well, this is easily explained:



good morning all, have some coffee!

Good Morning Stan and all to come!
I was wondering if anyone was up yet. I'm at work and finishing in about an hour and a half.
Well, I guess I should go do my morning rounds now. I hope to check back before I go home.
Morning Eileen! How is everybody feeling? Did Quinn manage to keep some food down?

Thank-you for the coffee! I need a tea, a hot-toddy too. We are all sick with the cold. Luckily it isn't the flu. I have been giving Quinn some nice vapour baths which help. There really is not much out there for infants. He doesn't have a fever. The good news is that he is in a good mood overall, and still wants to play!

I wish everyone a great day today! Hopefully I will be around for sunsets.

Janice! He did manage to keep some supper down and ate well during the night and is sleeping right now.
Joel has to take the puter now, so I will not see you when you pop back in.

Good morning all.

The fish have been busy, and one diver...


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well, gotta watch the cams...

chairs are aligned and the first towels are ready. Think they are first having some breakfast:


And, at Free Willy The Wreck also early some visitors..

Morning Sarge, Eileen, Janice, and Kathy,

It is really, really, cold here, had frost last night and it is only in the thirties now! BRRR!

Tea is served. Nothing on cams right now.

Debbie, it was 36 earlier here, but is climbing fast - will be about 65 tops. Got a little frost on the pumpkin, which at least, it's not ice on the windshield yet!

No frost on him!

Good morning all! We had ice on the windshields this morning. Now it's a beautiful sunny day, I had a walk earlier. Had to get some things off my mind (see CC)
hello!

now he's there

Hi everyone. I had my tooth taken out. I could have had antibiotics and kept it a bit longer, but eventually I would have lost it anyway. Good job it was a back tooth so the gap won't show.

I wish I could be resting up on one of these right now.

Karin. You have hugs. Annie B.

Nothing to see on the cams right now. It's a bit quiet today.

Good Morning / Afternoon, Everyone!!

It's either a late breakfast, or early lunch I guess!!



Big Hugs, Karin

and Annie

and for Eileen, Joel and Quinn

AND, for all those others - whether you feel you need a hug or not....

Hugs are always great - especially if you didn't even think you needed one

Hope everyone is feeling better soon!!

Have a great day

Morning all!
I gather my late-rising brother hasn't made an appearance yet this morning...lol. Supposed to be mid-70s here through almost Friday and then cloudy/rainy/cool until Tuesday, yippie! Love the rain but it does PO the tourists;o)

well, did we have heavy weather?
look at the waterline..

Crikey! Who's this. I don't recognise it. Annie B.

I don't know, Annie

But, this MIGHT be the other end!!! LOL



But somehow, I doubt it!!!

Bill

Hello everyone!!!

Big hugs to Eileen, Quinn and Joel!!! Hope that you all feel better soon!!

Karin - I am so sorry to hear about your problem - I wish you luck with whatever treatment you have. You are in my thoughts and prayers!!

Annie - sorry to hear you had to lose the tooth -I hope the pain has gone away now. I can't id that fish either - but it gave us a nice close up!!

Sarge decided to show us some tail!!!

thanks guys, for all the thoughts and kind words! You're great!
Is he looking for sh**** under his shoe???

Well if he realized that he is stepping all over parrotfish poop he might have a different concern. LOL!

Well drat, tired of waiting for Stan to make another appearance, so off to work...ick. Hope you all have a lovely day and post some great pics for me to laugh over when I get home! Enjoy!

Wow, so dark under the water for mid day. Maybe a storm looming?

I'm a thinkin' it's pouring and very windy based on the absence of life and presence of debris!

Here ya go Patty. ROTFLMBO. Annie B.

Okay, so the life forms are under the Bongo's canopy snuggled up to the bar ........ and I am so jealous, rain or no rain!

Night dive anyone?



It really is 12:58 p.m. .... spooky!

Cynde. It sure is dark down below now. I just hope those divers can see where they are going. Annie B.

Yikes.

Good Afternoon All:

Annie: Glad you got to the root of your problem!ha!ha! Hope the pain is all gone now.

Karin: Sending healing wishes and hugs to you.

Nice capture of Stan, Annie! Can't believe the weather on Bonaire. Looks terrible on the cams. No pic to really show right now. It's really pouring!

Hubby is leaving early morning for Bonaire with his dad. I'll be really going through PBD.

Boy the it is spooky above and below right now Cindylou!!!

Hi Debbie - I know what you mean about PBD - I would hop on a plane right now and return if I could - even if it is raining!!!LOL!!

I looked at the weather and there is a wind reversal going on - that means all of this rain is going straight into Bongos!!! At least things dry fast once the rain stops!!

Look at the water on the beach!!!

Stan made his appearance right on time before the underwater world turned dark!!!

More yikessss

The lights came back on ... whew!

Thanks Debbie. Nice little pun there. LOL. Hope hubby and dad have a safe trip, and hopefully the storm will be gone for when they arrive. Annie B.

yep.... all clear down below..

There is life after the storm!

Gosh, I wander off and get busy on something, and you guys n gals get the cams all wet!!!
ROFL

But it gave me a nice, soft focused watercolour, without having to do anything....


Time for me to head out for the day / evening!!

Lots to do and not much time left to get it done!!!

But, we'll survive

Have a great Afternoon / Evening, everyone, and get lots more great captures!!!

I'll see how you did - around midnight!!!

Byeeeeee!!!

Bill

....... Cindylou - Get Back To WORK!!!!

Yes SIR Uncle Bill! I'll get right on it!

Morning all! Hugs repeated to all on this thread, will individually hug you on CC ;-)

Patti, your brother is something else, brought a HUGE smile to my face He must be quite a character and great guy in person

Schools out!

Divers arrived, looked and left without coming to the cam!!! Bummer!!!

Wow, is this Bonaire's "rainy season"? This is just my...um...8th month of Bonaire watching, so I really don't know! Just wondering if that's what's bringing the mosquitos out as well!

on Stan's latest hat, btw!

Does anyone know if this wind refersal is going to change soon? Hubby is going Bonaire and one of his jobs is to paint our house there. What website is the best for the finding out the next 7 days of weathere for Bonaire. I know the cams here are for current weather, but I would like the next 7 days, please. Thanks, Debbie

Hmm, different weather north and south!



Well, I'm going to be "off-line" most of the next three days BUT THEN I'M GOING TO BONAIRE!!!! Hope the rain stops . . . I'll try to check in at night the next few days and will make at least one cam appearance (on the 15th, when I'm missing my son's birthday -- Bad Mom!) Will try to get my husband out the ReefCam but he's camera-shy, we'll see ;)

Debbie - from what I know about the wind reversals is that they are not predictable and can change back anytime. I do not know of a 7 day forecast site - sorry. I do hope they change back before he starts painting.

BTW - what color are you painting it!?!?

Kathy - everyone is talking about how much rain Bonaire has had this year and the fact that it has been out of character for the normal weather pattern. I do know the rain is bringing out the mosquitos!! And the no see ums are real bad to right now.

BTW, love the flicky, Annie, and nice catch on our friend Stan! Sorry about your tooth, I guess salt water can only do so much . . .
Feel better Karin and Eileen and Quinn and Joel -- healing vibes to all of you!

divers out?

I can hardly wait to see these things in person and figure out how it can be storming in one direction and not in the other . . .

Cheryl I think the south beach cam is fogging up from getting rained on earlier today. It may take until tomorrow before it will clear - we saw this happen after Ivan went past!!!

We look forward to seeing you in front of the cam - make sure you let us know it is you!!

Thanks for the bug-warning, Mary! Must stock up on DEET (yuck)
Debbie, I've been looking and all I could find are 5-day forecasts, and some have only today and tomorrow. There is a website with historical info, but that doesn't do you any good when you're talking about painting!

Should we re-name this the SandCam?

The fish are coming - the fish are coming!!!LOL!!

I think you're right, Mary, because we can see blue sky now behind the "storm" You'll know it's me, we are thinking of getting a cake and celebrating Collin's birthday below the cam (again, we'll see) but at the very least I'll hold up a sign for you all! After the sign for the neglected Collin . . .

Nice fishy, Mary, I missed that!

Must get to work now, so I can finish in time for Bonaire!!!!

Debbie - for your weather you may want to check out this link...

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/78990.html

It does a 5 day forecast.

I'm NOT jealous of you all going so soon. 6 weeks + a wake up.

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I think this big red blob on the midday weather map explains the weather there today

Wow - Willy the Wreck sure looks crystal clear right now - ahhh - to be underwater instead of under pressure.

looks like we might have a nice sunset


must go back to work must go back to work must go . . .

Hi All,

Mary, we are painting it a blue/greyish with a hint of teal, hard to explain, no one else has this shade at LBR. Just had Alubon put new windows in as well. Can't wait to see it in February!

Mara, Thanks for the website, I did find that one after looking through the web search. I think that is the best one. It does say partly cloudy for everyday, chance of rain Sunday, so he should be o.k. if that holds true. I will pray for sun for him.

Debbie - sounds interesting - you need him to take a picture when he is done. Did you have all new windows put in - including the porch windows!?!?.

It will be an interesting fuzzy sunset on the south beach cam tonight!

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Isn't it usually darker by this time?

Mary, Actually, yes, we had the front and back veranda windows which are 16 feet long and 3 foot high all with Alubon. We just got done with enclosing the back porch area with security bars and screens so you can sit outside at night and read and not worry about bugs or anyone coming up behind you if you know what I mean. I love to sit outside and read, enjoy a Bright, oh, I miss it! Hubby is going to take pictures of it after he gets done painting the outside. I also had the walls with sliding doors in each of the bedrooms torn down to increase space in each bedroom. I still can't find a rattan chair and footrest anywhere on the island for the master bedroom. I may have to settle for a hanging chair.

I see the BeachBarCam is up to last night's tricks again


What is causing this??? Did I miss Sarge-no Eker's "easy explanation"?

Well, let's see how I do tonight...

Debbie - I am happy to hear that you will screen in and put bars around the back porch - that was one idea that I had when I was staying there. I So wanted to enjoy the outside without being eaten alive by man or bug! Wow the bedrooms must look huge now with the doors gone - I love those big windows on the porches!

Cool colors without even playing with the pics!!

well, almost had it right the first time!

Sounds really nice, Debbie! I'm a little jealous

fudge...

Faith said she thinks the new filter that is causing the reflection on the infrared emitters - I think I said that right.

Cynde - you are making me dizzy!!!LOL!!

LOL Cynde!

Mary, Yes, the enclosing of the porch with bars and screens were done last week. I really pushed hubby for that! I didn't know you stayed at our place before. Small world! I will email you some pics when hubby gets back. I forgot to tell you one last thing, we got a new roof with that cool wavy tiles that are supposed to keep the house cooler too, added lots of fans downstairs etc.

Debbie - I stayed there last October (when Liz and Ed owned it) - I really would love to see the new pics - both inside and out - sounds really nice! I only hope that you changed that vinyl sofa - Only way I could sit on it was to spread sheets and towels on it!LOL!

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Mary, There is a leather couch that is a sleeper sofa, not sure if that is the one you are referring to and a fabric loveseat and fabric sitting chair in living room. We are going to buy air beds for the air cond. bedrooms so no one has to sleep downstairs if there is 6 or more. After that, we can replace that sleeper sofa. I got to go to work now, will check in later.

Good Evening, some spooky pics!!

Thank-you for the hugs! Quinn is doing better, I think I caught the cold early (it is amazing how kids still want to play even if there are sick), I had to put my cold "on hold" and Joel, well, he is sick...and needs his rest. Most important, Quinn's cold did not turn into anything serious. Thank-you for your hugs! We have lots to give out and give back to those who need them !

Evening all!

Oh man, I'm going to see Stan as Mickey Mouse in my dreams tonight...or nightmares...lol!!!! Thank-you Annette!
Cynde, you're right, he's pretty wacked;o))) But you'd never find a better friend. In fact, you've heard the saying "He'd give the shirt off his back"? Stan went a little farther with his best friend and gave him one of his kidneys rather than possibly lose him in less than a year. Stan is one of a kind, and sometimes that's a good thing(see above pic)...LOL! Love my brother;o)))

So Uncle Bill, aka Superturtle (who promised to check in at midnight!) I'll have you know that I did what I said I would do and like a good little girl, got back to work. Does an 11 hour day cut the mustard?!

Now I'm in the mood for a spectacular night dive ... unfortunately it will have to be into my water pillow since I can't do it here! Yup, think I'll do that very soon.