The Pelican Nest

This picturesque bar and seafood grill juts out over the azure waters off Palm Beach in Aruba.

Texture by Jerry Jones of Shadowhouse Creations.

Skyward

Another shot of the sunflowers in our backyard. We took this one today during the annular eclipse.
Textures from boccacino and Paree Erica.

Charlotte Amalie

The harbor of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, USVI, on an overcast afternoon.
Textures by emma cox and boccacino.

Deserted

This image shows a deserted and windy Fort Lauderdale beach the morning after a big rain storm.
Texture is by Jerry Jones at Shadowhouse Creations.

Sundrenched

We have lots of sunflowers blooming in the yard now and I'm fascinated by all the different colors, sizes and clusters of blooms. This started off as a contrasty photo I took a couple of mornings ago, then I decided to add a texture from rubyblossom.

St. George's, Grenada

St. George's was our first look at The Spice Isle, as Grenada is known.The people of Grenada are very warm and welcoming and clearly love their island. They take pride in its beauty and bountiful fruit, fish and spices, particularly nutmeg.

Texture by PareeErica

First Flower

Somehow it feels like I've been away for months, instead of weeks. I had a nice, relaxing vacation in the Caribbean and then spent a week sorting through my photos. I'm ready to post again and instead of a vacation photo, I felt like working on a photo I took just this evening of a sunflower in our back yard garden. Go figure.

Texture is from alice popkorn