I dislike winter.

I want to say I hate winter,,, Even here in the Caribbean! Yes, the seasons change here, a lot.

Polydamus Swallowtail

Lemon Swallowtail(from SE Asia: uh, oh...)

but I am trying to delete "that word" from my vocabulary, like I cleaned up from the old hippie s---f---d--- dumbie talk. Ha, once I met a young guy from southern California, and he said, "----man, like, ----, y'know what I mean!!" I replied, "NO!! I have no idea what you're saying! Speak English!"

Poor boy, he was stunned, and never really replied, couldn't, and although we could have had many interesting converations, we didn't. "----man! Like ----!y'know-what-I-mean?

Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar munching passion fruit vine

Winter has begun early this year, with two Canadian, blame it on someone!, cold fronts bringing rough seas all the way here, one thousand miles southeast of Miami.

Owell.

Gulf Fritillry Butterfly on Bouganvillea flowers

Hold still!! Wish I could get closer!!

I am separated from my paints. I am still here in the rental, the house has most of my stuff, ten miles, 45 minute drive away. My income, from the USA stock market, has shrunk like a man's haha in an Alaskan blizzard. But this might be good, might force me to get moral support and business help and begin selling my little paintings.

"White Peacock" butterfly, with birdbites

In the meantime, I'm running around taking photos of caterpillars and butterflies!! Gadzooks, they're beautiful!

But I miss my fishies, critters, and corals.

OK, worn out for now. Thanks for visiting me!

Melissa