PhotoDiary: Nevis

Showing posts with label Nevis. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Nevis. Show all posts

Sunday, December 10, 2017

10/12/2017 Bye bye sunshine, hello rain and snow!!!!!

09/12/2017 Leaving Nevis by Ferry 28° C....

Arriving at St Kitts...

At St Kitts.

Nigel took photos at the airport and we do not have the cable here to download, so no airport shots!

On the road having left Gatwick airport...

As above.

In FIL's garden and still snowing 0° C !!!!!

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

06/11/2017 A few of the flowers and plants I have seen here on Nevis, many of which I cannot identify!

Bougainvillea - red and white on the same plant.

Flame Lily - the national flower of Zimbabwe and was also of Rhodesia.

A Bismark palm.

One of the strelitzia species....

As above.

Unknown.

Unknown.

Unknown.

Unknown.

One of the species of Spider lily.

Known locally as the Monkey no climb tree because of its thorns.

(Hura crepitans), the sandbox tree, also known as possumwood and jabillo.

Loving having your comments but I will only get back to replying when we get home 😊

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

05/12/2017 A little more of the wild and domestic animal life on Nevis.

Caribbean Queen or Jamaican Monarch (Danaus cleophile)...

As above...

As above.

Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita)...

As above.

Not sure which humming bird this is but is is very small only about 6.5 cms (2.5 Inches) long from tali to tip of beak....

as above, sorry the light was bright behind so quite dark.

Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)

Busy as a bee.

Panther anole - (Anolis bimaculatus). [I think]

as above

Mum goat getting her kids out of the roadway!

This donkey also was in the road. Black and white as there was a strange orange light across the photo!

Sunday, November 26, 2017

26/11/2017 Catching up a couple of days

23/11/2017 Sunset at home

24/11/2017 Sunrise central France.

24/11/2017 In the Chunnel.

24/11/2017 Sunset at Gatwick U.K.

26/11/2017 Walking to the beach.....

26/11/2017 Standing in Nevis looking at St Kitts.

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Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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