November 20, 2010

twilight afterglow

what is something that you see in your day

every day?

day in, day out?

(other then family or friends or pets)

fields?

high rises?

floral gardens?

snowy trees?

billboards?

highway signs?

malls?

palm trees?

birds in flight?

playground swings?

a calm pond?

whatever it is that is part of your day

it often becomes so common place that we don't even

see it anymore

the one thing that is in my everyday is sunsets

i try very hard to continue to see the beauty in them

sometimes like last night we make special trips to watch

it set but it isn't much of a show

this evening as i was on the computer

i glanced up and saw the sky a blaze of color

i haven't walked down the 30 odd stairs down to the beach

since i pulled my achilles tendon

but tonight

i was drawn

i decided to take it s.l.o.w

i couldn't believe it when i got down there

i thought i was too late

but the sky just got better and better and better

the afterglow was worth the walk down to the beach

i hope that tomorrow you are able to see the beauty

that surrounds you

and perhaps it will even take your breath away again

and you will lift your eyes to heaven and say thank You

November 19, 2010

when i turned around

sometimes it is so easy to keep a straight ahead focus

we have a plan or an idea and we just barrel along

it is important to turn around

when we do 

we see things we'd otherwise miss

like this moon

i usually sit watching the sunset but tonight i put my back to the sunset

(it wasn't a great sunset obviously)

and i kept my eye on the moon

did you know that the moon reflects the sun?

of course you remember that from science class right?  :-)

well i want to do the same

simply reflecting the Son

have a good weekend.

xo

November 18, 2010

fresh picked/baked

have you ever had an apple banana?

mmmmm

tiny

sweet

little bananas 

that yes, taste like apples!

really!  

:-)

these bananas were picked from the tree yesterday

and today, since it was raining and cool

i decided to bake banana bread

sigh

so good

did you know that once you pick a bunch of bananas

that tree gets cut down?

it's true

so next time.. 

enjoy your banana!!

well i am going to go curl up on the couch 

with some tea and banana bread

and read my book

the rain is falling so beautifully on the roof

i love the sound

it reminds me of an ancient song....

November 17, 2010

the unseen

cactii babies in the morning light...

how beautiful is that?

but what i didn't see is the iridescent light on the web!

i couldn't see the blues, the pinks, yellows!

in fact i didn't see the web at all when i took this photo

it wasn't until later that i was overwhelmed

to see such simple beauty

we often don't see the unseen as we should

beauty is everywhere around us

we need eyes to see it

our eyes get dim, our hearts get cold, our motion gets routine

i believe if we could see the world as God sees it 

we would be overwhelmed!

the colors would be brilliantly placed everywhere

the light would be sparkling...

on the water, on the leaves, on the trees, on the heads of children

and if we saw it our hearts would melt in worship

it would

we would melt

we would bend of knees 

in gratitude and praise to the One who made it all

open our eyes Lord

we need to see as You do...

November 16, 2010

scorpion scare!!!

i have heard we have scorpions on the island

but i haven't ever seen one

i know people who consistently look under their pillow 

for a scorpion before they go to sleep at night

what do you do before you go to sleep?

bet you don't check for scorpions!!

well neither have i, but after today i just might...

YIKES!

carlos was cleaning out around the bottom of a traveller's palm

and found this

he called me because he knows i like to take photos

i started to hobble over and i saw him carrying it on a leaf!

can you imagine??!!

sheesh.

i hollered (like a mom)

"carlos put that down!!!"

he looked at me and kept walking and then put it down in front of me

i backed up...

quite a bit actually

(no i didn't run.. can't do this with this tendon but i was running inside!)

so thankful this camera has a zoom lens

so wishing carlos wouldn't have brought this over

AND

he told me there are lots of 

babies over there!

i am thinking... scorpion insecticide perhaps??!

ewwwwwww

i posted this photo on my sister's facebook wall

because today is her birthday and since it is 

november i thought she should have a photo of a real scorpion.

i know, i know.. nice sister!!!

haha!

other then having a scorpion sighting?

met up with some fellow canadians off the cruise ship

who after taking a tour of the east side came over to the house

they were intrigued with apple bananas, hummingbirds that are almost tame,

buddy who is, as you know, not a typical budgie

then we went to the 'cannibel cafe' in west end

and then back to the 'made in roatan' shop for shopping fun!

 will you look at that??!  this mama hummingbird made a nest at the end of christmas lights at the cannibel cafe.  ( i almost made this my 365 because it is so pretty.. but hey, how many times do you get a scorpion photo?? um... never.. again.. i hope)

ya CANADA!

kevin, garreth, timothy, pamela, madelaine, and george!

what a joy to meet you!

November 15, 2010

mid month

not bad for half way through november

twas a glorious day!

i even had to put the fan on for awhile!!

today kendy came over and made some christmas ornaments

that i am going to sell for her in the made in roatan shop

it's exciting

it is good opportunity for her to make some extra money

and she is such a lovely girl

and a hard worker

she kept looking at me for approval saying

es bueno miss debi?

(is good miss debi?)

and finally i told her in spanish

that creativity comes from God and she should

just let 'it flow'

so she did.

we had a great morning together!

i decorated some roatan shells that i had found on the beach

yahooo... a little gold glitter goes a long way!   :-)

see our creative mess!!!  

here is one of the christmas photo frames that kendy made

i thought it would be great for tourists to put on the tree

with one of their favorite roatan photos in it!

oh oh i just realized i forgot to get her to 

write 'roatan 2010' in the bottom right corner.

she can do it tomorrow when she brings carlos' breakfast in the  morning

November 14, 2010

cosmos, you are stunning today!!

this is why it is important to take your camera everywhere!

i was heading to church with my camera over my shoulder

(yes i take my camera to church...

you never know what i will see in the half hour drive

plus sometimes i even bring it in and take adorable photos

of the cutest black children in the world!!)

as i was walking to the car this flower was just glorious!

a real stunner she was!

so i put everything down:

my bag, my coffee, my bible 

and as quickly as i could i took this

i thought to myself...

if my day starts like this 

it has got to just get better and better

and..

it did!

had a beautiful, blessed day today!

November 13, 2010

 

 evening window

i stood and watched the young boys fish

it was more then just 'something to do'

it would be a meal for their families

young boys

out fishing

as i turned to walk into the house

i was the evening was following me

reflecting into the window by the house

i was drawn by the beauty

the simplicity of an evening sky in my window

here is a picture of the boys getting supper\

you can see they are quite close to the reef by the way the waves

are chasing over it