The beautiful tree that stood for many years outside
Marley Houses, next to
Fisher Street,
was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo.
September 1989



This page will consist of photos from old site - Hugo 1 & 2, Fruits 1 & 2,
and St. Croix 15B, 18, and 27B.



The American Airlines flight made a stop in
St. Thomas before going to St. Croix.



Some of the damage on St. Thomas.



You can see Frederiksted from the plane.
September 29, 1989



All the trees are now brown.
Upper top, Paul E. Joseph Stadium



Another view.
Part of the plane's engine can be seen.



The trees were really hit hard on 9/17/1989!



The J shaped building is the Jehovah Witness auditorium. The last house before the auditorium is where Titi Guilla lived.



The airport



What was once a hotel. Plane turned over.



View from Ma's terrace.



Another view from Ma's terrace. Navy ships in the harbor. Curfew was established.



One of the ships in the harbor.



The ruined pier.



Before - Part of Hill Street. The end of the street is the entrance to the cemetery.



After - All the greenery gone. Even palm is brown.



A few of Frederiksted from Harrigan.



New Street.



Before.



After



St. Patrick's Church



Another view of St. Patrick's Church.



Part of Sunny Isle mall



Hotel on the Cay



Another view of Hotel on the Cay.



My brother, his wife and daughter. Hannah's Rest.



Houses of my brother's neighbors



Tamarind tree knocked over. No more shade.
Harrigan Court.



Queen Street



Strand Street



Parade in C'sted.



The tourists were screaming bloody murder. One can't always believe CNN. 1990.



The "in" t-shirt for the carnival.
Looting at one point was rampant.





I think the letter below explains itself.

You found errors? Blame the Editor.





Aerial view of downtown Christiansted and Mall. September 22, 2022.
(C) Daily News. Photo by Mr. Steve Rockstein







Frederiksted in shambles. This is a view of Strand Street. Some buildings seen here are on King Street. (c) Daily News. Photo by Mr. Steve Rockstein.
September 22, 1989







Fruits of St. Croix



Guinea Almond, Baobab fruit.
Fibers itch if they get on the skin



Inside the fruit - chalk-like



Sugar Apple, Anón



Aren´t they beautiful? These are ripe.



Mesple, Nispero, Sapodilla, Zapote



A bunch of Nisperos.



Gooseberry. Very sour.



Gooseberry. Delicious when made into a dessert.



More Fruits



Guava / Guayaba



Inside - Models? Left is Bernissa, right is her dad, Paco



More guavas



Guavas - soon to be turned into jam, etc.



Locust, the seed to left, used to play the game "cack".
Fruit - an acquired taste.



Custard Apple



Cashew, Marañón, Anacardo, Pajuil



Cashew - The nut is outside the fruit



Coco Plum, Icaco



Icaco



More Icaco



Local plum



The beautiful Passion fruit flower.



Passion fruit - Parcha, Maracuyá



Pomegranate, Pomgrana, Granada



Soursop, Guanábana



FRUITS, PUMPKIN, YELLOWBREAST, WASPS AND FALCON



Papaya, Popeye, Lechosa, Fruta Bomba



Sea-side grapes / Uvas de playa?



Pumpkin / Calabaza



Pumpkin, different type



Yellowbreast - Sin-Sin, helps with the pollination



Close-up of Yellowbreast, Sin-Sin



Wasps - can also help with pollination



Falcon - American Kestrel, Sparrowhalk, Kili-Kili



Birds and a flower



2007 and 2008



American Kestrel



An American Kestrel



Egret, white. Local name? Gawlin (Gahlin)



Mountain Dove staying clear or Mr. Gahlin



Egrets' nests, on Queen Cross between King and Strand Streets



Mountain Dove



Mountain Dove pretending not to be interested
in bread.



Ma's pink Allamanda



Flowers - most from Ma's garden



2007 & 2008



Ma's Hibiscus



A close-up look of Hibiscus



Flowers on a cactus getting ready to open.



A closer view.



The beautiful flower.



Opens at night, gone as soon as sun begins to shine.



A type of Bromelia, 2008



A close-up view of the center



Flowers and a sweet pepper



2008



If you know what this is, please let me know.



Close-up of one of the flowers on the left.
When pieces cut off, a white gooey stuff is secreted.
I think one was planted by Ma's grave.



Flamboyant. Red
Yellow/orange on next page.



Another view of Flamboyant



A sweet pepper from Ma's garden.



A different setting thus the background looks yellow.



King Ixora or Maltese Star.



Taken outside of Sunshine Mall close to
Queens Mary Highway while I waited for taxi.



More flowers!!
The Canon PowerShot S5Is I had was broken in Dominica, repaired and then given away.
Photos with no date were taken with the Canon. The flowers that show a yellow date, lower right,
were taken with a Kodak Z 712 IS, purchased from Office Max, St. Croix. I later bought a
Kodak Z990. As of May 31, 2020, I began using a Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80 with a 60x Optical Zoom.



2008



A Bromelia



One of the Bromelia flowers open.



Have no idea what this is.



Yellow/orange Flamboyant



Hibiscus being killed by what we called "spaghetti", a parasite plant.



A lovely red Zinnia
Ma called it Cabrón



Can you see the drop of water on the tip?
This Hibiscus does not open.



Known as Sleepy Mallow, Nodding Hibiscus
or Turk's cap.



More flowers, a few buildings and rain.
By March 25, 2013, most of the plants Ma planted and cared for so lovingly
were all gone due to neglect. Some plants were cut down and/or removed.



2007 and 2008



Have no idea what name is. Once it takes hold, it is very hard to destroy.



Beautiful Flamboyant, Harrigan Court



Ma's beautiful orchid



Sunshine Mall



Where Don Domingo once had a store.
Queen Cross Street.



Lilac house with all the plants, Nielsen's residence, Queen Street



And then it began to rain.



And then it poured.



Iguanas - Different ages



2008 and 2009



An iguana, which are flourishing on St. Croix.
Ma was shocked at how easily I saw them in the trees.



This one fell out of the tree. It appeared startled.
It cleared its head and went back in the tree.



The darker color lets you know this is an older iguana.



Was this one trying to attract a female for mating?



This iguana made various sounds and kept moving
its head.



What does this mean?



Grab on tightly



Almost the same color as the leaves around it.



Iguana and Birds



2008 and 2009



A close-up of iguana in previous photo.
Isn't he cute?



A Blue Pigeon gathering twigs to make a nest.



A Hummingbird (Doctor bird on St. Croix).



A different Dr. Bird



Falcon. American Kestrel



A closer view of the Kestrel



Chinchiree. Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
Pitirre in Puerto Rico



Thrush - Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus)
Very aggressive. Eats fruits to other bird eggs
or young.



Egrets, plants and flowers



2008 to 2009



Egrets taking care of their young.



Nests and young Egrets



Inner core of Saga Palm



Purple wreath - Petrea volubilis



Bougainvillea



Coleus



Aloe plants flowering



Flower of the aloe plant



Flowers, plants, a snail and a bird



2008 to 2009



Possibly Pride of Barbados or Dwarf Poinciana



Snail. Puerto Ricans call it Lapa.



Hummingbird getting nectar from the flowers of a pigeon peas plant



Pink Bougainvillea - Pink



Bougainvillea - white



Pink Frangipani



Hibiscus



Fringed or Coral Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus



Flowers, Plants, Moon



2008 to 2009



Orchid



Pigeon Peas plant



Christmas or Manila Palm



Close-up of the fruits



Yellow Cedar



Beautiful sky



The clouds slowly passed the moon



Beautiful blue sky with the beautiful moon



Sandsniper, Sea Urchins, Lizard, Pigeons, Butterfly and Falcon



2008, mostly 2009



Sandpiper



Sea Urchins



Sea Urchins - same photo as above.
Why? I have no idea



Lizard



Pigeons resting on a cable.



Butterfly



Butterfly



"Growth" is a geometric, origami-inspired



Birds, pigeon peas and wildflower



2009



An Egret eating a dead rat it found.



The Egret resting in the shade.



Two Mountain Doves



A Pelican resting



A Pelican searching for food.



Flowers on a Pigeon Peas tree.



Pigeon Peas - Dried and green



Wildflower



Fruits and flowers



2009



A Passion Fruit



Have no idea what this is called.
Very annoying plant.



Wildflower



Flowers of Pomegranate opening up



Flower fully open.



Pomegranate



Ready to be eaten



The Pomegranate cut open.



Flowers and fruits



2009



After it rained. See the droplets?



Vinca
Ma called these "Playeras"



Avocados - 2 varieties
Aguacate in Spanish, Pears on St. Croix



Sugar Apple - 2 varieties
Both are ripe, ready to be eaten



The "purplish" one above cut open



The inside of the green one



Hoya. Ma called it "Miosoti".
She had an incredible vine growing in the front.



I have no idea what this is.
Where was this photo taken?
Possibly St. George's??



More flowers and a seed pod.
2009



1. Purple flower from an annoying plant. Hard to get rid of. New shoots grew from the roots of other shoots. 2. Wildflower. 3. Beautiful pink flowers from a vine that kills other plants. 4. Wildflower.
5. I have no idea what these red flowers are. 6. Seed pod from a Mahogany Tree.
Except for #6, all grew in or around Ma's garden.



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