Sugarcane & Sunshine: April 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Paint & Bubbles

Casius (7), Taylor (8), & Kiva (3) having fun with watercolors...

...and blowing bubbles....

Monday, April 27, 2009

Oahu's South Shore

We rarely make the drive from the North Shore to Hawaii Kai - the last time we went out there we decided to stop and take some pictures with some different ocean/mountain views...

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Recognize Diamond Head from the back??

Saturday, April 25, 2009

I was so surprised today when I was sitting on the beach at Sharks Cove and noticed to my left what looked like a japanese garden but also had the feeling of a Hawaiian heiau. I walked down and it was such a peaceful area and the type of spot that you could easily miss if you didnt know it was there...I had missed it for years...

Saturday Picnic at Sharks Cove

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Whale Watching at Sharks Cove

Mahalo Whales!!!

Mahalo beautiful humpback whales! We were starting to think the whales had all left for their journey back to Alaska - but what a show we got today! We spent about 20 minutes watching a mother humpback whale and her baby. They jumped and splashed and really looked they were playing a game before they were to start their long journey together... Stunning!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Centipede - the Unwanted Visitor...Wanted

As much as these guys make my skin crawl - I had to post this one because in the years I have spent living in Pupukea I have come into contact with a centipede only once before. This past week I've seen two centipedes - in our house!! Both times I was super anxious for Bison to find it and slaughter it... After this one I saw last night it got me thinking...

We've been choosing not to kill any other insects - but the centipede is one that we still have feelings of fear towards and so of course our first thought is to hack it to pieces. Now we're thinking it's a test...if there's spirit in a spider then there must be spirit in a centipede... Na'au (our gut/instinct) tells us we need to catch the centipede and move him away from our house and then we're not going to see another one in the house again. Too bad that means we're waiting for one more to come visit...