It’s mid-rainy season but we’ve had hardly any rain for the past week. Just fog in the afternoon, sometimes accompanied by a little drizzle. As a result, walking along a dirt road in the early afternoon here gives the feel of a dusty summer day in the states.
The three dominant trees in our area bloomed in June and early July. August is fruit time for them. Nance fruits are now in the market. Miconia fruits are still ripening in the trees – I’m watching them closely to see what happens to them. Although there are still fruits in some of our cecropia trees, young shoots of cecropia are now bursting out along roadsides. 
The seeds are dispersed by birds, and I can certainly believe that, since they are in places with no adult cecropia in sight.
I’m noticing the small wildflowers more now that the conspicuous flowers on the trees are gone. It will take some work to get these keyed out, but I really like the boisterous sexual parts of this modest white flower. 
The wind was blowing, so I didn’t get a good focus, but you get the idea.
I’m hoping the distinctive petal shape on this modest yellow flower will give me some clues. 
This red thistle-like flower is producing dandelion-like seeds. 
I happened to catch some images of other plants of this flower last week before the dry spell. 
A lavender-colored flower with a fuzzy stalk. 
None of these wildflowers shout “tropical” to me. It’s as if, had I paid attention, I could have seen them nearly anywhere in the states. But I’ll get going with the few guides I have and see what emerges.
