tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post6322548336244632622..comments2008-03-26T13:34:17.691-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-54663645842905778372008-03-26T13:34:00.000-05:002008-03-26T13:34:00.000-05:00Oh I love it! I took me a moment. The hand imprint.<BR/><BR/>" . . almost enough to make me move to Guatemala."<BR/><BR/>Nah. You'd miss the seasons. (Well, at least a couple of 'em)<BR/><BR/>Was there fragrance as well as eye-delight?Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-24062782439164765742008-03-26T11:50:00.000-05:002008-03-26T11:50:00.000-05:00I am enjoying your post immensely. I haven't been to Central America in 15 years, but your posts make it seem like yesterday. Thanks, Troy and MarthaTexas Travelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-85397655518324037042008-03-26T10:13:00.000-05:002008-03-26T10:13:00.000-05:00I think that nameless flowering vine of yours might be a columnea. I can't tell - were the leaves opposite?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001967790128059500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-81051205201016562492008-03-26T08:30:00.000-05:002008-03-26T08:30:00.000-05:00Wow. That tree bark, and those birds. Thanks for even a peek at them, as I'll probably never get any closer!<BR/><BR/>Junior Science Chimp here; I'm guessing that vine is some sort of trumpet vine?dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-75039231922583748772008-03-26T05:46:00.000-05:002008-03-26T05:46:00.000-05:00I am sure there is a name for all those glorious colors in that bark...wow. Just spectacular. Very cool owl sighting!Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-36651938212499817872008-03-25T21:59:00.000-05:002008-03-25T21:59:00.000-05:00OK--there's no way I can be original--love that eucalyptus tree bark.<BR/>I love the way eucalyptus tree leaves shimmer and dance in the breeze--but I have never seen one with such lovely pastel shades in the bark. Martha Stewart must be green--ahem, rainbow--with envy.KGMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-13129685871269654502008-03-25T20:08:00.000-05:002008-03-25T20:08:00.000-05:00From the redstart to owls to waterfalls to the eucalyptus tree - magic around every corner. If I saw all of this in one day, I think it would be too much :o) Thanks so much for sharing your adventure.Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-13478613133592109282008-03-25T19:20:00.000-05:002008-03-25T19:20:00.000-05:00Boy, those trees would make all the neighbors peek into your yard! How beautiful!Neutral Dwellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00682895572035083654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-72610189046099865182008-03-25T18:53:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:53:00.000-05:00The colour of the trees are amazing! The birds, beautiful! but, what bird isn't?Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550692601943778577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-48978032270890255572008-03-25T18:40:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:40:00.000-05:00The bark on those eucalyptus trees is unreal. The folks on HGTV would spend days trying to get a faux finish as good as that. Which says a lot.<BR/><BR/>I've noticed in your Guatemala posts that you sometimes apologize for (or excuse) the quality of your photos. I might be over-speaking here, but I wish you wouldn't! <BR/><BR/>Glimpses of these birds are an ephemeral thing. You capture that when you talk about how lucky you are to have seen "a handful" of those black and white owls. And now, with the richness of technology, you can share some small part of those fleeting moments with people like me who are unlikely to experience them ourselves. I will never know how your heart lifts when you see these amazing creatures, but I do get some sense of the wonder that comes with gazing on something so beautiful, wild, and uncommon. And I appreciate your sharing it with me, with us, as imperfect as you may think it is.littleorangeguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12654738679277701610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-86416323595594241952008-03-25T18:37:00.000-05:002008-03-25T18:37:00.000-05:00What a wonderful post. The birds, the trees, the people...just lovely. Thanksncmountainwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-28318814247209730142008-03-25T17:30:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:30:00.000-05:00Holy cow! What amazing tree bark! What color! Now I want to see one in person...<BR/><BR/>And the owl...Trixiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-43316153825068047942008-03-25T17:03:00.000-05:002008-03-25T17:03:00.000-05:00No way! That's tree bark? It's absolutely beautiful.Lynnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-36529148310162064442008-03-25T15:50:00.000-05:002008-03-25T15:50:00.000-05:00Oh. My. God. That tree bark takes my breath away. I'm reminded of the song Balm in Gilead "There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole" Thank you for putting a sense of awe and magic into my day.possumladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08060146825196164963noreply@blogger.com