Babies of the neighborhood ...

I was quite startled to glance out the window to my back yard and see this baby hummingbird sitting on the sill ... was even more amazed when it stayed long enough for Paul to take its photo:
In fact, the little thing stayed so long I wondered what was wrong with it... Paul asked if it had flown into the window and cuncussed itself... no, it hadn't... I went outside to work and even though I'd opened the screen door next to it, it STILL didn't move ... however, once we got outside, we realized the little thing was mesmerized by its own reflection.

This is Paul's favorite photo of the baby deer because the spots are visible... Did I previously mention that he's discovered this little guy's mom eats banana peals like they're candy?
Strangely enough, prior to living in Panama, neither Paul nor I realized that anything other than fruit flies ate banana peals, but since being here we've seen many animals who think they're high on the 'treat' list.

And in the garden ....

Orchids are budding:
... these flowers aren't huge, like the ones florests sell, they're 'typical size' of a native orchid - see?:


Actually today is just another lovely day in Tisingal ... though it does look like autumn - the way I can tell is that some of the trees have barren branches raised to the sky & there are leaves to add to the compost pit, otherwise the climate is typical.

If it were not for various plants having 'dormant' times and the area having a dry season, every day would seem like every other day. This is not a bad thing, but it tends to give me problems keeping track of the season in the States.

Yesterday, when we checked on how the paperwork was progressing for our water concession, we discovered several bags of plants in the back of the place (the water department shares the building with the agricultural department) ... of course, Paul had to ask what they were & when he was told 'mountain avocados' he wanted to know how much one cost .... we purchased 5 & were happy to pay the dollar, now I'm wondering just where to plant something that gets a big as an avocado tree.....

And this is our animal photo of the week ... these deer have been monitoring progress on our yard and house since we started the rock wall, but it's the first time we had the camera handy to show them to you:

Coriolis Effect

When we went offshore when during hurricane season, many friends/family got frantic over our safety.... Thus, I want to remind y'all of the coriolis effect, which is more than the determining factor over which way toilets flush ... basically, anywhere we sail/live during hurricane season is within this protective area / in other words, we're within 10 degrees North of the equator (10 degrees South is just as safe). Panama lies at 9 degrees north, which places it and it's surrounding waters are in the buffer zone.

Note: you can click on the title of this post to go to Wikipedia's more complete definition.