not at all sure what this delicate little plant is, but it is really neat the way that is looks as it crawls its way skyward on this tree  

another palm - this one with some serious prickles 

another view of the same tree 

"wandering jew-like" plants abound and here are working at taking over a rather large tree 

there is a little cabin on the property's hilltop and under it this little unique chair - it is a piece of guava wood naturally suitable for the human posterior (note the appropriate indentations....=) 

just a look at "some" of the many variteties of ferns 

amidst the corn are a zillion other plants that will eventually be over-taken, as well as colorful fungi 

this is the corn field that is at the river bank - it's kind hard to distinguish the corn, but trust me - it's there 

this is another non-indigenous palm (it looks a lot like the local Bay Leaf Palm though) 

this is the local Cahoon palm (some of the other palms shown are not indigenous) this Cahoon is being overtaken by strangler figs 

no name - just a picture and another beautiful flower at that 

unknown ground plant with an also very beautiful flower 

this is the flower of the Delonix Regia AKA Flamboyant, held by many to be the most beautiful tree in the world 

just some more interesting plants 

these are cocao fruit - the seeds are dried, then roasted, then ground into the consistancy of coarse ground black pepper - then steeped in water to create a wonderful drink - in the states we call it cocoa - but it is much better here 

this little tree has four different orchid varieties growing on it (unfortunately, none are flowering at the moment) 

this is the Rio Grande River from the edge of a corn field that is planted along its banks - just across the river there were about a million Montezuma's Orapendolas (large noisy birds with a yellow tail - none of which would sit still for a picture) 

this is a large clump of bamboo - some of them are as big around as your leg 

this is another type (the name of which escapes me) 

the stream continues down to where it will eventually join the Rio Grande River 

there are many different varieties of palms here - these are called "snake palms" 

just a bit down stream where another stream joins there is this larger pool  

I took a walk today on our neighbor's property and took a few pictures of some different sights and plants - I hope that you enjoy them. This is a small year round stream that provides them with their water (for cooking, bathing, and washing) not the washing stone at the center 

they were all trying to be funny - Mirtha was the craziest 

somehow this is the only picture that I got of Andrea - she wouldn't be happy to see it posted - she is really a wonderful sister