CITY DAILY PHOTO APRIL THEME - STRIPES

 

In Tower Grove Park, my favorite in St. Louis. It is laid out like an old-fashioned English walking park. There are many old, fancy pavilions available to rent. This one, called the Turkish Pavilion, is the largest.                 

STL DPB IN COSTA RICA - SHIPWRECK

 

Tamarindo beach, where the day trip boats anchor. Dinghies shuttle the passengers to and from the beach. This one has seen better days. No way to tell whether it broke up here or out at sea and then washed in. It’s a bit of an exaggeration to call it a shipwreck but it still looks a bit scary.

Home yesterday. I’ll stick with these for a bit until I find some local stuff.                        

STL DPB IN COSTA RICA - CHILL OUT

 

Seen on the lawn of our condo development between the pool and the beach. As Mrs. C and I get older we wonder what there is to do here if our granddaughter isn’t with us. We don’t sit on the beach. I’m as pale as they come and I’ve already had melanoma once. The pool is okay (Ellie loves it) but it doesn’t do much for us. People used to bring books and read on the lawn. Now they have tablets. Will there be a next time?                 

STL DPB IN COSTA RICA - RATE OF EXCHANGE

 

Somehow I think this supposed to be a joke. Seen at a little taco restaurant in Tamarindo which is, in fact, cash only. By the way, the ahi tuna tacos were smashing.                    

STL DPB IN COSTA RICA - BLACKHAWK

 

Another must-do when we come here is a boat ride on the Tamarindo Estuary, a body of salty to brackish water separating the town from sweeping and little-developed Playa Grande. Thar be crocodiles. The guides are sharp-eyed and experienced, picking out wildlife in the surrounding mangroves that I would never see. We were told this is a blackhawk. I’ll take the guides word.