I've now been on Statia for four months. The time has gone by really quickly and I'm still learning new things every day.
The past few weeks have been good ones. I've been building a dragonfly sculpture out of scrap metal at the welding shop in town. It's coming along nicely now and it should be finished soon. I've been putting together yet another catalog of plant and flower images. And I'm also in the planning stages for an art exhibition at the garden in April.
This past weekend, we went camping on Zeelandia Beach which was good fun. We also hung out at the beach and relaxed.
I finished reading "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver. It was such a good book. The language was rich and descriptive and I soaked in every word.
Today we took a boat ride around the bay, did some snorkeling and then soaked up some sun. It was so nice and then sun felt good. This afternoon we're going to the beach, having some dinner in town, and then going dancing! We're diving on Sunday so it should be a great weekend.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
More pictures! and a Drop in the Bucket
I have certain photography goals in life and one of them was to capture a picture of a hummingbird in flight. Yesterday, I camped out in several locations in the garden hoping and praying that a hummingbird would flit over to drink nectar out of the plants. One did exactly that, and I was able to capture it on camera.
We had a really lovely night last night in the garden. We just finished our Corn Hole board so we played corn hole. I was on a team with Randy and we won! We also played glow in the dark frisbee for a while which was quite exciting.
We had a really lovely night last night in the garden. We just finished our Corn Hole board so we played corn hole. I was on a team with Randy and we won! We also played glow in the dark frisbee for a while which was quite exciting.
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| Dead pig on the road! Right in the heat of the action! |
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| Teeny-tiny fungus, or some sort of eggs. Eve found them on a twig. |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Valentine's Day, and a great weekend!
It has been a great weekend on Statia!
On Friday, we hung out at the beach and then got some pizza. We danced the night away at Smoke Alley. Then we had a flat tire on the way home and Kyle had to come from the garden in the other truck and rescue us at 3:00 in the morning. Also, when we were coming home from work, there was a dead pig on the road that had been hit by a car. It was right in the middle and I didn't want to drive over it so I decided I should pick it up and move it. I got two black, plastic bags and after much shrieking and hopping around, I picked it up and flung it into the bush. It shouldn't have been funny, but it was.
We did a whole lot of nothing on Saturday, which was nice. I am reading "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver so I read that and then took a long nap. Saturday evening, we had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows on the fire.
Sunday, I went for two dives. I did one at Aquarium and the other at Blue Bead Hole. At Aquarium I saw a hawksbill turtle eating coral, I swam into a school of southern sennets and got circled by them, I also saw some lobster and a barracuda. Blue Bead Hole is a big, sandy area with lots of small little fish living there. It's really neat to lay on the bottom near a group of small rocks and watch what kind of sea life come out to see what you're doing there. It was also a really good dive because I found a blue bead! Finally! After dreaming about it and searching, I dive B.B. Hole, not expecting to find anything but just enjoying all the little creatures, and sitting on top of the sand was a brilliant, dark blue, bead! I smiled so much that I flooded my mask three times and had to clear it three times. Now, I've got it on a necklace and it looks lovely.
On Friday, we hung out at the beach and then got some pizza. We danced the night away at Smoke Alley. Then we had a flat tire on the way home and Kyle had to come from the garden in the other truck and rescue us at 3:00 in the morning. Also, when we were coming home from work, there was a dead pig on the road that had been hit by a car. It was right in the middle and I didn't want to drive over it so I decided I should pick it up and move it. I got two black, plastic bags and after much shrieking and hopping around, I picked it up and flung it into the bush. It shouldn't have been funny, but it was.
We did a whole lot of nothing on Saturday, which was nice. I am reading "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver so I read that and then took a long nap. Saturday evening, we had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows on the fire.
Sunday, I went for two dives. I did one at Aquarium and the other at Blue Bead Hole. At Aquarium I saw a hawksbill turtle eating coral, I swam into a school of southern sennets and got circled by them, I also saw some lobster and a barracuda. Blue Bead Hole is a big, sandy area with lots of small little fish living there. It's really neat to lay on the bottom near a group of small rocks and watch what kind of sea life come out to see what you're doing there. It was also a really good dive because I found a blue bead! Finally! After dreaming about it and searching, I dive B.B. Hole, not expecting to find anything but just enjoying all the little creatures, and sitting on top of the sand was a brilliant, dark blue, bead! I smiled so much that I flooded my mask three times and had to clear it three times. Now, I've got it on a necklace and it looks lovely.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
21!
Good afternoon!
Today is my 21st birthday! I woke up this morning and instantly! I was older :] It's very exciting. I've now crossed over to being an adult who could, drink, go to a casino, drive a car, join the army, buy scratchers, or do whatever! The world is my oyster.
Tonight we are having a barbecue. We are going to have lobster and lots of other delicious things. I'm excited to spend it with the friends I've made on the island and I'm also extremely thankful for the friends and family I have back home who have been supporting and encouraging me these past months while I'm in the Caribbean.
Missing everyone back home and hoping everyone stays safe through the winter storm!
Today is my 21st birthday! I woke up this morning and instantly! I was older :] It's very exciting. I've now crossed over to being an adult who could, drink, go to a casino, drive a car, join the army, buy scratchers, or do whatever! The world is my oyster.
Tonight we are having a barbecue. We are going to have lobster and lots of other delicious things. I'm excited to spend it with the friends I've made on the island and I'm also extremely thankful for the friends and family I have back home who have been supporting and encouraging me these past months while I'm in the Caribbean.
Missing everyone back home and hoping everyone stays safe through the winter storm!
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