Whoops! It was a windy Christmas night and this 30 foot tree fell over and just missed the gazebo by about two feet.

Jaguar decided the tree skirt is her favorite naptime spot. Yes, that's my 50+ year old Lionel train set. It still works! Happy Holidays!

Here are a few shots from the rest of the garden update project. This is the finished courtyard outside the office window.

Here is a view looking from the carport up the driveway to the gate.

Here is the finished wall and door coming down the side of the driveway.

These are ornamental bananas. Very small but colorful.

This past week we hiked to an area called la India where our gardener's family has property. Here's a flower we hadn't seen before.

We crossed several streams along the way. The water is still running strong from the rainy season.

Our gardener Ricardo. The rocks in this area are huge.

We made it to la India. In the middle is the Rio Caldera which runs through Boquete. There's plenty of pristine land around.

More of the garden walk. The pathway to the bottom. Lots of coleus.

Coming back up. That is a spiral ficus in the center.

Mocha can't resist any new container.

Skies are clearing as we come into the dry season. The weather has been spectacular.

It's the end of the rainy season, so here's a walk through the garden. The clouds give good definition to the layers of mountains beyond us.


The walk path to the bridge.

Everything is lush after months of rain.

We've been harvesting oranges for months now. Love that juice!