Tag Archives: Chiriqui

Es un hermoso día en el barrio. (It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood)

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

I’m sitting here on the terrace after a very fun bike ride around the neighborhood. The neighbors up the street have the salsa music on. The people behind seem to be preparing for a family picnic on their terrace. The … Continue reading →

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What a Downpour!

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

I think it rained harder this afternoon than I’d ever seen it rain. We could hear the river roaring, so as the rain let up we decided to go take a look. Then, we reached the river! When we got … Continue reading →

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What is This Bird?

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

The other morning our attention was attracted by a couple birds making a heck of racket in a nearby tree. Naturally we grabbed the cameras and went out to see what was going on. I looked in my bird book … Continue reading →

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The Army Ants Return

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

The week before last, we had a very interesting encounter with army ants (identified by Kathy, one of my blog readers – thank you!). It was interesting for us, but not so much for our bees who got evicted from … Continue reading →

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One Year in Panama!

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

It’s almost hard to believe, but it was exactly one year ago that I left Florida. I remember how I felt – excited, happy, ambivalent (I was leaving Joel behind, not knowing how long we would be apart), not quite … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Weekly Photo Challenge: Focus The instructions are:  For this challenge, get out there and take a picture demonstrating the concept of focus. Depending on your skill level or type of camera, tinker with the manual settings, use the auto focus feature, … Continue reading →

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Man with Machete

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Men with Machetes seems to be the preferred method of managing fields that have become overgrow with grass.  There has been a man working on a field down the street for the last three days. I said hello as I … Continue reading →

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Monsoon!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Well not really. We don’t get monsoons or hurricanes or the other weather disasters that strike the rest of the world. But, we sure do get rain sometimes. It started raining this afternoon so hard I don’t know if I’ve … Continue reading →

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Playa La Barqueta (the beach)

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

Of course if I’m on a beautiful beach, I must take photos! This is part of our getaway at the Las Olas Beach Resort. There are also a couple videos: A view of the beach –  Joel battling the strong … Continue reading →

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Our Cost of Living in Panama – June 2013

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Kris Cunningham

The cost of living reports are always in the top ten list in my blog stats, so I know there is a lot of interest in this information. The first report was in February. The next was in April. I … Continue reading →

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