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We planned a side trip to the botanical gardens outside of Puerto Vallarta. It took us a long time and lots of trial and error to find the proper bus stop. Other travelers tried to be helpful, but we got a lot of misinformation. Finally we tracked down the office of the botanical gardens, right in town, and a woman there gave us the authoritative guidance. We managed to get to the bus stop just a few minutes before the bus arrived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of our first sights there was this peacock showing off. They are just too fantastic looking. I got to thinking about their name “peacock” and why it is not “resplendent palace bird of veneration”, or something like that. I translated “peacock” into a few languages via Google Translate, and always a fairly dull name starting with P. Derived from the Latin word for peacock, which is pavo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Handsome peacock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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His better side? <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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His fan tail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In case you’re wondering: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group of peacocks is called an “ostentation” or a “muster”.<\/p>\nWikipedia <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I took a photo of this plant with its name tag because I have a sad specimen of this at home. My Sedum burrito has just a single strand that hangs down. I should probably pinch it back to help it become fuller. Throughout Mexico we saw healthy stands of what we consider house plants growing vigorously outdoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sedum burrito <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There was a whole pavilion full of orchids. The color of these was particularly glowing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Orchids<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The botanical gardens featured a vanilla plantation. It is grown on these posts and hand-pollinated. Nothing seemed to be happening at this time of year. I bought some liquid vanilla and some bean pods in the gift shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vanilla plantation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We decided to hike the Jaguar Trail down to the river through the forest. Here’s a nice photo of my traveling companions taking a rest by the river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My traveling companions <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Deep pool of thought <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The strangest thing that happened on this trip happened right here at the Deep Pool of Thought. (I borrowed the name from a piece of Jude’s<\/a> that I like very much.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We came up to the pool and stopped to admire the colors and forms of the rock. I noticed a small piece of paper on the ground and wondered who would litter in this beautiful spot. Should I pick it up? I decided to, and examined it. I was shocked to discover that it was mine! Not only my piece of paper, but next to my passport, probably my most important piece of paper – the car check ticket for our car that was parked in Woburn, Massachusetts. I had vowed to myself that I would keep this paper in my safest pocket and not carelessly travel around with it. I guess that plan failed due to switching fanny packs and moving cash and things around. I still don’t know how it fell to the ground right at that spot and marvel at whatever possessed me to notice it and pick it up at that moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This strange bird-house shaped object hung in a tree. Ok seems reasonable — but it was large, very large. Like four feet tall? I took a photo to maybe later show a staff person to ask about it, but I never had the chance. It remains a mystery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strange object<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This little beauty caught my eye on the way out of the gardens to catch the bus back. I love the vibrant colors and foliage of this blooming cactus. There were so many flowers around us that I almost started to take them for granted. Now that I’m home in gray\/brown February Maine, I am enjoying these flowers all over again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blooming cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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