Part Two of my “Weather’s Better in the Bahamas” series–you know, the one in which I totally act like it’s not the middle of winter around here–is chock-full of lovely color. Today’s photos, like the one in yesterday’s post, were also taken on Great Guana Cay (by me, with my dented, pink-duct-taped Olympus C-60) during the trip I took with the older boy and our Boy Scout Troop. The Bahamas High Adventure was the trip of a lifetime; we spent nearly a week on a pirate ship (you’ll get that story tomorrow) in one of the most beautiful settings I’ve ever had the privilege to enjoy personally. It’s your turn…

Although for once, we Chicagoans have no real reason to complain about the weather–we’re not in the wide “Snowpocalypse” area, for once–I’m quite tired of seeing nothing but grayness, and I miss the sun dearly. For that reason, and to offer a ray of hope to my friends who are currently getting buried under as much as thirty inches of the white stuff, this blog will be in denial of winter for the next few days. Welcome to the “Weather’s Better In The Bahamas” Series! Close your eyes and imagine… Wait, don’t. If you close your eyes, you wouldn’t be able to focus on this: Great Guana Cay, Bahamas Try…