have you ever seen a mangrove?? they are these amazing cool trees that can survive in both fresh and salt water. they have these amazing roots that grow up really high out of the water. they live by the ocean side and are an integral part of the coral reef ecosystem. Roatan, the little island i'm living on just north of Honduras, is along the MesoAmerican Barrier Reef, second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef in size. the mangrove passes are soo cool, and they are nurseries for the baby fish and home to crocodiles and such, and they are like filters for the coral from all the crap that come sliding from the mainland. very cool and very special trees. envision them staying put on the edges of the water while sustainable development occurs around them!
it finally rained today and this made me very happy. it's been freakin
' hot, like hot, hot. and finally there were storms starting late last night that thundered through the day. i am happy for the sunshine, and that makes the storms even more delicious!! we have a lot of trees, jungly type trees, around our house. we are in a community that is part resort, part private homes. we are in a private home with the kitties, housesitting. we have a peek-a-boo to the ocean, which is about 60 seconds away. i like climbing in this tree which is very high up off the ground, but occasionally i freeze and get really scared- i don't know where it comes from, and it's not very convenient. if i was just always scared that might be better for me. then i would not get stuck mid branch.
