by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 15, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 12 Life in the jungle: I am still wiped from the last few days. I couldn’t understand my exhaustion until I looked at the weather on my phone. It was 102F by 9:30 AM. I didn’t bother eating breakfast. I have had very little to eat in the last...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 15, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Every morning I mix half a bag of cement and make a dozen patio stones for my new greenhouse floor. August 3 Life in the jungle: After making my patio stones I did a little bit of yard work and planting around the house. The sky looked like it would rain any second...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 8, 2024 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Two-spotted Snake – Coniophanes bipunctatus Local name – Garden snake I doubt these snakes are rare but this is the first one I have found. More Belizean Creatures Meso-American Slider Turtle Tubroos Tree
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 8, 2024 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Wikipedia Page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meso-American_slider The same Family and Genus as the common pet turtle, the Red Ear Slider. Meso-American sliders are fairly common in any permanent body of water and can often be found travelling to new water...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 29, 2024 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 26 Life in the jungle: I got about 95% of the way through making my patio stones and then I got hit with a soaker of a rain shower. After breakfast, I spent most of the afternoon continuing the Adobe Illustrator graphic tutorials. I actually finally feel like I...