ST. ANTHONY PREACHING TO THE BIRDS

I spent most of yesterday hanging out with my sister and brother-in-law in State College, Pennsylvania, home of Penn State University. They spent their careers there, she in administration, he in the faculty.  No new images from here so I'll roll the tape back a bit. This statue is near the Jewel Box glass house we've seen lately. I know this is a traditional image and story, but one wonders about the effect of preaching to creatures without language and brains the size of macadamia nuts. 

But look at those cool platform sandals.           

LIBERIA

Liberia is the principal town of Guanacaste Province in the northwest of Costa Rica. Wikipedia says it has about 58,000 people. We took a walking tour with a guide on Thursday. Above, a sample from the tiny church on which the village was founded in 1769. Below, the Thursday-Friday farmers market. Produce in the US can hardly compare in freshness and flavor with what we find here. The middle picture shows plantains, not bananas. Fried pieces are a part of every traditional Costa Rican meal.

Home very late tonight. Hope to get more editing done on the plane.