Tres Palmas Nature Reserve (click here)

We were snorkeling there this morning.... it was WONDERFUL!!  We followed a huge school of bright blue fish for a long time...

Flor de Perita, Malay Rose Apple (Syzygium malaccense) - 4

Flor de Perita, Malay Rose Apple (Syzygium malaccense) - 4, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

Taken from the balcony outside the door to our hotel room; there is a lovely little garden there; these blooms are typically WAY up there, so having a 2nd floor balcony helps a lot.

Click here to see lots of wonderful info on the Rincon area! Wish I'd found it earlier...

San German streets and buildings - 13

San German streets and buildings - 13, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

A beautiful little town, with scenes like this interspersed with decaying buildings. The second oldest city in Puerto Rico.

Iglesia German de Auxerre Nave - 3

Iglesia German de Auxerre Nave - 3, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

trompe-d'oeil (painted) ceiling. The priest let us come in and we had a lovely conversation with him...

Porta Coeli Museum... tiles

Porta Coeli Museum... tiles, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

These were in a museum created to house religious art and artifacts. An excellent example of using images to tell the stories of the Bible.

San German - my patient husband

San German - my patient husband, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

I wait patiently while theorems dance through his head and fall out, in ink, on paper. He waits patiently while I photograph everything in sight...

Love you, dear!

reserva marina tres palmas - 2

reserva marina tres palmas - 2, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

just down the street from "the mall"

my kind of mall...

my kind of mall..., originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

flora - 8

flora - 8, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.

flora - amarillo

flora - amarillo, originally uploaded by Laura Grace.