Bat and Fall Things

As I was checking out our outside laundry system at our new home in Costa Rica, a bat landed on the wall above me. It was about six inches long. I was happy to see it, but sad as it was a late morning. It let me get a single photo and then took off. ©Angeline Marie MartinezIt’s very weird being in Costa Rica for October.

There isn’t the whole Fall Thing here in Costa Rica. 
The whole Fall Thing didn’t make sense to me in Florida, anyway, so it almost feels like a bit of relief, lol. 

It’s great not having to listen and watch a constant onslaught of marketing about Fall Things like harvesting, warm colors, sweaters, pumpkin spice, fire places, Holiday Shopping, etc. Everything is green here, so all this straw stuff makes even less sense in Costa Rica than in Florida. I hate the cold, not a pumpkin spice kind of girl, anyway! 

So far, Alexa provides tunes to a simple speaker we brought. The music is interrupted by US commercials about…you guessed it…Fall Things! I still don’t understand everyone’s excitement about all this, lol! 

I did see some Halloween decor in a store here. One store, on what amounts to two long shelves. No candy on display, just decor! 

There are two seasons here: winter and summer. Cooler or Hot Hot. Rainy or Dryer. There is truly no “sweater weather,” unless you count that Andy and I wish we had an extra bed sheet during cooler nights, lol. 

This little bat is one of many we enjoy watching fly about our new temporary home in Costa Rica. Happily, this is the only bat we’ve seen in the daylight. It’s a poor photo, but I was lucky to get it! 

Happy Halloween and Happy Fall Things!
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These two bats were sleeping under the outside roof of Los Gatos Locos Restaurant. The music and lunch conversation didn't faze them at all. They snoozed over the outside railing with three more of their family, not shown here.