Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

October 14, 2018

more rainy season beauty / trinidad

King sago palm. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD, West Indies (October 2017)
Ti plant. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD, West Indies (October 2017)
Fan palm. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Golden spider lily. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
King sago palm. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Golden spider lily. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Ti plant. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Golden gardenia. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Wet mangoes. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)
Hibiscus. Chaguaramus Harbour - TRINIDAD / West Indies (October 2017)

September 22, 2018

rich colors beneath the canopy / grenada

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)

September 18, 2018

hibiscus tilaceus / grenada

Fallen buds. Beach maho / Hibiscus tilaceus. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Beach maho / Hibiscus tilaceus.
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Beach maho / Hibiscus tilaceus.
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Beach maho / Hibiscus tilaceus. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)
Beach maho / Hibiscus tilaceus. Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (August 2017)

August 22, 2018

the simple joy of experiencing nature / grenada

Perpertual world travel with our children since their births has allowed us to live a minimalist lifestyle, with very few things that we carry around with us besides the real basic life necessities.

When birthdays & holidays come around, we don't buy toys. Gifts from us usually involve tools, cultural events, art supplies, music, or some form of experience that supports a passion of their particular interest.

When we're in port, the kids have no-rules/free use of devices to watch movies, play games, and educate themselves. When there is internet, they binge on information & entertainment.

They make prolific art - paintings that get sent all over the world to friends they have met on their travels, natural sculptures or art installations that disappear with the elements, sketchbooks filled with drawings. 

Physical recreation is a daily necessity and takes on a form that best fits our current environment.

Endless entertainment comes from the simple joy of exploring and physically experiencing the natural environment. My kids are interested in learning about the local flora & fauna, appreciating its beauty, danger, and also its delicacy. Through this interest, they grow a natural desire to preserve, protect & respect it.

Sea snails, urchins, coral, Hibiscus tiliaceus (beach maho), found shells, and the ebb & flow of the tide...

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

beneath the beautiful canopy of the almond trees / grenada

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)
Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (June 2017)

June 26, 2018

hillsides of seno lauta harbour

On the hillside above Seno Lauta Harbour, my kids always made a daily stop on our walks to smell the flowers, pick fresh mint & calafate berries, or would simply sit in the tall grass & watch the beautiful view of the Beagle Channel and Martial mountain range. My younger daughter Pearl still tells me that she misses her mint patch.

Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

October 5, 2015

feather fingers

Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (julio de 2015)
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (julio de 2015)

November 17, 2013

pōhutukawa sculpture

Our kids don't have many toys.  Tormentina is our top scavenger, and most of the things she plays with are found objects.  Here, she sculpts a beautiful piece of art for me, a treasure just before the warm sun disappears for the day.

Incredible, beautiful, creative girl.
Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)

Tormentina's sculpture:  Pōhutukawa sticks, leaves, crimson flowers, sand & stone.
Silo Park, Wynyard Quarter - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND (November 2013)