May 15, 2010

gauzy light

i am not sure if that is a word or not...

probably not 

oh well ..i thought the clouds looks like gauze.
don't you think?

bob and i went to seadancer to watch the sunset

so beautiful out on the dock and the breeze was refreshing

we met a couple that just arrived on the island

and had a wonderful talk together

and then took them to west end

to

rotisserie chicken for dinner

that is authentic island food!

delicious

on the way we stopped for a baleada.

they are such an awesome couple

i am sure we will see more of them while they are here on the island.

they usually stay in Mexico for 6 months and decided to come to 

Roatan first.

I wonder if they will make it to Mexico...

I really do.

our island wins!!!

yes indeed it does!   

;-)

May 14, 2010

 

finder's keepers

i went for a beach walk with jeanette and rachel

this morning

well it isn't really a beach walk, 

it is more of a walk through a shaded beach road that leads

to a beach.

we meander along the shore past wooden houses on stilts,

little tiny stores

with veggies and fruit in bins out front, 

we walk through anthony's key  

(which is one of the first dive resorts on the island)

and then we hit the beach in sandy bay.

on the way back

i saw this hibiscus laying beautifully and in all her glory

on the sandy beach road.

i passed at the perfect time because she hadn't begun

to wilt or fade.

it made me think about timing.

and makes me grateful that things are out of my hands

i just walk along like a small child and watch things

unfold and happen before me.

i am grateful to be able to see beauty in shades of

red on pebbled sand.

a natural jewel placed on our path...

it is a great way to start a day!

May 13, 2010

hope is rising

i woke up this morning feeling burdened

it happens sometimes.

i wake up wishing i was closer to my kids,

wishing i could hear their voice

and it weighs heavy on my soul

but this morning while snorkeling i chose to believe

that He will and is taking care of them.
ileave them in His hands
i believe!

it is quiet and awesome under the water 

and i came home feeling assured that 

even though i am far away 

He is not.

when i saw this shot with the little bit of green 

bursting through the twigs i was infused

with

HOPE.

hope is rising

for me

and 

i hope

for you too.

Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD.
Psalm 31:24

xo

May 12, 2010

say what?

yesterday i took a couple of canadian girls

that i met snorkeling at west bay out on a tour

of the east side.

we stopped at the view, went into turquoise bay,

explored the garifuna village of punta gorda,

and into joneville where harold picked us up in his boat 

for lunch.

harold took us for a tour of the mangroves before

taking us to his little restaurant that sits on the

shore of bodden bight

we were just slowly going  through the mangrove

when suddenly the boat stopped!
my first initial reaction was 

oh no.. is it broken!??

 but the driver exclaimed:

octopus!!

he proceeded to push the boat backwards manually

(because the mangrove channel was too narrow to turn around)

and sure enough there it was

i'd never expect to see an octopus in the mangrove.

so amazing.

i knew i was on an island tour when the boat driver

smiled happily and said,

'that would be some good eatin' right there!'

um.. no thanks.

grateful that at the restaurant we had shrimp instead of octopus!!

May 11, 2010

 

let it rain!

oh my goodness we need rain.

we have had a few times of rain in the past 4 months.

today it looked promising but it didn't amount to anything

i went snorkeling with ron, patti and edcuardo are west bay

it was a great swim!

 

we saw a huge, 5 foot tuna!

that is the biggest fish i have ever seen while snorkeling.

um.. well.. actually we saw a nurse shark once that 

was probably a bit bigger then that.

 

bob had things to do today so he dropped me off

and i took a water taxi home after our snorkel.

that is a cheap boat ride in my books!

i love it!

this photo is taken while on the water taxi.

ronnie my driver gave me his number and a guarantee

for the 'lowest prices on the island' for boat tours

to utila, cayo cochinos, or even palmetto bay.

when he quoted me his price i thought...

well.. those aren't  really the lowest!!

:-)

then i took a taxi to the house

my taxi driver's name was Jesus.

who would have thought i'd get a ride home with Jesus today!

:-)

actually i  like  to take Him with me everywhere I go

He is great company...  

May 10, 2010

what is it?

any ideas?

i know it looks like a piece of burlap doesn't it?

but it isn't

it is alive.

well not really

it was alive.

it is now dying

it is in a state of decay.

i saw it while i was going for a walk to the

little pulperia (store)

for icecream
by the way,
have you guessed yet?

i cleaned house today
so the icecream was a little treat for bob and i
treats are important
yes they are.

have you guessed?

i hope so

 because i am going to tell you what it is right now.

it is part of a palm tree 

yup

part of the trunk of a palm 

hanging 

loosely

abstractly

beautifully

i never cease to be amazed 

at the beauty that is all around.

i am enjoying my new camera

it shoots with more saturation than i like

so i had to desaturate this.

i like vivid colors but not all the time.

it is the only drawback to the camera 

that i can find

(and no i don't have it set on vivid)

sorry if you want icecream now.
maybe you should go have some too!
blessings
xo

May 9, 2010

happy mother's day

if you are a mother i hope you had a wonderful

day surrounded by people you love and

spoiled in ways that you deserve.

see the mother and the baby in this photo?

i didn't notice the bud at first but it was fitting to post

on mother's day. 

it was tradition in our home to make breakfast in bed

on special days.

i have had many many interesting breakfasts from my kids.

when they were small it was a little scary to eat what they

had prepared for me.

i guess the most 'unique' mother's day breakfast

was when they decided to make me 'green eggs and ham'

i used to decorate cakes so they used some green paste

and i tell you those eggs were really green!

it was okay until i began to eat the over easy eggs 

because suddenly the green with the yellow of the yolk

made a very bright and somewhat disgusting blue color!!!

blue eggs are... really.. hard to stomach!

i could barely eat it.

but i did.

of course!  

:-)

this year we didn't have any kids around but it was good to

skype with mattie.

when bob told him that he was given a keyboard to use,

mattie was encouraging bob to play something.

every sunday for a long as i can remember bob would

play a variety of songs while the rest of us got ready.

it was just part of the morning.

so bob went over and played 'great is Thy faithfulness'

the next thing you know they are jamming away together

over the miles...

still connecting.

it was a very special mother's day gift to me.

bob and matt making music together over the miles

bob called his mom while we were at 

infinity bay after our snorkel.

no matter where we are

we often think of those we love far away.

blessings.

xo

May 8, 2010

the journey begins

some of you know i have been camera less

for about a month.

my friend laura let me borrow her little pentax

so grateful for people like her!

on friday a couple from the states 

came here on a cruise ship

and brought the camera bob had ordered online.

oh joy.

that is all i can say.

it is very similar to my other canon.

it will take some getting used to 

but i know i will enjoy it

i was going to get another rebel

(that one broke too.. too much humidity and salt here)

but the thing i like about the canon 20sx 1s 

is that it has a great zoom and the same size lense as the rebel

anyways...

so begins the journey of

taking hummer pictures again.

i need to start using my tripod more because

holding the camera upright waiting for these little

guys to land in my 'shot' is really very hard on my neck.

but it was worth it

i think.