Snapper

Snapper © 2008 Bo Mackison

The bright yellow and blue tugboat floats in its dock, ready to take control of the ships. Sometimes little is mighty. Why do you think its name is Snapper?

Port of Nassau, Bahamas January 3, 2008

Rain Forest Flora

Green Giants © 2008 Bo Mackison

Green is greener and grander in a rain forest.

A Central American rain forest located 30 miles south of Belize City in Belize

Little Boxes on the Main Street

Pastel Houses © 2008 Bo Mackison

Main Street in Nassau, the Bahamas.

Such lovely houses with bric a brac and hidden architectural beauties. Reminds me of the song about all the houses…

“Little boxes on the ‘main street.’
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky,
Little boxes, little boxes,
Little boxes, all the same.
There’s a green one and a pink one
And a blue one, “brightly painted ones”
And they’re all made out of ticky-tacky
And they all look just the same.”
lyrics by Malvina Reynolds (1960)

Sunday Morning Windows

Stained Glass Window in Christchurch Cathedral, Bahamas © 2008 Bo Mackison

Some see these beauties every Sunday morning. Others of us have to be satisfied with a photograph. Christchurch Cathedral, a short walk from Nassau’s Main Street, is a haven from typical tourist fare. The original Gothic structure was built in 1861. Besides its beautiful stained glass windows, it has embedded stone memorials and epitaphs of church members – civic leaders and seafarers alike – that cover the church’s interior walls.

Nassau, the Bahamas
January 3, 2008

Port Town

Port Town © 2008 Bo Mackison

Port of Nassau in the Bahamas
Sunny and in the 70s
January 3, 2008