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Musings from The Dominican Republic

Name: Musings from The Dominican Republic
Address: Las Terrenas, 32000, DO
Telephone: +18293806819

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Ride along with Greta (my 25+yr old Jeep Wrangler) and I as we explore The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

23/08/2026

Have you ever wondered what all those crazy roots vegetables are piled high at the Veggie Stands? Well here's your lesson:
Today we will highlight "Batata" or sweet potato
This purple variety is white on the inside and a full calorie source. Cooked in meals or a delicious dessert called Jalea de Batata (link below).
Sliced and deep fried, it is commonly served in the streets with chicarron. Batata is highly absorbent and soaks up excess fat in the stomach, making the pork belly easier on the stomach. A perfect accompaniment for high fat meats.
Jalea or Dulce Batata [Video+Recipe] Sweet Potato Pudding https://www.dominicancooking.com/jalea-dulce-de-batata-sweet-potato-pudding

06/08/2026

Baby chickens are born with a beautiful soft down feather that slowly drops off while new hard feathers grow. Watching this transformation is amazing as he spends many hours grooming the old feather out to make room for the new. Here is a glimpse of old and new ❤️

13/04/2026

Millions of years old and laying all over the yard!! Petrified wood that has transformed to quartz :)
For you rock hounds ...

Petrified wood turns to quartz through a fossilization process called permineralization, where groundwater rich in silica permeates buried wood, replacing organic matter with silica minerals like quartz, chalcedony, or opal over millions of years. This often preserves the original wood structure while transforming it into solid, colorful gemstone material.

Formation Process
• Burial: Fallen trees are buried rapidly by sediment or volcanic ash, creating an anaerobic (low oxygen) environment that slows decay.
• Silica Replacement: Silica-rich groundwater penetrates the wood, depositing minerals within cell walls and spaces.
• Crystallization: The silica crystallizes, transforming the wood into quartz or its microcrystalline form, chalcedony.
• Mineral Impurities: Iron, manganese, and other minerals often create vivid colors (reds, yellows, oranges) within the quartz.
Key Characteristics and Types
• Druzy Quartz: Sometimes, sparkling druzy quartz (tiny crystal coatings) forms in voids or cracks.
• Varieties: Quartz within the wood can appear as chalcedony, smoky quartz, amethyst, or clear quartz crystals

23/03/2026

Who are the characters from yesterday's parade in The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 🤔

23/03/2026

The many faces from yesterday's parade!! But what/where do they all represent 🤔 Read on ...
Dominican Carnival Characters - Guide to Dominican Republic https://share.google/BO4ETKCUVmNw46kbY

09/03/2026

Dominican dried corn for animal food 😋 Looks like Candy Corn 🌽

09/02/2026

Coffee is served short, strong and sweet in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴!! As much as a tbsp of sugar ( or more ) in this tiny cup !! The best part, isn't the coffee, it's the coffee syrup, thick and sweet at the bottom of the cup !! When you see El viejos en la calle, look for the tiny cups and big smiles !!

19/12/2025

Castor Bean
This one popped up wild. Highly toxic but a wonderful shade plant. It creates a micro climate around it, sheltering other plants from the heat of the sun. The leaves are massive and the flowers attract bees and butterflies 🦋 💛 Fast growing and self seeding 😀

16/12/2025

Saw these 4 ladies this morning and their loud chatter got all the chickens talking too!!
Helmeted Guineafowl (*Numida meleagris), native to Africa, are established in the Dominican Republic (part of Hispaniola) as introduced populations, brought over centuries ago via the slave trade, thriving in similar open, scrubby, and agricultural habitats, known for their distinct speckled gray-black bodies, bony head casque, and loud calls, serving both as livestock and for pest control.

10/11/2025

Dia de la Constitucion (Constitution Day)
Did you know : The Dominican Republic has gone through 39 constitutions, more than any other country, since its independence in 1844.

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