Ellen's Nest

St. John, USVI

I just can back from a week in St. John.  It was so much fun!!!  Mike and I went with 6 other people and rented  house with a fantastic view.  A friend put the trip together and did a wonderful job.  The people there are all so nice.  (Except one nurse in the clinic there.)

I sprained my ankle on the second day - no, no drinking, 8:00 am in the morning, probably no coffee.  I fell off ONE STEP.  I heard my ankle crack big time for about 10 seconds and I must have yelled, because everone came running.  I don't remember that.  I've never done any thing like that before.  Someone made the comment that there were no bones protruding - I think I couldn't have handled that...   We all went to the "ER" and the x-ray machines don't work on Tuesday and Thursday.  They wanted me to take a ferry to St. Thomas and go to the ER there - an all-day affair, on a bad foot.  No thanks!  I never knew if it was broken or not until I got home  week later.  It was swollen and numb, thank goodness.  What a way to put a damper on the trip.  The nurse said my friends needed to leave because it was going to take too long, but she implied they were troublemakers.  They probably were.  Crutches and all, we had lots of laughs. 

Identify This Bird

He was hiding on me.

Hibiscus

Flowering Red Kalanchoe

What the heck, I'm posting something, right?

Lantana

Another Photo

I've been out shooting some pictures with my new camera. Not as much as I should, but enough, I guess. I'm trying to do a better job of learning adobe while I'm at it, but I've kind of put that by the wayside, too. I've been busy for doing a lot of nothing. I DID cut my hair. It's shorter than it's been in 30 years. I lost a good foot of hair. I always hated it short, but for the first time in my life it feels good that way. (smile)

I Suppose By Now

I'm posting for myself... I've been not on, as anyone can see, so I guess I'm basically writing to myself, too. Oh well. Thanks Margaret and Tonya for checking in.

Well, any of you bug lovers know what it is??

Small Creatures

Pitcher Plant

This is a really cool pitcher plant.  It's carniverous.  The hairs in the plant point downward and won't let the bugs out once they go in.  Nature is amazing.

Orchids

I went to the orchid show in Sarasota the other day. There were some beautiful flowers.  Many I'd never seen before.  They were all shapes and sizes.