May 29, 2010

blue stillness

i love being out on a boat!!

this was taken out on the water at

west bay

tabyana beach is so beautiful!!!

today we were out on the 

BoB underwater adventure boat

since my Bob won a chance to go explore

the reef in the underwater
"Breathing Observation Bubble"

i didn't go down because i am rather claustaphobic

but i did snorkel around the surface with them.

it was pretty cool.

a little slow,

a little noisy

and a little distorted vision wise

but for someone who wants to try

something new...

this is it!

for me...

no thanks folks.

May 28, 2010

 not like the others

first i need to apologize 

to this stranger that i took the liberty

of photographing.

then i need to apologize to the rest of you

who have been subject to looking at it!

i just couldn't resist!

i was at the 'made in roatan' shop in coxen hole

today and then went to my friends place for lunch.

as i was driving through flowers bay i was stuck 

in some cruise ship traffic:

taxis, tour buses, vans etc.

and i noticed this man

standing on a little local beach.

it is so funny 

because no one ever swims there 

except for the locals who live in that area

so believe me,

he really stood out!!!

there were all sorts of school kids 

walking by and i tell you

i wasn't the only one

who was wondering why that gringo was

half naked on their beach.

remember that sesame street

song:

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?

i found myself humming that as i drove away.

:-)

May 27, 2010

 

mangos anyone?

this is edwardo

our little neighbor.

i told him that i wanted to take a photo 

of a mango for my 365 shot and

he tagged along.

he picked up these two nice ripe ones 

and said,

'hey deb, you could take one of me holding them"

isn't he adorable?!

an interesting thing about edwardo is that  his mom is honduran

and his dad is dutch.

he speaks english, spanish and dutch fluently.

today i said to him.

'who do you think you get your cuteness from?

your mom or your dad?'

he broke out laughing and said,

deb, i get my cuteness from school!

see.. cute kid!!!  :-)

today i learned a new way to eat mangos.

okay, normally i don't like them because they can

be stringy (not all of them, but we have 5 trees on the property

and 3 of them are stringy.)

believe me, 

we have ALOT of mangos right now!

these need to ripen up, of course but we have so many!

alot of the spanish come and 'help themselves'

because there is no way we can eat them all

anyways, here is the trick:

get a ripe ripe mango

squeeze the living daylights out of it,

roll it on a table,

just make it JUICY!!

then bite the top part of the skin off

and suck the juice out.

it is a honduran 'juice box'!!

works great,

so fresh 

 so juicy

and no strings attached!!

May 26, 2010

looking out

this is the view from our bedroom window.

when we first moved here the yard 

was mainly palms, bushes, and trees.

very few flowers.

well that has changed!

you can't tell from this photo

but there are zinnias, impatience,

hibiscus, bougainvillea,

lilies, and many other flowers that 

i don't know the names of.

just recently we have planted seeds

and i am so thrilled because they 

are growing!!

more flowers!

i walk through this little stone path several times a day

just checking out the garden:

pinching, repotting, water 

and giving lots of TLC there.

it brings me joy 

May 25, 2010

worth the wait

sometimes a sunset 

becomes more like 

a 

masterpiece

and i stand in awe

of all that beauty.

night after night after night

the sun sets

and it is easy to get accustomed to them here

i had seen the sunset

15 minutes earlier it looks like this

and said to bob ... 

"well let's go home now, that wasn't so great"

and then...

i turned around and saw the sky a blaze of pink

and yellow and mauve

within minutes the

'not so great sunset'

became spectacular.

i am learning something these days.

wait.

don't be in such a hurry.

just wait

and things

will get better

i am still struggling with

neck, back and nerve pain

i wish i'd get better right away

i need to wait

i miss my kids terribly

i need to wait.

we didn't have internet for the past few days
it was hard to wait.


Those who wait upon the Lord WILL renew their strength!

AMEN!

May 24, 2010

Love is....

patient,

kind

always hopes

always perseveres

never fails.

it is what i need.

everyday.

from Him

to you

to the stranger on the road

to everyone.

i am lost without Him.

my days become full of shadows until

i come close enough and see that

love has been there all along.

i breathe deep and receive it 

over and over and over again

today while at the physio

the doctor had my back in traction

and this thought occurred to me

(in Spanish too.. which is something new!)

Dios es aqui

meaning 

God

is

here
the purity of that thought
swept over me
and brought tears to my eyes.
love came near.

love never fails.

hope you believe it today too.

May 23, 2010

 

handful of light

West Bay

at sunset

is 

amazing!

Well West Bay, anytime is amazing!

I took this  photo of Lena with a handful of light.

We picked up her this afternoon after church,

brought her home for lunch and then headed to 

West Bay for a snorkel.

She is from Germany and is working here on the

island promoting tourism to Germans

I didn't snorkel for very long

(doctor's orders until my neck and back heal up)

but I did enjoy the coolness of the sea.

Bob and Lena had a great swim.

They swam with a big hoxbill turtle

which is always a wonderful experience.

I enjoyed moving slowly through the water

and stretching my upper back 

it felt better then it has in weeks.

i am grateful.

We had such a fun time together

swimming

eating a big brownie and icecream together,

laughing, 

sharing stories 

and taking lots of photos.

 bob took this while driving

A wonderful Sunday.

it did my heart good.

this is the sky earlier in the afternoon

on our way home from church

taken in Flower's Bay

May 22, 2010

afternoon orange

these lilies are in bloom all over the island
right now
it is wonderful to see little splashes of orange
amongst the green as we are driving along.


we have about 6 plants in our yard that i have
been watching and hoping that they would
bloom
well...
this afternoon one did.
isn't it beautiful?

i didn't do much today due to
 neck/upper back pain
i went for another massage in the morning.
they have found two spots in particular that
are very tight and 'knotty'
they are extremely tender and painful today.

so i went for a wee walk through the yard
and it is finding flowers like this
that make a day that wasn't as spectacular
moreso.