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These are pics from the weekend in Monteverde. Monteverde is a cloud forest. A pretty amazing place...rainforests, animals, and green!
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Part monkey, part idiot.
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My future home.
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Yes, growth is plentiful here. Trees grow on other trees, plants grow on telephone lines, flowers grow on rocks with no dirt. It's amazing.
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This is that translucent butterfly. They don't like to pose for photos, so it was a little difficult.
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Here's the frog everyone sees on Costa Rican postcards.
Photos courtesy of Susan A.