Costa Rica, '09

If I feel depressed I will sing.
If I feel sad I will laugh.
If I feel ill I will double my labor.
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent I will think of past success.
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
Today I will be the master of my emotions.

-Og Mandino

wild squirrel monkey

curious squirrel monkey in the wild

toucan in the wild

tree frog

hoffman's sloth in the wild

howler monkey in the wild--man, they're loud!

humming bird and crab

mother and baby howler monkies chilling in the wild

the man who happened to find my stolen camera lens in the jungle...?

baby howler leaping to mother

HUGE grasshoper

colorful crabs are running all over Costa Rica

!!! One of the kids who tried to rob us--his buddy pulled a fat knife out on us. Because I took this pic, we were able to identify him as "Franklin's Stepson" (the town's pastor). whoops.