Caribbean sunrise

Soft watercolor
pre-dawn shifts to vividly
rendered intense hues.

Chenay Bay – Fourth night, Christmas day

Lazy day, lazy
night.  Dinner at seven with
turkey and plantains.

St. Croix prices

At Schooner Bay, iced
tea – 60 cents at Big Lots –
is nearly three bucks.

Chenay Bay – First night

Island band’s Christmas
tunes with a reggae twist our
dinner serenade.

Reggae breakfast

We eat cereal
on the porch by the sea, while
island music plays.

Caribbean morning

Intense turquoise, the
water is a wake-up call
to swim, sun, sail, dream.

Big death, little death

Sleep gently takes you,
like the lethal injection
you cannot resist.

Packing for vacation

separating the
non-essential from the much
needed is painful.

Clean sweep

My spare bedroom holds
many possibilities
under all that junk.

Anticipation

Making travel plans,
like getting dressed for a date,
is a leap of faith.