Morning at Dorsetshire Hill

Ten species in 55 minutes from a verandah in Dorsetshire Hill.

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Montreal writer Chanel Sutherland releases Layaway Child
The award-winning writer just released her first collection of short stories. In it, we read about a mother who leaves her children in Saint Vincent to come to Montreal to work as a nanny, and other stories told from the perspective of those children. Sutherland talks about how her own experiences shaped the stories she tells.
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ELLE Escapes: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
https://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/a70885289/saint-vincent-grenadines-travel-review/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Econopass%2Fmagazine%2FFLIPBOARD+EXCHANGE+FEED+%F0%9F%97%9E%EF%B8%8F
Overwater bungalows have long been the stuff of Polynesian and Maldivian dream vacations, but in more recent years, Sandals Resorts has been bringing them to the Caribbean. The company started adding the eye-catching rooms at some of its locations in Jamaica, before opening two-story overwater …
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Last Morning with the Doves, Shiny Cowbirds, Mockingbirds, Grassquits, Bananaquits, and Western Cattle Egrets in the Yard at Dorsetshire Hill

On my last morning in Saint Vincent, the garden at Dorsetshire Hill was alive with doves, cowbirds, mockingbirds, and one unforgettable egret.

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Cane Toads, Coconut Water, and the Thrush That Wouldn’t Shut Up

A stormy ferry ride, a toxic toad in the bougainvillea, and the relentless song of a thrush. But it was rum, family, and quiet laughter that lingered longest.

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Female Shiny Cowbird

A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.

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Female Shiny Cowbird - Island in the Net

A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.

Island in the Net
Sea vessel drowning disaster averted as the #StKitts - #Nevis Defence Force - Coast Guard quickly sprang into action in response to a distress call they had received from an MV ADDIE K, a Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship sailing under the flag of #SaintVincent and the #Grenadines. https://wicnews.com/saint-kitts-nevis/st-kitts-and-nevis-disaster-averted-as-coast-guard-responds-to-mv-addie-k-distress-call