Our Christmas tree

Gary checks for the receipt.

Next.

Lenny seems to think Gary's gifts are more interesting.

A [...]]]> I have to catch up a little bit on the photographs… I know; I have several hundred pictures to pick through from Costa Rica.  Here’s a start – Christmas at my Aunt Lauraine’s and Uncle Mike’s.

Our Christmas tree	Gary checks for the receipt.
Next.	Lenny seems to think Gary's gifts are more interesting.

A new gift for DJ

Already playing.

I have no idea what these are called - The new Japanese card game for children.

Wow! They even have numbers!

Lee just wants to play her new Wii.	Dad must have said something incredibly hilarious... and not mean.
Cousins - the Grand kids plus and incubating Juliette	The Great Grand kids (- Juliette)

The Montemaranos

In the bottom left of the first picture, Bryan fishes for snapper.  Of course, like any real fisherman, after having caught two decently sized fish, he refused to leave until he caught the big one.  He never did catch it and we walked back to our tents in the dark.

   A 2.5 hour hike from the San Pedrillo field station through the most pristine, primary rainforest yields to Playa Llorona, a stunning, black-sand beach at the mouth of Rio Llorona. 

Crocodylus acutus

One of two snakes we saw, Coniophanes fissidens is a somewhat dull, rear-fanged, litter-dwelling snake.  Another species in the same genus, Coniophanes piceivittis, is common in Palo Verde and packs a mean bite.

This stretch was our second sampling site in the San Pedrillo sector of Parque Nacional Corcovado.  Ohio needs to rethink it’s streams.

Near the waterfall pictured yesterday, I discovered several eggs exposed in the stream bed.  They are no doubt reptilian, but I’m not positive which type.  Given the great abundance of Basilisca vittatum (Jesus Christ Lizard or basilisk) surrounding the stream, the size, and the general lack of turtles, I’d guess they are from a [...]]]>

Near the waterfall pictured yesterday, I discovered several eggs exposed in the stream bed.  They are no doubt reptilian, but I’m not positive which type.  Given the great abundance of Basilisca vittatum (Jesus Christ Lizard or basilisk) surrounding the stream, the size, and the general lack of turtles, I’d guess they are from a basilisk.  Further, given that the eggs are exposed, they are unlikely to be viable… que triste.