St. Lucia. The most mountainous of all the Caribbean Islands. Volcanic island. Oh, the natural beauty of it. Rainforests to hike through and discover another side of nature. Plunging cliffs that take your breath away. Winding roadswith hairpin turns and single wider roads. Hang on!!
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I was driving through the countryside, taking in the lush beauty of St. Lucia, when I passed a banana farm and knew I had to stop for #TreeTuesday to get a shot. They have them in the blue bags to prevent black spots on them as they ripen. If a green banana rubs up against another, it will bruise. Also, they are sprayed for mites and the bag helps keep them safe from them. I am not sure how I feel about that! Technically, bananas are not even trees!! Who knew??? I just found out that they're perennial herbs.
These are typical West Indies style housing with the pretty color dotting the landscape.
Soufriere is the town that you see below the tree line. It makes a nice backdrop of the Pitons, the rainforest and the sea. Undeveloped and lightly populated, it is located in the southern part of the island. Trees are in abundance here!
Quaint little fishing village, surrounded by a forest of trees and palms and banana trees. There were boats pulled up to shore and fishing nets being dried in the sun. And the people. The people were beautiful. Simply beautiful
He lived in the fishing village and worked here, in this artists shack, which were dotted along the roadside everywhere I drove. He took out his guitar and seranaded us with his Bob Marely songs. Oh, yes! And then he showed us his artwork, as we looked down at the town. So much talent here. So little opportunity.
Villages with boats, yachts and fishing equipment. What a life, no? And TREES! There are trees all over the place!
There is a melt-off upon my arrival back home. One day a frozen tundra and the next day 70. The trees did not appreciate this. Especially my Red Maple.
#Alwaysaflower. There must always be flowers to color my world.
Somewhere
A symphony plays
The strings of my heart
Passionately
Harmonizing
Making
Music to my eyes
A giant tree for good measure! Thank you for taking the time to do #TreeTuesday with me! Much appreciation to all. Have a great night from here!
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they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?
i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.
later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,
"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"
warsan shire
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Great photos as always! Are you doing a lot of diving as you visit these tropical paradises? You must have so many gorgeous photos in your collection.
I never knew that about bananas either. I wonder what they spray on them before they put them in the bags. I'm thinking it can't be anything healthy.
I would have enjoyed the performance of Bob Marley songs as well. There's an indoor/outdoor club near me and on Friday evenings they have a guy that performs Bob Marley songs, and he's been there literally years.
Are you back home for a while, or will you be off on another cruise soon?
Have a great day!
Some are better than others. I think Bonaire is really the only worthy one (in my opinion) this trip, as was known before it was started. So, except for that one, it's been tried before and the answer was already known. :)
Bonaire is already on the schedule for another trip soon. As is Cozumel, which also has great diving along that coast.
I can't believe that I never knew about the bananas, or is it something they have just started. I have seen the blue bags only in the last couple of years and not everywhere. I don't even want to think about what they spray on them and my intake of bananas has gone down. Way down.
How cool about the club that has a Bob Marley singer/fan. This man was pretty cool, and I really enjoyed his impromptu performance.
Well. I do have to work, so I had to come home. I was lucky enough to have this as a combo work/play vacation, so it worked out pretty well for me. I have just arrived home and will be gone a couple of days, but, no cruising for at least two months.
Le sigh.
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Ohhhh those colourful houses and the brother to bobM wow what a peaceful scenery and i get in The holiday mood just watching your photos. I have to wonder about that plastic used to cover, that is not very inviromental but ok brushed goods arent attractive either, thanks for the tree tuesday and congrats on the community pick by phc
I thought it was trash too! :)
I do love the brightly colored houses that dot the Caribbean Islands. So tropical, peaceful and happy looking. Much like the people themselves. One cannot help but have a joyful heart when perusing the islands.
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Wow I love the colorful houses. It feels like there is always a tropical party going on. Photos are superb by the way my friend.
Haha! You are so right! I believe the Caribbean Islands party non-stop! There always seems to be some kind of celebration going on. It's in the creed of the island!
Thank you so much. The colorful houses are what first attracted me to this part of the world. So breezy and happy looking.
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St. Lucia looks and sounds like a vacation in paradise, Denise. Glad you had fun!
Thank you for the lesson about where bananas come from and their proper classification. A perennial herb?🍌
That was great of you to bring the tropical warmth back home and thaw your maple tree! Please send some my way, as it's lightly snowing & freezing outside at the moment.
Hope you have a terrific day! @dswigle💕
Thank you, Nina! @ninahaskin You are such a sweetie with your snappy little banter and always the kindest, most generous words left behind.
Le sigh.
It is always a treat to get a comment from you and as you have been there, you know what a paradise it can be. Those pretty little houses that have joy written all over them, they make me happy just looking at them. Who knew about the banana covers? I didn't, although I have seen them in the last two years. (Maybe more?) And yes! Bananas were a fruit as far as I knew. Oh! The things we learn, especially here on steemit!
My neck of the woods was warm except for the last few days before I came home. The temperatures got downright winter! I can't believe that it is still snowing there although, nobody has really had much of a winter this year. Maybe it is waiting for March! :(
I am having a wonderful day. I just stepped in my own door about an hour ago and greeted warmly by those I left behind. 💕 Thank you, always, Nina. You have a way of making every person you come in contact with feel special.
That makes you amazing. 💕
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Hidden away amidst the trees, a small little village where life should be a breeze.
Alas it is not so for fishing and farming, signing and art no big industry life is hard.
If only we had money to buy that little something extra to make lives easier, the dream of many who are so poor, yet still happy and smiling.
Looks so quaint, glad you enjoyed the warmth offered by all on your stay there Denise. Cold weather looks like it's on it's way out, have a wonderful day watching the warm sun start melting the ice away.
Isn't that the truth, Joan? @joanstewart Life should be free and easy in a society such as this, yet the economic strain of life weighs heavy on them. They live in such beauty, yet poverty is abundant. Not the kind that we have, not being able to have another vacation, but more direct needs. Food, medical, shelter.
And yet, they are the sweetest, kindest and happiest people I have ever seen. God bless them.
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Beautiful place. Santa Lucia is ne of those mysterious places we know very little about. It's nice to see some images and stories from there.
It has always been a paradise to those in the United States, but, I have found that to be only in the resort areas. The rest of the island has a beauty of its own, in the people, the lush landscape and the joy in their souls. That is what makes it such a beautiful place.
You can build it pretty, but, you cannot steal the souls of these people. They are the heart of what makes it so wonderful. Thank you so much for stopping by and saying hello!
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Your post caught my eye with that blue bag.. I was thinking it was trash stuck in the tree and then after reading, it all makes perfect sense now..haha. Glad you had a nice vacation. My wife and I are stuck in the all inclusive rut, and like it. St Lucia doesn't have many of those and to tell ya the truth I wouldn't do one there. Looks like an island that one would like to just putter around on. Some day. Some day. Where did you end up staying?
I can picture myself in that nice rancher by the marina in that photo of yours. Those docked sailboats and steep lush valley's look amazingly peaceful.
Lovely photographs. I love trees and I remember that I have some trees pictures. Thank for sharing. 😉
Thank you! I hope that you put up your trees for all of us to see! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello! Have a most wonderful day!
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St. Lucia looks amazing @dswigle! I'm sure you didn't want to leave, lol The skies so blue, the water oh my goodness :) Beautiful beautiful...
Hey there!! When I haven't seen you for a while, I know I have been gone way too long! I didn't realize I hadn't been home in almost a month! Yikes!
St. Lucia is beautiful, but, it is the people that really attract me to the place. I hope all is going well with you and yours and your beautiful babies! :)
Have a most incredible day! Look!!! It is almost March! Where has the time gone????
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Glad to see you're back! Hope your vacation was relaxing, Spring is just around the corner...I'm looking forward to your beautiful spring pictures :) Great people make places like St. Lucia paradise don't they? Have a wonderful weekend xx
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What a beautiful place with the colorful painted homes and the gorgeous scenery with backdrop of mountains Denise. Awesome trees.
I didn’t know banana trees were considered a perennial herb. Not even considered a fruit tree? 😂
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Thank you! I too love the painted home, it gives it such a peaceful, happy look! I actually was told that by one of the locals and I looked it up because I couldn't believe all my life I called it fruit and guess what?
A perennial herb. Pffft! Who knew? Hahah! Not me! Thanks for stopping by and saying hello!
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Bananas are not trees? Interesting fact :)
beautiful photos :) And beautiful countryside :)
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Look at you and all your fancy trees and cutely coloured houses and boats and such. That doesn't seem fair to the rest of us! 😂
Hahaha! You just made me laugh a little. Okay. Maybe a lot. And there you are, sitting in your PJ's still, reading this response.
Oh, you are so predictable. LOL
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That tropical island looks like paradise. The view from the top is mesmerizing. I love how the colourful houses stand against the green lush vegetation. Beautiful shots,as always!
You are too kind! So glad to see you over at Powerhousecreatives! The island is a little paradise and I am lucky to have been able to get there. Of course, the Caribbean is so beautiful with its colorful houses and voices of joy singing through the markets, along the road and most anywhere you go.
Such a happy sense of living they have. Thank you for stopping in and have a most wonderful day!
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These are really pretty landscape and flowers photography. Thanks for your love to me and i am really encourage all of you.
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Wow! And I thought that there was only a St Lucia here in South Africa. A lovely tropical area in KZN. That island looks fabulous Lady Denise and I am glad that you could get some R&R in.
They wrap the bananas here in hessian cloth, as the cloth can breathe, but I have never seen them spraying the fruits.
Far up north in Tzaneen, a place near where I lived as a child, there are tea plantations, mango trees, avocado trees, to only name a few and all over the place the banana trees can be seen.
Glad that you are back and that you are well my dear friend.
Blessings!
Ha! Well, there you go! I had no idea there was one in South Africa! But, it seems like they are both tropical paradises! It really is a nice island and a place that is so peaceful and the people are full of joy.
I have never seen them spray anything, but, one of the locals says he thought they did. So, not sure what to make of that, but, it surely has lessened my taste for them. :) Banana trees are prevalent here and in the Caribbean as a whole. I just got back and yes! There is no place like home.
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Hi there kindness, I think it sounds better than (blondie) Lol.
I know that the bananas have to be prevented from bruising each other, but they might be sprayed, as why else would the sell "organic" bananas over here?
Definitely bears looking into as we don't want to eat any sprayed stuff.
Will let you know.
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Yes. Of course. What WAS I thinking? LOL
I am sure Dagwood called his wife Blondie but I am sure he meant that in a good way. :) It was a comic strip, yes? Let me know what yours are spraying on the bananas!
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Same here my friend and very much like you, I also mean everything in a good way. It's the easiest thing under the sun to hurt another, but it is just as easy to rather love and respect another.
So rest assured that when I call you blondie, it is a compliment and nothing else. In fact I like blondes Lol.
Btw. Isn't it about time that you strike the 70 in your rep?
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I knew that too. :)
You would think 70 would roll around for me... but, it is taking its time and honestly, I think I have not been as active being away.
Thank you, always, for being such a kind and caring soul. God bless you, my friend.
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Well just know that it is on its way and you certainly deserve it the most of all that I know sunshine. If it was in my hands, I would jump you to 80 Lol.
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You live the life, Denise. I would be jealous, except I know you make the most of it and share the energy of it with us all on steem. You are an inspiration. I did get around to joining #powerhousecreatives and now we are sisters in another way too:)
I saw you joined (and welcomed you! All the way from Cartagena, Columbia! I would be miffed you missed it, but, know you could feel the welcome vibes!) I am finally back and getting around to catching up... is there really any catching up?
Corona Virus has me second-guessing my plans to jump ship and leave here in May. I will see how that plays out although, at the moment, I am getting cold feet with new cases popping up here and there.
Glad you joined and welcome again. I started a new community! (actually two) One called Always a Flower and the other MarketFriday Ha! As if you didn't see that coming, right? So glad you stopped by and hope all is going well with you! Love to you!
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Alas ... I am also with Discord. I have no idea what I am doing. I will look into joining your communities too. Do you have the links?
I knew that. You have to be actually. :) If you want to know anything, let me know. I know my way around pretty well.
You will have to excuse my brevity, I have so much to make up for! I am always away working or playing!
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How strange to have blue bags on bananas!
Beautiful photos of a beautiful place! It got me longing to be on the beaches in the warm weather!
Still waiting for some thawing here although there is more heat in the sun now
Thanks for sharing!
Isn't that the truth? I thought so too until I heard what they were for. Now, I have to wonder what they spray on them? Oh, the deep freeze came to the States yesterday, didn't it? It has been warm here in the NorthEast, but, I got up to wind and cold this morning!
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Thank you so much! They are part of the charm of the Caribbean, and reek of joy to me. A happy environment for sure! Thanks for stopping by!
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Beautiful is St. Lucia. I loved the photo showing the fishing boats. Beautiful shot of the water @dswigle.
Thank you so much for your always lovely words!! St Lucia is very special, especially if one takes the time to leave the resort and enjoy the people there.
Thank you for stopping by and saying hello, leaving your words behind!
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What a gorgeous place ... I would fit right in since I love bananas ... 😃