The River, Revisited

The river behind our neighborhood is one of my favorite places, but sometimes I don’t go there as often as I should. That’s the nice thing about house guests. As you show them interesting things you get to visit your favorite places yourself!

The river is always beautiful but it changes with the seasons, and with who is there at the moment, the time of day, the weather conditions…. that is my excuse for taking a million photos. Yesterday’s photos don’t work for today because it is different in this moment.

There was a family out enjoying the afternoon.

These three boys came walking by with diving masks on, and then I noticed the poles in their hands. Look closely at the one on the right. He has a bunch of fish, some of them quite large, hanging from his belt! I think they must be out spear fishing.

The dragon flies were having a party on this stick. It looks like they are all laying eggs.

Of course, the best part is the beautiful scenery. That is my cyclist friend Bala enjoying the river.

It was such a beautiful and serene day.

It may be dry season but there is still a lot of green!

I have to post river photos once in a while even though you all have already seen it quite a few times. We are so fortunate to have this literally in our backyard. It is only a short walk down there, and so close that we can hear the water from the house.

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We live in David, Chiriqui Provence, Republic of Panama! This blog is about some of our experiences in our new country.

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11 Responses to The River, Revisited

AnaLuciaSilva says:

January 27, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Lovely shots =)

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- Kris Cunningham says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 4:57 pm
  
  Thank you 🙂
  
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Rewired and Retired in Nicaragua says:

January 27, 2015 at 6:45 pm

Gorgeous, Kris. I miss living by a river. Did those guys have fishing poles? Are fishing poles common?

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- Kris Cunningham says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 7:06 pm
  
  I’ve seen guys with really long, slender bamboo poles, like 10-15 feet. I don’t know how they avoid getting them tangled in everything on the way to the river. I have also seen more modern, regular fishing poles. I haven’t seen this spear fishing thing before though. Not too many people fish in this river so I’m not sure what is the most common.
  
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  - Rewired and Retired in Nicaragua says:
    
    January 27, 2015 at 7:40 pm
    
    What kind of fish are in the river? Ron wants to know. haha
    
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    - Kris Cunningham says:
      
      January 27, 2015 at 8:36 pm
      
      Silver ones. 😀 seriously, I don’t know anything about the fish in the river or much about fish in general. I have seen people pulling out small silver ones less than a foot long. This is the first time I’ve seen fish as big as the ones that guy had.
      
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- Kris Cunningham says:
  
  January 27, 2015 at 7:07 pm
  
  You may not have a river, but you have one of the most beautiful lakes I’ve seen! We fell in love with that warm, gentle water and the beauty, and the sunsets.
  
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Laureen says:

February 2, 2015 at 10:47 am

Absolutely lovely…I am so looking forward to our April visit! Thanks for sharing Kris.
Laureen

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- Kris Cunningham says:
  
  February 2, 2015 at 6:22 pm
  
  Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
  
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thepazeras says:

February 5, 2015 at 4:45 pm

Great pics! Looks like more water in the river since we were there last February?

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- Kris Cunningham says:
  
  February 5, 2015 at 7:55 pm
  
  Thanks 🙂 I don’t know. It’s of course less than when it is raining, but I don’t remember how it compares to last year.
  
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