Winter Scenes, January 2025

 

Chatham Cottage, Montego Bay, Jamaica

                                        

 

         

                         

Mel and Mi

 

Interactions; Jamaica January 2025

 

 

Jamaica Beach, Montego Bay

 Outside of 'all inclusive resorts,' there are not a lot of beaches in northwest Jamaica.

There are a few:

Tranquillity Garden

 Tranquillity Garden at Dunns River Falls.

Buttress roots above.  One of the numerous streams that flow into Dunns River Falls.

Many plants in Jamaica are recognizable as houseplants in temperate climates.

Philodendron monstera, top.  Sansevieria or Snake Plant, with Mel and Mi.

Food Plants in Jamaica Hills

 'No one should go hungry in Jamaica.'

Banana plant with banana flower and fruit.

Above: taro in background, edible cactus, okra stalk.

To the right:  sugar cane with plantain in background

Below:  Breadfruit tree on high, plantain underneath

A Last Walk in Jamaica Hills

 

Our Card for 2024

 

'Schlaf/Sleep' :  a pen and ink drawing by Paul Klee from 1914.

He was 35 and struggling as an artist.

World War I had started, killing two dear friends in the trenches.

He was not yet called up into the German army.

A dark time.

The outline here is a musical bird, tweeting the name 'Klee.'

It contains a visual pun: 

finely hatched lines in the center of the bird meld into the head of a sleeping person.

Alan loved sleep and I carry on his spirit.

Christmas Trees and Parties

 

Above:  Craig's silver and white tree.

Right: Christmas Tree ornamented with dried fruits and pods, in the outdoor First Ladies Garden at the National Arboretum in Washington.  How many of the former first ladies can you identify from the poster below?

Photo must have been taken  between 2001 and 2009.  Ladybird was still alive and Michelle Obama was not yet first lady:

Nancy Reagan

Ladybird Johnson

Hilary Clinton

Rosalyn Carter

Laura Bush

Barbara Bush

A couple of scenes from rounds of holiday parties.

Talking, drinks, food, and shoes!