April Showers…

Well, I guess they don’t bring May flowers here in Costa Rica. This picture is from my garden, which has been in bloom throughout the months that a garden in my native Minnesota would have been submerged in a frozen blanket of white. What these rains to mean, however, is that the euphemistically named “green season” or invierno is upon us. Travelers should expect daily afternoon showers, so prudence would dictate that we now carry an umbrella and/or rain gear with us as we explore the landscape.

I like the transition into the rainy season. The afternoon showers clean the air, brighten the vegetation and make for a great excuse to drink coffee and scribble down notes every day. Sure, once in a while I get my shoes wet, but a warm afternoon sprinkle is a treat, especially when I consider what the invierno is like back in Minnesota: you don’t have to shovel rain.

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