Category: Hawaii
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A Photographic Paradise
With picturesque waterfalls, beautiful beaches, and hiking trails through a bamboo forest, Maui is a photographic paradise. In addition to that, there’s a huge variety of delightful birds and exquisite flowers. Have you booked a flight to Maui, the photographic paradise yet? Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Picturesque
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A Click to Haziness
Apologies to all my followers. Up until yesterday, I had intentionally not allowed email subscribers on my site. Last night, I decided to try turning on the Jetpack subscibers button. I did not realize that by doing that, all my followers were switched to subscribers. Contacted WP to see if I could change that and…
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Bird of Paradise
Since I have only seen Bird of Paradise flowers in conservatories or outdoors on our trips to Maui, I assumed they were native to Hawaii. I could not have been more wrong! Also known as a “crane flower”, the Bird of Paradise is native to South Africa. Oh, the learning is never ending, especially in…
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Honolulu in Silhouette
Remembering watching the sun go down over the Pacific Ocean back in June of 2019. Even Covid did not affect the beauty of Honolulu in silhouette.
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Where Would You Go?
Contrasting landscapes from the desert of Palm Springs, California above to the snowy mountains of Laramie, Wyoming below. Last, overlooking the Pacific Ocean from the island of Maui. If you could have your choice of one of these three places to visit, where would you go? Let’s say it is an adventure at no cost…
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Whale Watching in Maui
After waking up to a bit of snow on the lawn and a light layer of ice on the streets, I found myself thinking back to warmth, sunshine, and whale watching in Maui . There She Blows! All these whales were photographed on January of 2022, on our first ever whale watching tour with the…
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Summit of Haleakala
Getting up three hours before sunrise for an hour drive to the summit of Haleakala volcano to watch the drama unfold as the sun burst through the clouds was so worth the effort. This was our second trip to Maui’s Haleakala National Park, so we were prepared for the 30-40 degree temperature difference from our…
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Then He Was Down
It seems that even having fun can have unwanted ramifications as demonstrated by this surfer enjoying a warm January day on the Pacific Ocean. Standing tall one second. Then, he was down the next! Yes, this was one of those times that using burst mode on my camera resulted in an unplanned image from Maui’s…
