confessions of a reformed tourist
Emily came at night. She began with a timpani of thunder. At first, I survey from the corner of my verandah, until the blowing rain chases me indoors. I listen to her pummel my neighbor’s steel roof, as if taking a mallet to a steel drum, whaling on it like a wicked auntie with a [...]
This list was inspired by a comment on YingYang’s blog. LifeOnARock blogs here and is another American living in Grenada. I’ve never met her. She commented on YingYang’s post about “indecent exposure” in Grenada, saying this: “When I first arrived in Grenada, I went out and about in St. George’s with camo shorts on. I [...]
Someday I will leave Grenada and return to the United States, leaving behind sights like these: I wonder: After I’m gone, will these pictures seem impossible memories? Will it eventually feel a dream that I ever lived amidst such extraordinary yet everyday beauty?
At 11:51 PM on Tuesday I typed the last words of my liveblog and finally stepped away from the computer. The networks had called the election. I had confirmed it on Twitter. I wasn’t celebrating yet. I was cautious. But then the miracle happened. Mere minutes after the call, John McCain delivered his concession speech. [...]
Welcome to my Election Day liveblog. Oy. 8:56 AM (Atlantic Time!): On Twitter, Election Day is already in full swing. People come out of the voting booth choked up. “Are you fired up?” A resounding yes. 8:58 AM: Dear Ann Coulter, please shut up. You make me embarrassed to be a white woman. Do you [...]
I took these photos last weekend at Bathway Beach, Grenville and the fishing jetty at Sauteurs. Grenada Coast: Grenville & Sauteurs Slideshow after the jump.
I’ve been having lots of fun with Picasa Web Albums. Here’s a taste: Captions are a work in progress.
Perhaps you’ve noticed my rotating header images. Originally I had just one, this one. This one is my favorite and if I could only have one this would be it. But the yummy wordpress theme I’m using has a rotating header option and I just couldn’t resist. So I added six more. (Click any photo [...]
Yesterday I said it felt like dry season. Today, not so much. This video isn’t anything special… except for the unbelievable sound of the rain. Also, check out updated my updated photo page.
My life is so weird. This is a walking stick, in my kitchen. This is one of my neighbors, and his iguana. This is the ice cream truck, stopping right next door. This is a bat, not unlike the ones that chirp nightly past my verandah. (Did you know that verandah is a Hindi word?) [...]
