February and March

February and March have been dynamic and dramatic months. In early February, I picked out a 6 week old sweetheart kitten from a shelter here in Manizales. Long story short, he ended up dying 9 days later of FIV, Feline Immune Virus – basically cat AIDS. It’s was the most I think I’ve ever cried …

11 people in a Jeep on our way to Santagueda

Outdoor patio, billiards table, ping pong table, basketball/soccer court

Pool, jacuzzi, sauna, and outdoor dining room, kitchen and grill

Rachel and Molly ping-pongin’

The ladies: Me, Marissa, Molly, Rachel, Mindy, Tatiana

One of my favorite Colombian foods, lulo fruit, on the vine!

A humming bird hovering

Bonzai Ceiba trees – which is crazy because Ceibas grow to be some of the biggest trees on the planet!

A Japanese style bonzai garden complete with coy-fish pond

Esteban, our tour guide, and some bonzai trees

Bonzai pine tree

Bonzai olive tree

Bonzai palm tree and bonzai something else that has gorgeous fuscia flowers

A perfect miniature garden in a bowl. Makes me want to be Thumbelina!

Bonzai bamboo

Bonzai juniper

Teeny tiny lil flowers

Transparent wings

Cocoons. Most empty, one ocupado.

Some of the purest water in the world, flowing directly from the Andes

Tiny lil orchids

Big ol’ tree with vines

Buffalo orchid – can you see the buffalo? :)

Monkey orchid – can you see the money face? :)

Colombia’s official flower is this orchid

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