Costa Rica Flowers Blooming Outside Our Window | Baby Boomer Going Like Sixty

December 1, 2012
These are the flowers blooming outside our window at Sedolsoder, Guacimo de Atenas, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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