HAPPY HOLIDAYS

            

Maine Scenes

This chilly scene was photographed in DownEast Maine earlier this week after a wild blizzard.  The cold is nothing new to Islandia’s northern friends but an interesting thing about this photo is the location on the lower Machias River in Washington...

HAPPY FEET

Rest your weary feet while waiting for a ride on this comfy bench in Coral Bay.

ITS CARNIVAL TIME!!

     St. John Fourth of July Celebration has officially begun.  The Princess show was held on Sunday evening and - traditionally - the results are in dispute.  The parking lot by the Post Office and Customs is closed and...

MANGOS COMING SOON

  The mango trees on St. John are bearing fruit.  These in the photo are still growing but will be ripe soon.  This huge mango tree is located in down town Cruz Bay just across the street from the Islandia Building.  Very tempting :) Merry

SIGNS OF SUMMER

  The wattapama (Poitea florida) is a small tree that grows abundantly in the Virgin Islands.  It is seldom noticed until it blossoms with its distinctive branches full of lavendar colored blossoms.  When blooming  these trees can be spotted all...

CRUZ BAY BOAT TRAFFIC

Not only is the real estate market on St. John picking up but so is traffic in Cruz Bay Harbor.  On a recent morning we were surprised with two criuse ships anchored off our busy harbor.  By all reports the visitors had a great time and...

WHAT A LIFE!

I took this photo yesterday while walking to the tax assessor's office.  How wonderful to live in a place  where the heart of downtown looks like this! Merry merryvi@aol.com 340 776-6666

DONKEY MEETS TURTLE

A donkey seems somewhat puzzled by this rock painted as a turtle.  Looks like a turtle and is a bit slow but something is definitely not quite right.  St. Johnians have a wicked sense of fun with road side humor.  Some may remember years...

NEW ST. JOHNIAN

I snapped this photo of a new born Donkey just past Skinny Legs at Estate Emmaus.  When first born donkeys have very curly hair, almost like fur.  Pretty cute!!