Speckled Iguana

While in the laundry room, I noticed that I was being watched by this speckled green iguana. He didn’t seem to have any fear. He just sat there and watched me go about my business.

I went to get my camera to take a few pictures. I try to take pictures of all of the iguanas and lizards that I come across. When I returned to the laundry room, he was waiting patiently for me.

He allowed me to walk right up to him and start snapping pictures. I actually think he was posing for me. He turned his head so that I could get better shots.

The iguana model striking a pose.

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I caught this parrot in the act of eating a jalapeno pepper. When I asked why he was eating a jalapeno, I was told it was to make him speak better. I’d never heard that before. People believe that feeding a bird jalapenos increases its ability to speak.

I’ll have to go back to find out if it’s true. The parrot didn’t speak to me at all. Maybe, I’m just not a good conversationalist.

The green iguana in our laundry room.

Puerto Vallarta has two main seasons; the dry season and the rainy season. During the dry season the skies are sunny and blue for months on end. The dry season weather is what more people are familiar with.

During the rainy season we get heavy rainstorms that blot out the sun and are usually accompanied by an amazing electrical storm.

The rainstorms rarely last for more than a few hours and are one of my favorite parts about living in Puerto Vallarta. Everything turns a tropical green after the rains and the city feels clean and refreshed.

Take a look at the day after picture taken from the same vantage point. It looks like a different city.

Rainy Season is My Favorite Time of Year

By far, my favorite time of the year in Puerto Vallarta is the rainy season which runs from June through September. My first impression of Vallarta was in late July during the peak rains, so to me “real” Vallarta is green and wet.

Other’s first impressions of Puerto Vallarta are during the dry season when the climate is distinctly different – cooler with less humidity and far less green, but beautiful without a doubt.

The weather in Puerto Vallarta during rainy season can be hot and sticky but I love the explosion of green. It always amazes me that grass can grow a foot in one week. You don’t mow the lawn at your house you whack it with a machete.

I took these photos from the side entrance at VallartaTita Seafood Restaurant on the highway to Ixtapa at about one in the afternoon. You can really see how wet and green it gets. Later in the day you will probably see steam rising from the road.

Everywhere you turn you’ll find something beautiful in Puerto Vallarta, oftentimes in unexpected places. The beaches and mountains are obviously beautiful but if you open your eyes to the little things you will be surprised at what you’ll see.

These purple flowers were poking out of a patch of weeds on the sidewalk.

A pineapple plant in a hotel lobby.

Bright red strawberries at an impromptu stand in Pitillal.

Salsas on the table at the taco stand in the mercado in Palmar de Aramara.

What unexpcted things have you seen in Puerto Vallarta?

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Iguanas and More Iguanas

Puerto Vallarta is filled with Iguanas. Everywhere you turn, there’s another one. This very large iguana is the most recent one I have encountered.

Fortunately, I had my camera with me to get the shot. It must be used to people because it allowed me to get very close.

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Big Brown Iguana

While we were attempting to get a picture of an emerald green iguana climbing a palm tree we were startled by this big guy, a three foot long garrobo. In puerto Vallarta green iguanas are called iguanas, but the brown-gray iguanas are called garrobos.

He looks mean but Iguanas are usually quite docile. They don’t want

much to do with you. As we moved closer to get a good picture he

scooted away. Iguanas are surprisingly fast when they want to be.

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We decided to take a walk around the neighborhood and see what was in bloom. The plants and flowers in Puerto Vallarta are beautiful. All of the color is one of the reasons living here is so nice. We snapped a ton of pictures and picked out some of the better ones. We hope you enjoy them.

Here is a link to a previous post with similar pictures. Mother Nature in Puerto Vallarta

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Here is a link to a previous post with similar pictures. Mother Nature in Puerto Vallarta

Surprised by an Iguana

You never know what kind of animals you will come across in Vallarta. This Sunday, my wife got quite a surprise when she opened the front door and had an iguana staring at her.

I ran for the camera and managed to shoot a few pictures before the iguana decided it had had enough of us and wandered away.

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What started as a family adventure to photograph bugs and other forms of creepy-crawlies, which are in great abundance here, turned into a flower and plants photography session when the bugs wouldn’t cooperate and allow themselves to have their picture taken.

We started snapping pictures of plants, flowers, and grasses in the hope that some of the shots would turn out well. I think they did. Mind you, we are not photographers but with that said, I think the photos give you a sense of the beauty of the exuberant plant life in the Vallarta area.

The following pictures are our favorites out of all the ones we took: