http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org Rainforest travel to Central America Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:57:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  This is my delightful friend Diana. Everybody who knows her, loves her. With good reason. She embodies all those good things about a person that just simply bring a joyful smile to your face. Much like her own radiant smile. I snapped this photo of Diana as she finished wheeling ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=353  The size of some of the leaves on tropical plants are hard to believe if you don't see them up close and personal for yourself. Seeing is believing. I put my hand on the top of this massive leaf to give an idea of scale. I took this photo in Costa ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=349   The photos of La Chureca that I uploaded into my Photostream don't appear where they oughta. Instead the whole batch of 91 photos has ended up in an entirely different location. So now I"m flummoxed and God only knows when the FlickR geeks will respond to my inquiry. Because I ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=347  Everybody across Planet Earth goes green on St. Patty's Day. OK, it might be in the form of green beer on March 17, but we've all got to start someplace. First green beer, then the green lifestyle. It's a stretch, but miracles are known to happen. I like what my ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=344 Ursa Freedom Project is a global campaign to liberate 9,000 bears from crush cages on bile farms in China. The intent is to move the bears from these torturous prisons to freedom at Animals Asia sanctuary. Together we can do it. http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=338 By the time I leave Nicaragua I hope to have visited all of the protected natural reserves in the country. There are magnificently beautiful areas here. For a poor country, Nicaragua seems to have adequate staff to patrol the reserves to keep wildlife poachers and tree bandits away. Costa Rica ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=333 Three young men peddle fruits and vegetables from their wagon throughout the barrio where I live. The brothers make a twice a week visit to the house so I can buy tropical fruits and whatever vegetables they might have on hand. I like this way of shopping. It's informal, neighborly ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=326 Stray cats and especially dogs are a routine part of the Nicaraguan landscape, as they are in other Central American countries that I've visited. Most of the animals are in terrible shape. But every now and then you see a stray that someone has taken mercy on and through acts ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=324 When the Spaniards came to conquer Latin America in the early 16th century, some things met to their liking and others didn't. In a letter to the King of Spain in 1525 one conquering general wrote that the Volcano at Masaya, Nicaragua, was "the mouth of fire that never ceases ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=321 I love the wondrous, magical Earth we all call Home, and I resolve in 2009 to continue dedicating my life to honoring and respecting Gaia deeply, and participating in the greatest spiritual work of our time -- Earth Healing. I will do this through acts of photojournalism and conservation filmmaking, ... http://www.jeanettemcdermott.org/?p=314