Category Archives: Rebirth

Rebirth: Barbara Cannegieter

This is a Pearly Eyed Thrasher, commonly called a thrush locally. It is the bird everyone loves to hate. It is not a very nice bird. The pearly-eyed thrasher is described as an “aggressive, opportunistic omnivore that feeds primarily on large insects, but also feeds on fruits and berries, and will occasionally eat lizards, frogs, …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

Player Development took a hard hit. Almost nothing was left of its clubhouse and facilities at the Little League Field in Philipsburg. This picture was taken when a group of kids and the coaches tried to salvage as much as possible from one of the over turned containers that used to be part of the …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

Player Development took a hard hit. Almost nothing was left of its clubhouse and facilities at the Little League Field in Philipsburg. This picture was taken when a group of kids and the coaches tried to salvage as much as possible from one of the over turned containers that used to be part of the …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

This is a picture of the new shoots of a macca pruimen tree (plum tree) in my yard. The tree is old and scarred and it was completely stripped of all its leaves by Hurricane Irma. Nevertheless, it showed its strength by quickly sprouting new leaves all over its tree trunk. A rebirth of life. …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

This is a picture of the new shoots of a macca pruimen tree (plum tree) in my yard. The tree is old and scarred and it was completely stripped of all its leaves by Hurricane Irma. Nevertheless, it showed its strength by quickly sprouting new leaves all over its tree trunk. A rebirth of life. …

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Rebirth: Beverly Bonney

Ah yoo! No more Burger King. The people who hate to cook, go find your pot now. Irma can’t take this no more, boy! The girl was wicked bad. To Burger King lovers, Come on down to their location on the Bush Road, they have reopened to serve you after that brutal attack by hurricane …

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Rebirth: Beverly Bonney

Ah yoo! No more Burger King. The people who hate to cook, go find your pot now. Irma can’t take this no more, boy! The girl was wicked bad. To Burger King lovers, Come on down to their location on the Bush Road, they have reopened to serve you after that brutal attack by hurricane …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

These pictures were taken after Hurricane Irma when birds and animals had a hard time finding food and shelter within their natural habitat. I caught this little Suikerdiefje (yellow breast) longingly looking at the downed papaya tree which started to sprout some new leaves, but they were still too small to provide any kind of …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

When I see a rainbow it tells me the following things: that there is water, sunlight, colors and hope. This is all needed to sustain life. A rainbow is therefore a wonderful thing. Often people just admire its colors, but I see it different. Every time I see a rainbow I dream of a new …

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Rebirth: F. Croes-de Vries

This picture is a reminder that all life is reborn through its offspring. The young follow in the footsteps of their elders and they follow their lead. Like the little turtle on the back of its parent moving its legs in exactly the same manner as its mother. This is an entry in the 2017 …

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