It was an ordinary day. Trying to decide what to write about today. Since I finally retired from teaching as well as working for a former student at a framing shop, I seem to have more and more time to do as I wish. My wife and I had hopes of taking a few more trips to the Caribbean to bask in the sun, but haven't felt safe enough to do so as of now. And, due to my recent back surgery, I am not supposed to do physically taxing work, so my iMac keyboard seems to be my choice for passing my free time. I have quite a few stories in queue on my MacBook Air which I choose from every day to use to post on my blog, but my queue seems to continue to grow as the days pass by. I never was a scholar when it came to the English language, and writing was one of my least favorite things to do as a high school student. But, the more I read, the more I enjoy writing. Sitting with my laptop in my lap a few hours a day gives me a chance to improve my writing as well as spelling skills. I know I'm still guilty of poor English from time to time, but I'm tying my best...so I am! I recently had to update my laptop computer since my original one was close to 15 years old and the Apple store was having trouble trying to fix it. I just love my new MacBook Air. It is slightly larger than my old desktop MacBook, but I find it easier to locate when I forget where I put it. After finishing this story, I will read it a few times and decide upon a title for the story. Then I have to decide if a photograph or a piece of artwork would work for the story. After getting this far on this story, I began to talk with my wife about the content of the story. Then we both sort of forgot about the content and began talking about our next trip to the Caribbean. She suggested I write a note to our realtor whom we met years when on the island of St. Martin. Perhaps we could discuss about the best time to return to the island when fewer travelers would be on the island. The weather is really not a problem since the air and water temperatures always seem to be about the same no matter when we visit. And, all we ever need to pack is a few pieces of clothing and our bathing suit...and that might be optional depending upon the beach we might visit. As you can see...it doesn't take much to prepare for travel to St. Martin. Just have to make sure I have my credit card in my pocket. Seems that when I'm on the island, all my troubles disappear. Also seem to find so many things to type about for my blog. Well, it's time to finish my story for today and place a title on it and put my story in the queue of my blog. Or, perhaps I'll just find an island photograph and hit the enter button so you can be in paradise with us. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - I have added a few photos of the island of St. Martin/Sint Maarten to get you in the island mood with me....
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| Orient Beach |
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| Happy Bay Beach |
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| Aerial from a kite ride on Orient Beach |
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| Sir Roland Richardson - one of our favorite island artists |
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Grand Case Beach
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| No matter where we go, we seem to always have visitors |
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| Looking down on Pinel Island Beach |
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| Orient Beach from the air |
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| The island iguana is always ready for a treat |
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| Plane landing in Sint Maarten Airport |
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| One of many island flowers |
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| Walking along the beach at Philipsburg |
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| The beach at Philipsburg |
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| Arriving at Pinel Island Beach |
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