Great Visit!

My friend Marco Morales and I made a plan, as part of a teaching campaign all our Baha'i communities are undertaking at the moment, to visit one of our old-time Baha'is, Juan Luis Rojas and his family at their home. Juan Luis is a genius with plants (and animals) and has constructed an amazing retreat for his family on the side of a steep hill. The place is so surrounded by greenery, trees, vines and exotic flowers, that you can scarcely see the house itself--at least from the outside.

Here's a shot of his gracious family at the dinner table on the back porch. This porch overlooks a steep hillside leading down toward the valley. On the table is one of his magnificent ferns, planted in a glazed Mexican frog vase.
Here's a Guardia Morada orchid (Costa Rica's national flower) hanging over his large fountain pool on the edge of the porch.
Another amazing fern (orchid?) which apparently has a bright yellow flower that sprouts from the bulbs hanging down from the bottom. (These have not yet sprouted.)
Juan Luis was able to save the life of a tiny puppy belonging to a neighbor, and here it is being nursed by the household cat! Amazingly, she has no kittens but started lactating for this pup!
One nevah knows, do one?