Re-entry, and barely springtime

We thought we would sweeten the hard re-entry by getting some baby chicks, 

well we where planning on it all year actually, but the timing was right.

The kids are smitten, there are 5, they are all girls, and they all have names.

This lovely storm greeted us, much to hubby's chagrin

from sunshine to shoveling

snowpants, and ready to go back to school (kinda)

we had our own little egg dying party, very gaudy colors, but hey, whatever they wanted! its what happens as they grow older

 this girl had been practicing her lines for the play back in Panama, 

Joseph the dreamer, she was Levi

rare photos,  Easter morning

oh my, its a real one!

egg hunting at frog belly farm

and a few snapshots from home

Zi painted and wove this basket, and planted grass seed, so beautiful

Imani spring decorated

the chicks first day outside

he was not impressed

Happy tuesday

How to put words to these tastes, smells, feelings and experieces we are living? 

this is the newest cousin, couple of weeks of weeks old Jeshua. His little curly head...

beautiful children

hubby, his brother zi and his cousin took off at dawn to go dive for conch shells too eat, kind of breaks my heart,

but I asked to keep the shell after the meat was taken out to cook

cool wooden panama puzzle we found in Almirante, the nearest port town, when we went to visit Steves sister

a real life messy, peaceful morning off our deck. Those are flowers scattered all over the table

the faces he makes when i try to photo him

out the kids bedroom window, view to our yard

yard and kids playhouse

our adopted pigeon, who runs to us looking for food from our fingers when she sees us, she doesnt yet know she can peck he ow food, she thinks the kids are her parents

cool evening heading to bocas for dinner

my family catching a boat, because you know: #no cars

running into cousins and auntie on the street

little methodist church on the island

The school, I love that Panama's national shield says : pro mundi beneficio, for the good of all

and on the wall these wooden plaques made by the kids:

solidarity,love, friendship, justice,tolerance,responsibility etc

sweet caribbean houses

this little abandoned granny house with sorosi vine growing out the windows moves me

our neighbors nutmeg trees (nottin egg)

I found some

our favorite wonderful old neighbor Gerald

evening boat cruising after a beach day

Solarte island