Three "tropical" Paragons

[fpupulin]

My three Omas Paragon pens live in Costa Rica. I have no idea of how many others Omas fountain pens are in the country, but I guess not so many. I realized that I never tried before to present my pens with a reference to the tropical environment where they work.

So, here is a shot of my three faceted pens in the warm light of a tropical noon in Curridabat (the Spanish name for the indigenous Curriravá), close to the capital city, San José. They are fitted with a Extra-fine nib (New Paragon Arco celluloid), a Medium nib (black Paragon with solid gold accents and a onyx wheel), and a Bold nib (old style Paragon Arco Celluloid). The three are absolutely beautiful, extra wet nibs.

The Paragons are portrayed against a background of baby bananas. The baby banana, or "Lady Finger", is still a niche production in Costa Rica, with little over 200 hectares cultivated in the Caribbean plains of the country. The Lady Finger is a cultivar resistant to the Black Sigatoka fungus, which has caused widespread damage in many of the world’s banana-growing regions. Baby bananas fruits are little more than 3” (ca. 7-8 cm) long, with a much thinner skin when compared to the typical Cavendish banana, and a very sweet and delicate flavor. Interestingly, the fruit does not become brown when cut.

http://i1311.photobucket.com/albums/s677/Franco_Pupulin/Three%20tropical%20Omas%20Paragon%20FP_zpsnbatfgxc.jpg

[zaddick]

Thank you for sharing. A lovely photograph.

[Barkingpig]

I appreciate the opportunity to see those wonderful Arcos; ONE is nice, BUT TWO of them together is a very fine sight! I have several Omas pens, but only one is special, the others are merely great writers. I always hoped to add an Arco, but alas, Omas is NOmas.

[Ghost Plane]

Love the pens, jealous of the bananas. My folks used to have one of those trees here in Florida right outside our kitchen window and I loved that the fruit was perfectly sized for an after school snack. Then the weather patterns changed and it froze.

[Behike54]

Barkingpig, on 12 Dec 2016 - 02:08, said:

 

I always hoped to add an Arco, but alas, Omas is NOmas.

 

I see what you did there.

[ralfstc]

I appreciate the opportunity to see those wonderful Arcos; ONE is nice, BUT TWO of them together is a very fine sight! I have several Omas pens, but only one is special, the others are merely great writers. I always hoped to add an Arco, but alas, Omas is NOmas.

 

 

Oh, the humanity!

 

(Our family specializes in multilingual puns, so you will always have sanctuary in Canada should you need it. Which I suspect you may.)