Monthly Archives: May 2012

What do you do when…..

You are on a Caribbean island souvenir shopping and the skies turn dark and threatening opening up and unleashing so much rain and wind you begin to think “So this is what a precursor to a hurricane might look like? … Continue reading

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Not Gilligans Island

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip.  That started from this tropic port, aboard a tiny ship (ok, so it was really a 31′ boat) .  The mate was a mighty sailin’ … Continue reading

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A rare species of tree….

One day while on our getaway we decided to rent a car and go explore the island we were on.  Renting the car was extremely easy (it was from an Avis branch at a hotel up the road from us), … Continue reading

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Memorial Day and memories sparked by the movie Battleship

Tomorrow will be Memorial Day, a day when we here in the states honor and remember those men and women who have served in the various branches of the military.  Hopefully other countries have something similar.  As I have mentioned … Continue reading

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Let me introduce you to my little friend…

My head is still not back from our getaway and seriously, I am not functioning in this area code worth a darn yet!  When I awoke this morning and my feet touched carpeting instead of tile I was confused for … Continue reading

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Bucket List

It wasn’t until I read a newspaper article some years ago that I learned about bucket lists.  Actually, the article was really “100 places to visit before you die” but you get the idea.  I gobbled up the article making … Continue reading

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Rainy Day

Sesame Street – Rainy Day It’s a rainy day; It’s a rainy day. It’s raining outside, And I can’t go out and play. Why do we need the rain anyway? Rain falls everywhere, Fills the rivers and streams, Flows into … Continue reading

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Macro Bugging

It’s early in the morning and I’m still bumbling about trying to prioritize what it is I have to do today and if there is any coffee in the house when I look out the back door and notice something … Continue reading

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The super moon, wavy hair, and a star

From all ages, with all degrees of skill set in photography, with all manner of equipment and some with pretty amazing locations to shoot from were out last night to capture this moment in time – the super moon.  Super … Continue reading

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Gracias, Danke, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Asante, Thank You – my 200th blog post

My 200th post – I’ve been a bit bloggy, huh?  🙂  According to the records here somewhere this journey began sometime around the end of August 2011 (plus or minus a week or two).  At first I was afraid, I … Continue reading

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