It's a bright, sunny Friday morning as I look out from our 3rd floor balcony in appreciation of the beauty surrounding us...Two doves engaged in a mating dance on the red-tiled rooftop below...several roosters crowing in a rhythmic pattern off in the distance...lavender, yellow, orange, pink and reds are a few of the beautiful colors of the potted orchids and other flowers lining the floor of our outdoor patio. A large variety of birds singing songs while enjoyin...

"Hurry, you have to come and see this," Alvin calls as I'm tending to the morning chores. National Geographic, "Eat Your Heart Out". We have the most unusual spider like creature engaged in a continuous tribal dance on our full-length bedroom window. He is 6-legged with an odd tube-shaped body. The 2nd half of his legs are white and the best description I can give is similar to that of a daddy long legs, but not. His upper and lower legs are s...

Papaya, guava, mangosteen and Marquisa make up our new fruit smoothie this morning and it's pretty tasty! From our 3rd floor apartment I peak through the curtains to check on the weather and it's not raining, a good start to the day. Alvin is putting the finishing touches on a few of our new designs. "I'll meet you at the internet in an hour or so," as I head out the door, hoping I won't need the umbrella I haven't bought yet. "Transport, taxi, tr...

Off on another adventure today about 40 minutes north of Ubud we come to Taro. It is a temple-making village which is a good business here as every Balinese home has a temple in their yard. As we wind on down the road it appears we're going deep into the jungle. Lush, green vegetation and many palm trees. Nearing the park there are signs to slow due to elephants crossing. We have just arrived at Bali's Elephant Safari Park. Which I only recently learned of throug...

Here are some of the fruits of our labor.