Jul26

transition forest.

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air plants, leaf-cutting ants, army ants, red macaws, giant caterpillars, fungi, great kapok trees
all live here together
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 another magical hike
into yet a different kind of forest
 the only transitional forest in central pacific,
where dry and humid forests converge
 Carara National Park  – Garabito/Turrubaresis
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“i would say that there exist a thousand unbreakable links between each of us and everything else,

and that our dignity and our chances are one.

the farthest star and the mud at our feet are a family;

and there is no decency or sense in honoring one thing, or a few things, and then closing the list.

the pine tree, the leopard, the river, and ourselves –

we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together.

we are each other’s destiny.”

-mary oliver

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  1. Army Ants have always fascinated me.
    As for leaf-cutters, London Zoo has an exhibit of leaf-cutter ants that you can walk around inside of. You can watch them cutting sections of leaves to take back to their nest.
    Best wishes, Pete.

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  10. Your pictures, hike,…quote…your wisdom shared in the shared beauty…”we are at risk together, or we are on our way to a sustainable world together…we are each other’s destiny.”
    Thank you, Beth 💛

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