all may thrive.
Please take a minute and savor your unique GPS location and cherish what makes it special! Mother Earth deserves our respect and attention. Z
Zeebra Designs & Destinations 
Happy Earth Day – here in Jamaica it is wet and somewhat stormy! Your photos are simply glorious!
Thank you so much, and for the tweet as well! Is that extremely-rare tropical disturbance affecting you, or is it a normal pattern for this time of year? Hope that your area witnesses more sensitivity to the environment this year… thanks for all that you do!
Happy Earth Day to you Lisa and what a celebration through your lens ~ brings tears to see such beauty. The turtles remind of 8 that my husband and I found in our yard two weeks ago and carried back to a pond across the street – from the parents to the little babies, cute family!!
How sweet to be the guardians of 8 precious little tortugitas! I wonder if future generations of those turtles will gather round a circle on moon-lit nights nd tell the story of the kind humans that were nice to the great great grandparents!
You have such a tender heart Lisa – thank you. Love your story!! Hope you are well ~
Amazing, Amiga!
Thank you!
Lisa, this was deeply moving. You are an example what it means to honor and treasure our Mother Earth. What you shared here brought tears to my eyes. Such beauty and variety! I am amazed by what you are able to see. That butterfly amazed me but also all the other pictures. What cute gorilla baby… and everything else. Thank you so much for spreading such heart-touching awareness!
Dear Erika! Thank you so much for your heart-felt comment! There is so much beauty around us, underfoot, overhead, and some of us are more attentive to ‘seeing’ what is there… Last night, I was walking down a sidewalk and gazing up at the starry skies, and almost stepped into a gaping hole!!!! Oops – all the more reason to look up, down and all around!
Thank YOU so much!
LOL!! I got you! We cannot be everwhere at the same time although everything is around us at the same time… I am amazed by the night sky and love to stare at it too!!
I listened to an audio that quoted Tesla about the importance of the night skies… I need to check that quote, as it was a very good one!
That sounds intriguing! I hope you find it!
A beautiful way to celebrate Earth Day! Thank you, my dear friend!
thank you… and yes, it is not only earth day but earth week, month and year.
‘Every day is earth day….’
Thank you for this splendid display of our Earth – it makes me again so grateful and filled with joy – at the same time…fear for our future.
yes, i think all of us who openly treasure our earth are equally fearful for what’s ahead. the ‘climate science’ numbers keep accelerating as if it’s a runaway train.. some see with clarity, while others are inside /closed off and blissfully enjoying their distractions…
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Thanks for this visual feast, Lisa! I especially liked the majestic oak, the egrets and the baby turtles. So much variety and beauty in our world…
thanks! yes, the oak suggests strength and perhaps widsom.. the turtles – hope… and those egrets are just classic and lovely!
yesterday things started moving forward really really well, and i thought, ‘thanks new moon!’
A terrific Earth Day post! What beautiful photos– and what a beautiful part of the world you inhabit!!
yes, it is very beautiful here, and so great that it never gets below freezing except on the peaks of the highest volcanoes/mountains…. a slighly-lower temp might be appreciated right now, as there is a lot of dust but no wind here on a hot sultry day on the coast!
Your photos and your perspective never cease to amaze me, Lisa. Humanity’s next role is Earth Stewardship. We have much truing up in order to get there but taking time to appreciate the beauty wherever we are is a good step in that direction. I’ll be posting some beauty spots from my GPS location shortly. Much love, Alia
yes, earth stewardship is important.. time for everyone to send love back to our under-appreciated earth mother!
Beautiful nature!
yes, so lovely, all the way round the world…
You’ve captured so many aspects of our world Lisa! Too many to comment on each, but I do love the baby turtles, Playa San Miguel, the caterpillars, and the egrets!
Those baby turtles are indeed special… but so are so many others. Thank goodness we have all of our senses and appreciate what’s there in our natural world!
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Wow! Just wow! Thanks for the beauty this afternoon. It made me smile.
And I really really liked your quotes in the Wanderlust post!!! Thanks now go back to you!
So beautiful!
Thank you, Don!
It’s scary what’s happening, and hard to believe that we can’t do better for the earth. It’s good to see your photos from Ecuador to Mississippi, and Costa Rica! Panama! all in one place – the world is exquisite.
yes, and people like you and me have too many images to pick from when sharing posts like this one! i’m glad you enjoyed the tours!
Lisa what a beautiful post for Earth Day.. I could not stop from smiling as I scrolled down, seeing those wonderful views, beautiful creatures, and yes I wonder what colours are still not visible to the human eye..
I know from those in the Spirit realm they speak of colours we have not yet seen and they can not begin to express them in earthly words..
Seeing those caterpillars and Snowy Egrets and the beautiful clear winged butterfly .. Turtles and more.. We live in such a diverse beautiful world.. Yet we mess around with her climate.
I hope we soon wake up to what we are doing. And agree with your opening paragraph ..
” May we all take time to appreciate our natural resources and work together to be guardians of Mother Earth.”
Or indeed we will ALL Suffer.
Love and Blessings.. And thank you for sharing and caring Lisa.. a truly beautiful post.
Sue ❤ 💙💐😍
What a beautiful post? How about, “What a beautiful comment?!!” Thank you so much, and yes, we align with so many of the same attitudes and our appreciation of our natural world.
The other day i saw a brownish butterfly, and I wondered, “what if were lacking the ‘devices’ to see that butterfly’s true colors, colors that outshine all of the others.. and most people just dismiss it as , ‘oh, it’s just a brownish butterfly.’
Thank you for doing your part in appreciating and protecting our planet!
There are many more of us on this planet than we think.. Doing things in small ways.. Each act of kindness reflecting back to our Earth Mother.. And I know she is smiling wide in all you do for her Lisa.. ❤
What a wonderful selection of photos and subjects! I particularly loved the Hippie anole. And the caterpillars, which are like the ones that regularly used to strip my frangipani tree!
Thanks! Yes, the Hippie Anole has amazing coloration and is so special when viewed in the wild.
A lovely post. So much natural beauty out there. Thanks for sharing. I have a poetry blog here on WordPress and today’s poem is about self acceptance and love in case you have time to look? Wishing you a fulfilling day ahead, Sam 🙂
Thanks for your comment, and I’ve opened the link and will be there soon! Thank you, and may your day go well!
Thank you and yours too! 🙂