Whomp Whomp Whomp

That is the noise the world is making now, inside my head, where my heartbeat is drowning out everything. My right eye and right sinus and right eardrum and right molars and right elbow and right wrist are all pulsing along with it, ignoring my efforts to placate them, to jolly them along into a better existence. If I could remove my right side and put it into storage for the next few days I'd be thrilled to do it. Headaches are awful. This one is exacerbated by the damage to my right hand from my finger accident, and it happens a few times a year and knocks me down for a few days. An ice bath might help. Maybe I'll go try that.

I Spy...

One evening last week, the dogs were howling at something behind our house, so I went to check it out. Usually it is neighborhood kids playing explorers, or it is a pernicious kite flyer that has been on the dog's most-wanted list for a year or two. This time, I could not see what all the fuss was about. Here was the view:



I was baffled til I looked a bit closer:



It is Psycho Cat! She has been coming by for the last few months on a fairly regular basis. Before that I had not seen her for over a year. She knows that Scratchy has sworn vengeance against her. To avoid him, she watches our yard, waiting until he is inside or distracted, and then makes a run for the back door. This has been fairly successful. The Psycho Cat rewards me for feeding her with her usual melange of hisses, purring and sudden attacks. It is nice to have her around again!

The Regatta is Here!

And today is the round the island race, which means I can see boats from my house. Today is only mildly breezy compared with last year, and it is so hazy today that I have not been able to see St. Barth's for most of the day.



If you crave a view of some boats, you can see some at the Westin webcam, the Great Bay Beach webcam, and the Heineken Regatta's bridge webcam (scroll down the main page to find it - watch the boats go through at bridge openings: 7:30, 9:00, 9:30, 11:00, 11:30, 3:00, 4:30 and 5:30 every day).

Photo Shoot

Last week I had one of my models meet me in Cupecoy for a cliffside photo shoot. Conditions were not great since the sky was hazy and the wind was wreaking havoc with his... spines... but we ended up with a few good shots.



This last photo ended up being the favorite of the day, and I think my model will use it for his online dating profile - shows his sensitive side.