– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua (Part 2) Here we continue our tour of Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour, Antigua. As mentioned in the first part, the dockyard’s primary purpose was as a careening station for the British naval vessels. Here we see a few of the large capstans...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nelson’s Dockyard, English Harbour, Antigua (Part 1) One of the advantages of staying on the island is that you can visit the major tourist attractions on the one day a week when there are no cruise ships in port. This is definitely the time to visit Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour at the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) Large Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens) is a member of the Orchidaceae or Orchid family. This is a robust, densely downy perennial that grows from 8- to 32-inches tall. The stem leaves are veiny, oval to lance-head or spear-head...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Antigua’s picturesque churches The skyline of the port city of St. John’s, the capital of the island nation of Antigua, is dominated by the 70-foot twin towers of the Anglican Cathedral Church of St John the Divine. The great parish church, with its walled, shady church yard, covers a wide block...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Colorful Buildings, St. John’s, Antigua Over the next few posts we are going to look at one of the popular cruise ship ports in the Caribbean. St. John’s is the port town on Antigua where the cruise ships dock when they stop at the island. There is much to offer the photographer in the town...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) The Yellow Trillium (Trillium luteum) is a member of the Liliaceae or Lily family. Being the only yellow flowering trillium it is one of the easiest to identify. It is an erect perennial from 8- to 16-inches tall, rising from a stout rhizome. The 3 leaves are whorled,...
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