Memorial Day

 I know today was meant to honor those who died in service to our Country,  but if you live near the hills of Jasper, Arkansas things are a little different.  The Sunday before Memorial Day is Decoration Day which is a lot like it sounds. You decorate.  You decorate graves of loved ones. Every cemetery.  Some people come from hundreds of miles away. Every grave is decorated. We made it last year and visited with a lot of people.  This year was harder, but all the graves looked beautiful. 

Iris 2023

 From my yard this year;

beach, beach, beach

 As an island, St. Thomas has a lot of beaches (as does St. John's) but here's the ones that we visited:

Magen's Bay Beach(the very first day):

Sapphire beach( sunrise and snorkling):

Coki Beach(after Coral World)

Trunk Bay Beach(lots of fish and the island)

Maho Bay Beach(Sea turtles!!!!)

Neltjeberg Beach (down the dirt road):

Linquist Beach (snorkeling):

Down the hatch

 Just because vacation is over doesn't mean I'm ready to let it go. I set out to try the famous Painkiller and Bush wacker drinks that St. Thomas is famous for, but did you know that the banana daiquiri was invented there? Well now you do, and it was added to the list as well. Not gonna lie, the banana daiquiri kicked my butt. I liked the painkiller and loved the bush wacker.