Paula's Paradise

We entering into Goldilocks Season on Grand Bahama. The weather is not too hot, not too cold … it’s juuuuust right. It’s the kind of weather that makes you say “aaaahh” and draws your eye extra-much to every bright yellow bit of tropical bliss … … from cerasee bush medicine growing along the garden wall … … to fresh guava in the kitchen … … to more yellow elder (the national flower of The Bahamas) …

… to the way the sun bathes the palm fronds in warmth while a woodpecker taps his tat-a-tat-tat tune …… a soft light glowing on everything … ripening the sea grapes…

… renewed gratitude alighting in our hearts, and reminding us of so many golden days … … giving thanks for the not-too-hot, hot-too-cold glories of November in The Bahamas! (And to how marvelous it is when the weather matches your mood … here’s to the glow of your internal paradise keeping you warm if you’re bouncing back from that too-cold-too-soon snow storm up north, or still waiting for a touch of fall—like we’ve been doing during the high humidity the past couple of months! Here’s to paying attention to the subtle and not-so-subtle shifts of season and keeping a weathered eye on the blessings that abound everywhere.) Tra-la.

This entry was posted on November 4, 2011 at 11:41 am and is filed under favorite things, Garden, Grand Bahama Island, indescribable, inspiration, intriguing images, little luxuries, photography, The Bahamas. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments.

Tags: cerasee, dragonfly, golden winter warmth, Goldilocks, Goldilocks weather, Grand Bahama, Grand Bahama Island, sea grapes, The Bahamas, woodpecker, yellow elder