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  • Rice for sale on Ecuador roadside
    Flora and Fauna

    Ecuador Rice Fields – Beauty, Predators and Allies

    August 21, 2017 /

    Planting rice is not a joke Just bending all day long You can’t even stand still You can’t even sit down. — Traditional Filipino Folk Song Ecuador rice Rice is a staple in Ecuadorian meals. It is generally served with your main meal regardless of what the entree is. A typical meal might include soup, chicken, rice, green salad, potato salad, and juice. The other side dishes vary but rice is always included. On separate occasions, I have served chili and spaghetti to guests and been asked if there was any rice (I had not made any). When eating out, I have been served a side of rice with my…

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    Monkey on my head #AtoZChallenge

    April 15, 2017

    Boobies – beautiful and bountiful on Ecuador’s coast! Blue-footed boobies, that is #AtoZChallenge

    April 3, 2017
    Sea turtle off Ecuador's coast

    Underwater Endangered Testudines (a.k.a. Sea Turtles) #AtoZChallenge

    April 25, 2017
  • Foot bridge to home
    Life

    Imagination, Moats And Drawbridges

    August 14, 2017 /

    Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.  –Albert Einstein When you were young did you dream of living in a castle with a moat and a drawbridge? Maybe you imagined you were a prince or a princess and your dog was your pet dragon, guarding your drawbridge. Some kids in Ecuador’s rice country have bridges over aqueducts leading to their homes. Parents build the bridge to get from A to B.   Imagination turns the bamboo walkway into a drawbridge (albeit one that does not raise) over a moat protecting the family castle. I imagine kids who live here playing on the bridge, calling…

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    April 1, 2017
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    May 26, 2017
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    November 6, 2017

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Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain Magnificent frigatbirds have been known to remain airborne for up to 2 months! 
Males are solid black, females have a white patch on their neck and chest and juveniles have a white head, neck, and chest. All three included in this shot of them getting fishermen's scraps at the end of a day. . . . . . 
#coastalbirds #birdsofinstagram #puertolopez #manabi #ecuador #allyouneedisecuador #southamericatravel #foreversummer #visitecuador #ecuadorpotenciaturistica #ecuadorentusojos #frigatebirds #seabirds
Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day c Randomly seen during a drive was this modern day cowboy wearing earbuds along a road in coastal Ecuador. #manabi #ecuador #horsesofinsta #horse #cowboy #discoverecuador #allyouneedisecuador
Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your c Sunsets at the equator happen quickly. Have your camera in hand before it begins or you are likely to miss whole thing. This one is in front of the #victorhugohotel.
#placestovisit #puertolopez #travelsouthamerica #southamericatravel #allyouneedisecuador #momentsofmine #foreversummer #beachsunset #manabi #bloglife #ecuadortravel #palmtrees #canong16 #ecuador #awesomeglobe #sunsets
Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy a Mama blue footed booby standing guard over daddy and baby on Isla de la Plata off Puerto Lopez, Ecuador. The female large eye pupil distinguishes it from the male smaller eye pupil. #bluefootedbooby #isladelaplata
Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque S Friendly green iguanas roam everywhere at Parque Seminario ("Iguana Park) in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
#iguana #guayaquil
"I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wi "I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I'll be where I'm supposed to be." --Tracy Lawrence
#seaturtles #isladelaplata
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