Picto Diary - 16 February 2020 - Vallarta Botanical Garden

Above: TIMDT at Vallarta Botanical Garden. Jalisco, Mexico. 16 February 2020.

Above: Bees and flower. Vallarta Botanical Garden, Jalisco, Mexico. 16 February 2020.

Busy bees.

Opted not to go whale watching today. I experienced a magnificent whale sighting in Guerro Negro, while motorcycling in Baja California circa 2008.

Above: Indigenous Plant. Vallarta Botanical Garden. Jalisco, Mexico. 16 February 2020.

The "dry" (no rain for six months a year) tropical forests of Pacific side central Mexico form an ecosystem unique in the world. Sixty percent of the plants growing here are indigenous and unique to the area.

Addendum:

What a wonderful opportunity and trip for Grandma and Grandpa and especially Drums; I am positive he will remember this trip his whole life. If there's any good reproduction/film I would love to see it !

Mr. Z3,
Oxnard, CA

Awesome experience described. Enjoy!

Magnolia,
Miami, FL

The cream of Cuban society fleeing to the U.S. was repeated later when the cream of Iranian society fled to the same destination- we must be doing something right.

AhnRhee
Larkspur, CA

At church today, the priest in charge was encouraging donations for the once a year appeal for “Together in Mission.” Funds are used to support the poorest schools and parishes in Los Angeles Diocese.

“Reflecting, seated in a pew of this beautiful church, I realized how deeply Catholicism is intertwined into the cultures of so many countries throughout the world.”

He added that in some poor countries it’s only the Catholic Church that provides health care services and schooling.
He acknowledged the recent sins of the church too.

Cheers,
Panama,
Los Angeles, CA