Author Archives: saaribampo

The year is ticking down

Posted on December 30, 2025 by saaribampo

The two things I will most remember about 2025 are the rains and the butterflies. I began the year in Panama on a birding trip, where it rained and rained. Typically, it should have been the dry season, but it … Continue reading →

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América and Adal

Posted on November 23, 2025 by saaribampo

On May 17, 2025, the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc – an elegant tall ship glimmering with lights in the evening twilight – was leaving the South Street Seaport in New York City when a freak accident occurred. For reasons under investigation, perhaps … Continue reading →

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Huicochic, Ode Adventures in the Sierra Madre

Posted on October 22, 2025 by saaribampo

“ode” is an abbreviated term for Odonata, the insect order of dragonflies and damselflies. We went to Huicochic for the first time on September 1, 2025. On that trip we met Arcelia, who owns a cabaña she rents to tourists, … Continue reading →

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Eggs

Posted on July 22, 2025 by saaribampo

Cuko’s eggs are the only product I buy of which I know the source and the supply chain. When I need them, and sometimes when I don’t (I have trouble turning down his eggs), he delivers them to my door … Continue reading →

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Tachinidae

Posted on March 17, 2025 by saaribampo

If I believed in transmigration, I would like to come back as a dipteran, specifically a tachinid fly. I have spent most of this life trying to be nice. For a change, I’d enjoy being armored and prickly. This is … Continue reading →

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