Dominica's First International Cricket Match

Copyright Celia Sorhaindo

I am not a big cricket fan but Dominica's first international cricket match held in the windsor park stadium was an event not to be missed. Rain threatened play for only a minute and we were so lucky it held off and remained sunny. Shame West Indies did not manage a win for the large crowd that turned out.

Wood Ants

Wood Ants
Originally uploaded by TropicallyTied

Luckily for us there are no dangerous animals in Dominica but there are 3 creatures that can throw me into irrational panic.
1. cockroaches, 2. snakes and 3. wood ants
I have just about conquered worrying about snakes. They have to be more worried about us than we about them. Mention snake and the cutlasses soon come out.
Cockroaches, well I think most people are with me on this one. Why do they exist again?
As for wood ants, I grew up with stories of the amazing feats of wood ants, bringing down whole houses, eating through roof beams etc all in a matter of a few days apparantly. Their destruction going undetected until it's too late. The mere sight of wood ants even in the garden will turn the average mild mannered Dominican into a chemical wielding frenzy

Mangoes

Mango
Originally uploaded by TropicallyTied

2 down, 3 to go!!! Is it greedy to eat 5 mangoes in one session? hmmm...they are my favourite fruit of all time.