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| One of many abandoned sugar mills dotting the island. A great example of great design derived from function. |
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| Interior of a sugar mill All the stone is local including coral from the shore. People were building GREEN long before we have been. |
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| Found this picture of a restored sugar mill. The original fins would have been fabric. Turns out there was a workers' revolt called the Fireburn of 1878 that left many plantations on the island in ashes. These islands have been fought over by many, poor and wealthy, for many generations. Such a violent past. You would have never guessed it from seeing the serene beauty of the place. |
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| Ruins of the plantation home downhill from the sugar mill |
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| Government House Courtyard The building was the home of a Danish merchant. |
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| Goverment House in Christiansted The way the sculptures were integrated with the ballustrade gives is a chilling goth Medusa-effect. Trapped in stone. |
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| Vines Taking over a Brick Colonade. I believe this is the Strangler Fig Vine, an invasive plant species. Nature finds a way ... CLICK the video below |
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