Random acts of kindness

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I believe in randmon acts of kindness. We like to practice them as well. They're anonymous acts and not done to recieve thanks or credit in any way. I feel when we are the recipiants of those kind acts they ARE worth mentioning.

Yesterday morning we were getting ready to head into Palmares for business with ICE, (the electricity company) when we noticed Edgar, our landlord and friend weed whacking our yard. We talked to him the previous afternoon about he and Bill working together on this the upcoming weekend. We have a large yard. It's much easier and more fun for the two of them to whack it together and admire their work over a couple of Imperials.

Edgar is a woodworker, more than that, he is a craftsman. He works six days a week in his workshop on the property where we live. We like seeing him everyday. We try very hard not to interrupt his work, we know he needs to make a living. Often when he sees Bill outside playing with his new Stihl chopeadora (weedwhacker) he'll leave his work, come over and start trimming trees. Edgar likes working in the yard with Bill and vice versa.

As we got in the car to leave I asked Edgar what was up. He said his workers were spraying the kitchen cabinets he'd just finished making and the fumes bothered his breathing. Instead of standing around watching them paint he decided to go borrow his fathers weed whacker and spend a few minutes on our yard. When we returned from Palmares we found that three quarters of the yard was finished! Thanks Edgar!

Thanks to Edgars act of kindness Bill will be able to quickly finish up the job today and we can go shopping for Christmas lights. According to Edgar, it's time to light the cypress tree in the front yard.

His was not the only act of kindness we experienced yesterday. As is usually the case we had to make a couple of trips to the ICE office in Palmares to accomplish what needed to get done. By the time we retuned to the office later in the day, the afternoon rains had begun. The rainy season wasn't what we expected this year so the rains are still a novelty and kind of fun for us.

When we'd finished our business with ICE we headed to the exit at the same time another woman and her high school age daughter did. Bill was a gentleman, as always and opened the door for the ladies. The ladies then, seeing us without umbrellas opened theirs and insisted on walking us to our car holding the umbrellas over us until we all got in without getting wet. How cool is that!

In Costa Rica, well at least in the campo (country) random acts of kindness are a way of life, not the exception.

Pura Vida!
Jen, Bill, Callista and Bear

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Photos

Edgar and Bill
Discussing weed whackers or beer, who knows? Both topics are of a universal man language I'll never understand.

puddles in the yard
Good thing Edgar finished before the rain hit. We had a good 3 or more hours of constant rain yesterday evening.

Horses roaming free
This mom and colt grazed Sunday morning on the roadside above our house.

Unidentified turtle
Anyone know what kind of turtle this is? We've grown to love our new family member but don't know much about her.

Comments

[Just Jen]

May he rest in peace
I'd had similar turtles when I was young, mine lasted longer than Callista's. We decided he died from lonliness. Next time we're going to get two at the same time. No one likes to be alone! The turtle is the only other pet Bear has allowed us to have. He's very territorial, we're HIS family and no one elses.