Birds from the Tropical Zone...

All Photos by Tavarua

From the Tropical Zone... (Panama)

(Photos by Tavarua)

My life is indeed very simple - so let me share a few photos of nature and simplicity of life.

Travellers move slowly from Continent to Continent...

(Photos by Tavarua)

It is Time...  

After thinking long and hard - It certainly would be pleasant to be back and set up a simple "Travellers Nest" under the sun in the Tropical Zone for some years.

So where would life take me? Here is the list;

The Hawaiian Islands?

 Micronesia?

Caribbean?

or

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I could change my mind the last minute.

Time Will Tell... 

Images in the Tropical Zone.....Where.........

(All Photos in this Post by Tavarua)

.....there have been stories written, stories told, stories watched on the screen and stories lived.... if I could write, I would have written one or maybe a few....nothing extraordinary but a story....a story about....we already know about what...we all have a story to tell...but to understand your own story... you have to live in it...there were and are a few men and women who live/lived life to the fullest...because they took life to heart and if you do...life will never be the same... sometimes, for some of us you have to be a risk taker...and balance on the razors edge in life..to feel it...other times it could be just that you refuse to have that ordinary day ever again....

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The heat is increasing during the day.........

There is something ......hidden...out there...called life and freedom - it is up to you to find it...

Turtles bring good luck....

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Listen to the never ending orchestra of sounds....

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Seek some shade......and close your eyes for a few minutes and listen.....

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Shade can bring some magnificent patterns...

Coconuts and coconut water...refreshments in the sun.....

and a dinner......Iguana....very tasty.....another name for it - "Bamboo Chicken".....

The Crab and the Journal.....................

“The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.” - Eugene Delacroix

and then.....more...

Water world - The Crab like the Turtle....Carries his home with him...Hmmmm and how many steamer trunks...?

Rest your eyes on the blue sky........

" The Green Zone"

(All Photos in This Post by Tavarua)

“Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.” - Rumi

From the Tropical Zone - (No Hoggett) - Tantalus - a Roorkhee Chair - and a Turtle Box.....

No Hoggett - Where ever you go......bring your Tantalus ......it was in England but not until the last half of the nineteenth century it came to use - it is nothing wrong to bring it with you - here you are somewhere.....living a simple life.........and you need your Sundowner.......at sunset, a toast to life and the night of reflections and thoughts. Make yourself comfortable in your Roorkhee....The decanters are square, usually of cut or engraved glass elegant decanters can be seen and admired around the world.. we do still Travel with them..... ???? The decanters are safely secured and cannot be removed from the Tantalus during the day, nor can their stoppers be withdrawn as we keep it locked and the "Turtle" keeps the key. No - pilfering ......

Keep the key safeguarded by your Turtle box...(Taxidermy - Of Course).....

If you can hide the key in a Hippo foot?...Must be a large key....

Ocean Dreams and Sunrise in The Tropical Zone...............

(Photo by Tavarua)

Life in the Tropical Zone - Each day I rise with the Sun in the early morning.....the air I breath is filling my lungs with salty ocean mist.. a few Manta Rays were swimming by ..

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(Photo by Tavarua)

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..a Pelican is flying close to the water...

(Sea Turtle - Engraving By R.H. Badeau)

the Sea Turtles keep on coming ashore at night to lay their eggs...60 days later the "little" ones will hatch in search for the nearby ocean......Ocean of dreams....My hair is getting blonder my skin is getting darker...Passion for life rises with the heat and intensity of the blood red sun - the heart of life - a canvas for an early reflection - a moment of stillness and thought - each day - to remind us about our gratitude to life... - Absorb it - Tomorrow - Rise with the Sun....and you will know why.....

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(Photo by Tavarua)

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“You won't realize the distance you've walked until you take a look around and realize how far you've been.”