Harbour Is. 4th of July Celebrations

 

 

 

 

 

My daughter Jamie Lee(L), grandaughter Robin(center) and Robin's BFF Pyper(R),

enjoying themselves at the 4th of July US Independence Day

celebrations in Harbour Is., The Bahamas.

 

 

Related article: Creativity and Culture Event at Montague Beach

Day Break at Potters Cay

 

Day Break at Potters Cay - Video - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

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Shop the Sea - Creativity and Culture Event at Montague Beach

 

Me, Chris and Caleb - ©A. Derek Catalano

 

Me, my son Chris and my grandson Caleb attended the  Shop the Sea - Creativity and Culture Event, Sat. June 28th, 2025 at Montague Beach and Park, Nassau, Bahamas. Chris was working the event shooting photos and invited me to come along. Caleb and I had a real fun time together exploring and enjoying it all. It was a good excuse for me go outside too. 😊

Shower of Gold

 

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Orange Poinciana

 

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Plumbago Flowers

 

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Look Up

 

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Father's Day Drumbeat

 

 Father's Day Drumbeat 

 

Me playing around with the goatskin junkanoo drum on Father's Day back in 2019. Tryin' a new rake 'n' scrape beat. My cousin Claudia joined in with a shake dance. lol. We all jus' havin' fun.😊 Nassau, Bahamas. View video.

Ancient Mysteries

 

 

We have all heard of these ancient mysteries before but here they are presented in short segment stories that make it easy to hold your attention and easy to digest. The narrator does a good job too.

 

Lost civilizations, impossible artifacts, and ancient technology—history has secrets we’ve yet to uncover. Massive stone structures too advanced for their time, lost cities hidden beneath the earth, and ancient texts written in unknown languages. Were past civilizations more advanced than we realize? Did they leave behind clues that rewrite history? And could some of these discoveries change everything we know about human civilization?

 

Explore some of the most unexplained ancient mysteries in history, including the Baalbek Megaliths, Göbekli Tepe, the Antikythera Mechanism, the lost civilization of Doggerland, the Copper Scroll, the Library of Alexandria, and much more. These are real unsolved puzzles—enigmatic artifacts, vanished cultures, and forgotten knowledge that continue to baffle researchers and historians to this day.

 

Julien Believe Ft Shine, Jonny Cake, Exec - Whip Whap

 

 

Julien Believe Ft Shine, Jonny Cake, Exec - Whip Whap

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Hairstyles of Igbo Women - 1935

 

A video filmed in 1935 showcasing the different hairstyles of Igbo women in St. Monica’s School Ogbunike. pic.twitter.com/4D0NNeev4p

— Typical African (@Joe__Bassey) March 8, 2025

A video filmed in 1935 showcasing the different hairstyles of Igbo women in St. Monica’s School Ogbunike.

Why Intelligent People Scare Society

 

Why do intelligent people often feel isolated? Schopenhauer's philosophy reveals the harsh truth about society’s fear of deep thinkers.

Sunday Afternoon at Montagu

 

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Bahamas Beach Day

 

"Bahamas Beach Day" - ©A. Derek Catalano

Goodman's Bay Beach, Nassau, Bahamas

 

 

 "Bahamas Beach Day" - ©A. Derek Catalano

 Goodman's Bay Beach, Nassau, Bahamas

Catalano Media Drone Footage

 

 

 

Great drone footage by my son Christopher Catalano. Chris is a multi-media professional specializing in video, audio and print. He used his DJI Mini 2 Ultralight Drone to capture these Watersports Cars. Nice footage son. Another one of Christopher's photos was used for an ad in the Bahamasair In-Flight airline magazine.

 

Contact Chris at catalanomedia@gmail.com

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Majority Rule Day in The Bahamas

 

 "Happy Majority Rule Day" - Bahamas AI Art

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Majority Rule Day in The Bahamas

Majority Rule Day, celebrated annually on January 10th, is one of the most significant national holidays in The Bahamas. It commemorates a transformative moment in the nation’s history when the political landscape shifted to reflect the majority will of the Bahamian people, marking the start of a new era of equality, democracy, and self-determination.

REPLAY: The 2024 ALIV Boxing Day Parade. Live from Bay St - Nassau, Bahamas.

 

 

 The 2024 ALIV Boxing Day Parade.

Live from Bay St - Nassau, Bahamas.

Bahamian 12 Days of Christmas

 

 

 

Bahamian 12 Days of Christmas

 

My true love sent to me:

 

1. A costume to rush on Bay St. - (To wear in the Junkanoo Parade)

2. Two cowbells - (To shake in the Junkanoo Parade)

3. Three bugles - (To blow in the Junkanoo Parade)

4. Four whistles - (To blow in the Junkanoo Parade)

5. Five goat skin drums - (To beat in the Junkanoo Parade)

6. Six Junkanooers - (Junkanoo Parade participants)

7. Seven boil fish - (Native dish)

8. Eight Johnny Cake - (To eat with the boil fish)

9. Nine Blue Marlins - (1 Blue Marlin Bahamian money/note = $100)

10. Ten Christmas Carols

11. Eleven Choirs singing

12. Twelve church bells ringing

Related poem: Christmas in The Bahamas

Beat Retreat - December 17th, 2024

 

 

Rawson Square, Bay St., Nassau, Bahamas.

Who was Joe Monks?

 

"Joe Monks Wall" - AI and photo composite image.

 ©A. Derek Catalano

I acquired a framed, original Joe Monks painting, entitled "Painted by Joseph Weaver 1984".  It's a scene of Rawson Square, downtown Bay St., showing the parliamentary buildings and canons on each side of the Queen Victoria statue. Dimensions: 24in W x 23in H. It's done on wood with many different unknown mediums. House paint, pastels, oils, inks?  Whatever, it is a fantastic piece of  art and history.

So who was Joe Monks?