March 26, 2010

flower's bay

nancy, jeanette and i left the house

this morning at around 7:00

and walked along the sea at flower's bay

i love this part of the island because it has 

SIDEWALKS!!

it is a small thing but so important

because the drivers here are 'loco'

plus the views of the south shore are more rugged

with iron shore rock, and more wave action.

the road is dotted with colorful wooden homes

on stilts and swaying palms.

even at that early hour there were people sitting on their

porches talking and visiting.

so begins another day in flower's bay.

March 25, 2010

dawg dayz

that's bob's foot

don't you love his tan??

it is from his dawg shoes.
he has dawg dots!!

either way, a super cool tan alright...

love the little dots on his foot!!

this was taken after a snorkel at seadancer

i couldn't resist taking it with all that bokeh

in the background

and the sea water still resting on his legs.

we are enjoying our friends and taking it easy 

this week, 

showing them around, 

and enjoying the sea and the sunshine.

it is rare to get a photo of bob 

'laying in the sun'

because he seldom does.

he got this dawg dot tan from  just being 

out and about...

but yesterday after his snorkel he decided to 

lay in the sun and dry off.

i hope the Son shines in your heart today. 

xo

March 24, 2010

thank you mr sun for coming out today

our friends from canada are from the East Coast

it is very moderate there and our friend

Nancy was concerned about it being

TOO HOT

in the roatan.

i had to laugh when i heard we had a nor'easter

blowing through the day before they arrived.

now they'd feel right at home.

haha.

so it has been rainy, windy and overcast the last few

days.

the heat isn't bothering them at all!

but we are all ready for a wee bit of sunshine.

oh yeah here is the photo of the whole meal meal

so alas this morning is a glorious one.

i didn't even have my coffee before going out to

take this photo as the sunlight was beckoning 

me to find some backlight and bokeh.

oh JOYS!!!!!

March 23, 2010

stages of life

beauty in all stages:

the beginning,

where all is fresh and moist and soft

the middle,

where the fading begins,

and the end with the promise of death
and rebirth.

all beautiful stages.

March 22, 2010

simple pleasures

today our friends from canada arrived!

oh joy!

they brought all sorts of goodies for us:

chocolate

medicine

makeup

vitamins,

spices,

tools

my friend

Marion

knows i love penny candy

so she said me a HUGE BAG

of candy.

simple pleasures.

so here is Edwardo and Carlos

displaying the candy from CANADA

I gave them the candy on the plate which they 

were delighted to have.

Little Edwardo enthusiasticly asked

"is that little banana really candy?"

Yes indeed.

I hope your days holds simple pleasures as well.

one Mother's Day

our daughter Emily

gave me bags and bags of penny candy

as a gift.

the girl knows my heart.

i love candy!  

:-)

March 21, 2010

creative coverage

today i drove maria and her newborn 

home from the hospital

 and took her back to the colonia.

that is a poor spanish community just up the road from where

we live.

as i was driving home i saw this boy walking 

 happily down the road.

i burst out laughing to see him

so delightfully parading along with a box on his head

how is that for creative coverage?  

he was pleased to let me take his picture.

the funniest part about it was about 10 minutes later

i saw him walking along the beach..

box still on his head.

oh to be like a child again!

no i am not donning a box, 

fear not,

but that reckless abandon that doesn't care

what the world thinks about us.

how refreshing is that?

hope you had a wonderful sunday.

here is a little slice of my afternoon.

west bay beach

usually it is very calm 

but we have a nor'easter coming in

so the waves were great.

so much for snorkeling though.

had a great time 

lounging, walking the beach and taking

a load of photos.

some one pass the aloe vera please!!

March 20, 2010

i think i can!

one of my favorite spots to go each morning is out 

on the deck.

i have my coffee and read my bible and enjoy

many visitors:

hummingbirds chirp and visit the feeder,

doves coo,

turkey vultures soar high over head looking for food

friggits grace the sky,

and the blue head lizard visits the hummingbird feeder

for his morning taste of sweetness!

i happened to catch him just as he was climbing over 

one of the seashells on the ledge of the deck.

this photo speaks to me of determination.

not giving up

having no obstacle stop me.

persistence is a strength of character that few

maintain but it is worth developing.

whatever you are facing...

don't give up.

i think i can,

i

think

i 

CAN!

see?  

he had quite the little journey to the feeder

but yes he made it!!