Snowy backyard, Harlem, NYC
It’s difficult to think of winter – the topic of this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge — when the temperature’s nearly...
Jamaica's new PM designate, Portia Simpson Miller, photo via the Internet
Yesterday, December 29th, Jamaicans went to the polls to elect a new prime minister. Former PM and Leader of the...
Boats getting into position, waiting for the sun to set
Rick’s Cafe, in Negril, is one of the best places to watch the sun set in Jamaica. It’s an event...
Rick's at night
Rick’s Cafe has been a fixture in Negril’s West End since 1974. That’s when Richard Hershman, after whom the bar...
Few flowering plants say Christmas (or December) the way poinsettias do. I found this beautiful one a few weeks ago...
Scene from Pantomime, image from the Internet
In Jamaica as well as several former British colonies, December 26th is known as Boxing Day. I celebrated Boxing Day...
Poinsettia, maynefoto
Happy Hanukkah! Happy Holidays! Happy Kwanzaa! Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad / Joyeux Noël! Season’s Greetings! Wishing you  Health, Happiness...
NOAA's Environmental Visualization Laboratory found the location of the 2011 North Pole. Photo from the Internet via wjla.com
For the last few days, Norad has been tracking Santa Claus as he makes his way from the North Pole....
Christmas 2011 Poinsetta
Most of the Christmas carols we learned over the years mention things like snow, mistletoe, stockings, chimneys, etc., that we...
Crown of thorns
A few weeks ago, I went to buy a few boxes of Christmas cards for a relative. As I strolled...