Your friend's done a superb job. Must be wonderful to look out the window at that scene every day.That claret cup bed is breathtaking!Nice to see Tho...

his safety when he goes to check on it. I can understand you're worried. A tenuous situation...I goofed on the reference to terra preta...don't know...

Roses! Beautiful.Imagine, no mildew in a rainforest!I'd trade the roses for birth control...Are these people safe from the borderless xateros?Does th...

Your photos are pure joy to view!Barb

Appreciate you sharing your feelings and observations about the sensitive issues you face while working in troubled regions.Most people can't even ima...

11 months !!!! It had better be one gorgeous cycad after that length of time!:D Barb

I don't blame you Erik.Neither would I...I'd be sweatin' buckets worried about a bad-tempered xateros.Barb

Your description again was excellent.Gave a really good feel for the topography of Belize.Oaks too???? :shock: I would've thought the upland landscap...

Since it didn't evolve in isolation, it's a sure bet it grows/grew in other countries of similar latitude.Likely yet another victim of deforestation. ...

Again, Erik, great photos of great cycads.Seeing the cycads coning in habitat is wonderful...and those larvae were mysterious looking!Maybe they dine ...

Nice zoom on that camera Steve.Great shots.Barb

Erik, thanks for the picture album.First...appreciate your insight on what's occurring, in particular that tourism demands "traditional" lodging, whic...

Erik,That palm has a lovely form...would look good beside a patio :) Thanks!Barb

lettin' them in? I thought they were born here :lol: