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the greener side

We looked for property

and built a house

back stoop

and made a garden

wild black orchid, national flower of Belize

golden shower wild orchid

our garden harvest: pitaya (dragon fruit), mangoes and

passion fruit

passion fruit flowers

sobralia decora wild orchid

bougainvillea

myrmecophila tibicinus wild orchid

newly hatched hummingbirds

hummingbird close to fledging

tropical wren chicks

tree frog

shell ginger

aracari at the bird feeder

mot mots

bromeliad

lobster claw heliconia

frangipani (plumeria)

cup-of-gold vine

Yucatan gecko

gecko eggs laid amongst the sewing bobbins

hibiscus

we rescued parrot chicks from nest robbers

we rescued many coati babies

freedom!

Linda lane founded a charitable women's group

biwg xmas party for families affected by HIV/aids

green iguana breeding program

"bamboo chicken", a local delicacy

"fantasy island" photo: linda lane

tobacco caye

ambergris caye

near placencia

vegetable market

recycled clothing market

mennonite farmer

mennonite "logging truck"

hummingbird highway

tasting coconut water in the jungle

cortez amarillo tree in bloom

flamboyant

the road to xunantunich

jaguar

export banana plantation

best hot sauce

the other side

many things in belize bite, burn or sting

dengue mosquitoes have white feet

parasitoid (wasp?) cocoons on a caterpillar

wasp nest

cockroaches come in all shapes and sizes

wasp nest closeup

poisonous coral snake

non-poisonous mexican parrot snake

those spots shine brightly in the dark

botfly larva's breathing hole (aka beef worm in Belize)

extracted botfly larva

"doctor fly" has a vicious bite

saddle back caterpillar

cane toad

banana spider

assassin bugs eating a caterpillar

redrump tarantula

fish market belize city

san pedro beach garbage

education is not free

waterfront hotel in belize city

enterprising jungle doctor selling her home made potions at the market

specific ones for men and for women

belize city canal

rural police station

mahogany heights suburb

our dog recovering from deliberate strychnine poisoning

healthy howler monkey in a sanctuary

pet howler monkey starved to the point of death

robbed infant spider monkey

constant foreign Aid

post office parking reserved for staff only

hurricane richard 2012

cleaning up

bush set alight every spring

results of destructive tropical heat and humidity

sewing thread invaded by fungus

resident tree frog being eaten by a parrot snake

local entrepreneur

vet clinic

rural post office

building scaffolding

no comment! photo sally thackery

pot holes: photo sally thackery

photo sally thackery

local favourites

a matter of protection

Belize city centre