Zeebra’s 2012 In Pictures

28 Friday Dec 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Hand-Painted Floors, NATURE, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PAINTINGS: CUSTOM DESIGNS & FLOORS, PAINTINGS: WATERCOLORS, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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2012 in Pictures, Don Koen, Flooding in Manabi Ecuador, Hand-painted concrete floors, Light Post Painting in Jama El Matal, Lisa Brunetti, museo bahia de caraquez, Museo Cancebi, Museo Portoviejo, Peace March, The Mola Series, Wear White for Peace, WordPress Photo Challeng My 2012 in Pictures, zeebra art

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Reflecting on a twelve-month journey through WordPress.

WordPress tossed us a tempting challenge for this end-of-the year photo challenge. With pleasure, I present some of the highlights of 2012.

This amazing tree was felled this past year.

The Magnificent Ceibos Read about Ecuador’s amazing ceibo trees, cousins to the ceiba that grows in other parts of the tropical world. Continue reading →

REMEMBER WHEN?

14 Sunday Oct 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PEOPLE, PHOTO CHALLENGES, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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children's wooden tops, ecuador rural life, jake's sunday post Tops, Museo Cancebi

Late-afternoon Marbles (Jama, Ecuador)

(Manabi, Ecuador) While dodging traffic pollution in Manta a few weeks ago, I ducked into a petite frame shop along a high-traffic street. While waiting my turn, I inspected their modest selection of frames before noticing a big glass jar filled with wooden orbs. I leaned forward and smiled, then twisted the lid and retrieved one of the objects.

I’ll bet most of you know what this is!

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My Cup Runneth Over

03 Sunday Jun 2012

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in Ecuador, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PAINTINGS: WATERCOLORS, PEOPLE, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Bolon, Bolones from Plantains, Cancebi Museum, Chiva Bus, Cruzita Ecuador, Ecuador, Experience Ecuador, Hostal Cruzita, Jacqueline Simon, Lisa Brunetti, Manabi, Manta Ecuador, Museo Cancebi, Sarah Dettman, Semester at Sea, The Mola Series

This modest house transforms into a work of art beneath the street light!

Tipping out of Hostal Cruzita during the pre-dawn hours, I stopped for several photos on my way to the corner bus stop. A full day awaited me at the Cancebi Museo in Manta, Ecuador, where The Mola Series Exhibition entered its third week.

A lone rooster broke the serene stillness of the morning as he announced the arrival of the 5:20 bus to Manta. Although I anticipated meeting the Experience Ecuador group at the Manta airport in less than two hours, I would never have dreamed that the next two days would bring such an amazing and diverse group of people into my life!