Saturday, December 31, 2022

Saturday's Critters # 472

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Hello and happy Saturday!

 If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

Happy New Year everyone! Thanks to all my visitors for your past and present comments. I appreciate everyone who has linked up their critter post this past year, I do love seeing all your critters. May this New Year be filled with much Joy and wonderful moments and critters for you!

Late November, for 5 days we were in Jamaica. It was great having a direct flight to Montego Bay from our airport BWI.  Just a little over 3 hours we were in Jamaica. Hubby and I would start our day watching the sunrise from the balcony of our room. I enjoyed watching the Brown Pelicans, Great Egrets, Great Blue Heron, Pigeons and the White-winged Doves flying around the resort. 


1. Nov 26th, Jamaica pigeon, White-winged Dove, Brown Pelican and a Great Blue Heron fly by.




Water activities galore, diving and snorkeling, kayaking and more right next door to our resort. 





2. Nov 27th, distant Great Egret, a couple of Brown Pelicans




Nov 27th, a couple of Brown Pelicans are perched on the boat below. It was a pretty sky watch day.  





There were some trees along the beach, nice spots to sit in the shade. I would watch hubby snorkeling and at the same time see and hear the Bananaquits moving around in the trees. 




3. Nov 28th, the Brown Pelicans were seen every morning, some times perched on one of the boats. The Great Egrets were seen fishing every morning. 




4. Nov 28th , the sunrise from our balcony. 





5. Nov 29th, while watching the sunrise I was also watching the Brown Pelicans and the Great Egrets in front of our resort.





6. I zoomed in on the Great Egret walking on the distant pier. 





7. Nov 30th, our last morning at breakfast these two cats liked to hang out on the restaurant's patio, maybe getting food from the hotel guest. 





8. Nov 30th, one last look at the ocean and resort while waiting for our airport transfer. 





9. Nov 30th, a sky shot from the plane on the way home.




Hubby and I love to travel, this was our first time visiting Jamaica, it was a fun and pretty island to visit.  We are already planning our next trip and I am looking forward to our next adventure. 

"I haven't been everywhere but it is on my list."


10. A bonus Christmas collage of our grandsons Wyatt and Mason.




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Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.



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I am also linking up to Anni's blog party found here I'd Rather B Birding   Anni always has some beautiful birds to be seen on her blog, check it out! Also, I am also linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday  I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post. 

103 comments:

  1. Delightful photos to wind up the year! Wish you a great 2023!

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    1. Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a very happy and healthy New Year!

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  2. Great photos... I wish you many more wonderful trips in the coming year! Thank you for hosting this fun blog party, and I hope you continue in 2023!

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Hello Mae, thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  3. So beautiful! Eileen! I really appreciate your hosting us and how kind you are online. Wishing you a blessed year ahead

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    1. Thank you Cloudia, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  4. Hari OM
    Sending you wishes of health, peace and good cheer for the turning of the year... may there be many more such trips for you to enjoy - and report back to us!!! YAM xx

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    1. Thank you YAM, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  5. Gorgeous photos of birds and cats from your holiday in Jamaica. Love the white cloud, boats and sea view. Stunning sunrise. Cute and adorable grandsons of yours. Thank you, Eileen for hosting. Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year 2023.

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    1. Hello Nancy,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  6. Happy New Year Eileen. Hope you have a wonderful year ahead, and thank you so much for hosting this site each week. It's a lovely escape for me. Thank you and enjoy your weekend.

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    1. Happy Weekend Adam,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  7. Hi Eileen,
    These are great photos from your trip.
    The sunrise is really very beautiful.
    You have beautiful grandsons, take good care of them.
    I wish you a good New Year and a good start to 2023.
    Would you mind posting my link?
    Greetings Irma

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    1. Hello Irma,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  8. Hello Eileen and thanks for sharing this beautiful post with many critters and your cute grandsons.
    I wish you a Happy New Year filled with joy and pleasant adventures.
    Take care and thanks for your company during the travel of life.
    All the best! 🥂🍾

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    1. Thank you Luisella, for all the comments and past visits!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  9. Beautiful photos :)
    Best wishes for 2023, Greetings

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    1. Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  10. Tão linda cada uma das tuas fotos e colagens. Teus netos um amor, cada vez mais lindos!

    Feliz 2023 e muitos momentos felizes nele pra curtir com saúde, alegria ,amor e paz! beijos, chica

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    1. Hello Chica,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  11. Hello Eileen,
    Beautiful views from your trips. The skies, the sunset and your cute grandchildren are so beautiful. I wish you a Happy New Year!
    Take care, and have a great weekend!

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    1. Thank you Marit! I appreciate all your past comments and visits!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  12. I really like your photo reports, I think, the serious and brilliant ones...
    🌟
    Have a happy night and may it be a year of peace.. Hug ☘️🕊️
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    1. Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  13. Os deseo un buen 2023. Que os llegue lleno de grandes momentos. Feliz Año Nuevo Eileen. Linda felicitación.
    Abrazos 🤗🤗〰〰💕

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    1. Hello Laura,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  14. What a glorious setting for your vacation. Loved the skies and clouds-- the airplane view was amazing.

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    1. Thank you Ken! I appreciate your past links and the comments!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  15. Happy New Year, Eileen. All the very best for 2023. David

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    1. Hello David,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  16. Great photos of the critters and the scenic views! My favorite is the Great Egret on the pier.
    Happy New Year!

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    1. Hello Lea, thank you for the comments and visits in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  17. ...Eileen, your Christmas bonus is wonderful. What handsome young fellows!!! Take care and stay well in 2023.

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    1. Hello Tom
      Thank you for all the comments and visits in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  18. Those photos are so beautiful, I love esp. the ocean view and the sunrise view from your balcony. Happy New Year, Eileen.

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    1. Thank you Angie, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  19. A lovely selection of photos from this lovely place, Eileen. Thank you for hosting this meme so graciously all this past year, and I wish you a Happy New Year, full of good times, great photos and as ever, an appreciation of our beautiful world and all the creatures great and small that inhabit it.

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    1. Hello Nick,
      Thank you for all the links and your comments in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  20. Beautiful photos from your trip, I enjoyed seeing them. Have a happy, healthy and peaceful 2023. Thanks for hosting!!

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    1. Hello Bill,
      Thank you for all the links and your comments in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  21. These are wonderful. I wish I liked to travel, but I enjoy travelling virtually! Thanks for hosting. We've rain and power this week! Whew!

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    1. Hello Jenn,
      Thank you for all the links and your comments in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  22. Great to see Jamaica is still so beautiful (haven't been back though I always said I would!) Your grands sure were a handfull for Santa - cute pics. Thanks for your comments on my blog so often. Have a simply wonderful 2023.

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    1. Thank you Barbara, for all your comments and visits in 2022!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  23. I hope you have a blessed wonderful new year!

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    1. Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  24. Of course the cats must be my favourite.

    Happy New Year, Eileen.

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    1. Thank you for all your comments in 2022!
      I wish you all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  25. The little ones sure look cute with Santa! And what a fun trip. We have loved to travel but find lots of places here in Florida to spend the day so we don't get away as often. Love seeing your trip photos though! Happy New year! And thanks for all the great bird and critter parties this year!

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    1. Thank you Diane! I appreciate all the links and comments this past year. I wish you all the best in 2023, a very happy and healthy New Year!

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  26. What a nice & convenient trip that was. Love the Christmas collage of the kids. Happy New Year, Eileen!

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    1. Hello RedPat,
      Thank you for the comment and visit! It was a fun trip!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  27. Your grandsons are adorable! Happy New year!

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    1. Thank you Linda, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  28. You saved the best photos to last. You have some great looking grandsons. Happy New Year.

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    1. Hello Red,
      Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  29. LOVE those pink kayaks and the views are amazing. My favorite critters? Your little grands! Darling! Happy New Year, Eileen!

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    1. Thank you Jeanie, I appreciate the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  30. i had some favorites...and then you went and put in the grandsons, they stole the show. they are really beautiful, too beautiful to be boys!! i enjoyed the landscape images and that gorgeous sunset!! i love seeing the pelicans as i never see them here!! we enjoy traveling also, but we do not roam too far from home!!

    have a wonderful weekend and many thanks for hosting!!

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    1. Hello Debbie,
      We do enjoy out time with our grandsons, they both have their own sweet personalities. The Pelicans are one of my many favorite birds to see. Thank you for the comment and visit! I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  31. you saved the best for last, they are just adorable... love the shot from the plane and the view from the balcony and the sky and water an boats are amazing. so glad you could travel once a gain

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    1. Thank you Sanda! It was a pretty sunset, we saw while flying home from Jamaica. Take care, have a great weekend and Happy New Years!

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  32. Tu reportaje como siempre genial. Tus nietos están preciosos. Te deseo un Feliz Año Nuevo cargado de salud y amor, para ti y tu familia. Un montón de abrazos.

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    1. Thank you Teresa, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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    1. Thank you Sondra! It was a fun place to visit.
      I wish you all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  34. What a treat to my snow bound eyes to see these beach scenes! Darling photos of Wyatt and Mason. What a great looking Santa, too. Happy New Year, Eileen. May 2023 hold many sweet moments for you and yours!

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    1. Thank you Ellen, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  35. What a wonderful trip and awesome photos ~ Your grandsons are handsome and so adorable ~ Xo

    Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year ~
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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    1. Thank you Carol, for all your past comments and links!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  36. Love the water birds! I was working throughout the whole night missing your post. Wish you a happy new year, Eileen!

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    1. Thank you for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  37. Wow, just three hours to Jamaica!! What a deal. You saw a great variety of birds and captured some great images. What a nice trip that you had

    Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year for 2023.

    Thank you for hosting!!

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    1. Thank you Alan, for the comment and link!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  38. Eileen - Happy New Year! Lovely shots from Jamaica - I am looking forward to our trip to Grand Cayman at the end of April!

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    1. Hello Angie,
      Thank you for the comment and visit! I do look forward to our travels.
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  39. The boys had a great reaction to Santa. They did well. So cute!

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    1. Thank you Marie! I thought the Santa photos were cute, the facial expressions are classic.
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  40. Hello Eileen
    Lovely to see all of your Jamaica sightings.
    That sunrise from your balcony is lovely.

    Your Grandsons are adorable, I'm sure they had a wonderful Christmas.

    Taking the opportunity to wish you and your family a Happy and Healthy 2023.

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan, for the comment and visit!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  41. Fabulous photos and your grandsons are beyond adorable, they are so very cute! Thank you for more wonderful photos and all the others you have shared this past year. Happy and Healthy New Year Eileen!

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    1. Thank you Denise! I appreciate all your visits and past comments.
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  42. Fantastic photos as always.
    Loved the pictures of your grandsons. They are soooo cute!!!

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    1. Thank you Karen!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  43. Hi Eileen, Sure looks like you had a fun trip to Jamaica in November. What a nice beach right there next to your resort. Love the sunrise from your balcony! Always great to see Wyatt and Mason! Thanks for sharing and hosting Saturday’s Critters. John

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    1. Hello John,
      Thank you for the comment! We did enjoy our Jamaica trip.
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  44. Happy New Year's Eve to you too Eileen, wonderful photos as always, and I haven't been everywhere on my list either, but each new year I try to change that, and best of all it's the thought of those places that keep me positive and get me there too! Here's to a joyful love filled year ahead.

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    1. Hello Karen,
      Thank you for all your comments and links! Life is short, take the trip!
      I wish you and yours all the best in 2023, a happy and healthy New Year!

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  45. Dear Eileen, it must be wonderful to be in a destination like Jamaica in just about 3 hours. We need about eleven hours to get there. (It was 12 hours to Costa Rica.) I had to smile about the two cats, we had such sweet breakfast guests in Jamaica, Cuba and Costa Rica. I'm curious where your next journey will take you. The collage with the photos of your grandchildren Wyatt and Mason is adorable!
    Good luck and health in the new year to you and your loved ones! 🥂🍀😌
    All the best, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/01/costa-rica-1-kapitel-einleitung.html

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    1. Hello Traude,
      It is nice we are closer on flights to the Caribbean. We had a great trip to Jamaica! I would go back to Costa Rica, but we are trying to visit new places and not do the repeats. I appreciate all your past links and comments too. Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  46. You seem to have a fantastic balcony view, and the beachside pools are stunning! Excellent capture of birds and distant views of boats and the sky. It's no surprise you want to return to Jamaica; I hope you had a fantastic start to the year. Loved your grandsons

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    1. Thank you Jeevan! Happy New Year to you and your family!

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  47. lovely place to visit.... thank you for sharing beautiful photos....
    Happy new year

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    1. Thank you Tanza! Happy New Year to you and yours!

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    1. Thank you Sharon! Happy New Year to you and your family.

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  49. Photos of birds and especially cats from your holiday in Jamaica look beautiful. Happy 2023. Greetings.

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    1. Thanks so much for the visit and comment. Happy New Year, I wish you and your family all the best in 2023.

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  50. Fabulous photos from your trips. Your grands are too cute!
    Wishing you a blessed and joyous 2023, Eileen!

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    1. Thank you Veronica! Happy New Year, I wish you all the best in 2023!
      Take care, enjoy your day!

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  51. Belíssimas imagens da Jamaica! Sempre um prazer imenso, poder viajar através das suas formidáveis fotos, Eileen!
    E grata pela partilha tão especial, das fotos de Natal dos seus netinhos! Eles é que são um verdadeiro presente, todos os dias do ano! Estimo que tenha passado a quadra do Natal, de uma forma muito feliz!
    Votos de um fantástico 2023, com saúde, bons momentos, boas concretizações... e muitos novos destinos para descobrir... e toneladas de fantásticas imagens para todos admirarmos, por aqui!
    Um beijinho! Tudo de bom!
    Ana

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Hello, thank you for visiting my blog. I always appreciate your comments.

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Have a happy day, Eileen

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