Glancing at the Morning Papers

It was an early Sunday morning when I shot this picture.  What caught my attention were the bright-colored sunshades of the street stand outside the hospital.  Unlike other countries, the newspaper business in Panama is thriving.  Panamanians are noted to be hungry for news.  They are keen in obtaining their news from newspapers, morning talk [...]

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A Soft Touch of Pink

If you have been reading our recent posts, you already know that I have been busy capturing many old historic buildings in the neighborhood of Bellavista that are slowly being gobbled up by an uncontrolled appetite to build higher and higher towers.  When these regal buildings are gone, at least you can see how they [...]

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A Survivor in an Urban Jungle

Last week I went on a foray into Bellavista territory in an effort to capture one of the most beautiful buildings in Panama City, Panama.  The name of the building is La Casa Blanca (The White House).  Nope, I’m not referring to the White House in Washington D.C. at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  This is a [...]

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The Fading Neighborhood of Bellavista

During the Twenties and Thirties, the neighborhood of Bellavista was buzzing with construction activity.  Many upper middle class families were moving from the Old Shell—Casco Viejo—to this pleasant residential area.  They built their houses following the architecture style used by the Americans in the Panama Canal Zone.  The walls were thick, the rooms were high [...]

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Putting It On the Back Burner

If you are studying English as a second language, you already know there are many phrases that don’t have a literal meaning.  Sometimes you have to be a native speaker of the language to know what is really meant.  These are the so-called idioms or idiomatic phrases.  “Put it on the back burner” is one [...]

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Light and Bright Colors at Dunkin’ Donuts

According to Michael Langford & Philip Andrews in their book, Langford’s Starting Photography:  The guide to creating great images: “Without light there would be no photography.  Such statement seems almost so simple and obvious that voicing it sounds ridiculous, but sometimes we need to be reminded just how crucial light is to the creation of [...]

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Palm Tree With Clusters of Seeds

During a recent visit to Dunkin’ Donuts for breakfast, I happened into an exotic palm tree loaded with clusters of green seeds or nuts.  It was the first time I saw such a palm tree.  The abundant clusters of seeds caught me eye.  I’ve searched the Internet in an effort to find the name of [...]

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“A Penny For Your Thoughts”

A “penny for your thoughts” is a phrase generally credited to a man by the name of John Heywood. He was born just before the 16th century. During his life, he was a writer who penned many plays and a book in 1546, known as A dialogue conteinying the nomber in effect of all the [...]

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Celebration

“L’important dans la vie ce n’est point le triomphe, mais le combat, l’essentiel ce n’est pas d’avoir vaincu mais de s’être bien battu.” (“The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”) —Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937) This [...]

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Inside a Baseball’s Dugout

An adequate description of a dugout is, “In baseball, the dugout is a team’s bench area and is located in foul territory between home plate and either first or third base. There are two dugouts, one for the home team and one for the visiting team. In general, the dugout is occupied by all players [...]

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