May 17, 2013

It took my daughter reminding me today to remember that this would have been my mother's 100th birthday today.  I just called my sister to remind her.  We are buying birthday cakes today.  I might buy some new candles even though at this time of year, we do not need them.  And if there is another bunch of peonies, I will buy that.  Happy Birthday, Mother.   Tlhis photo is for you.  And if you were here, I would frame this photo for you.  And thanks for braiding my hair all those years.  

May 16, 2013/Peonies

Reentry after a relaxing vacation kind of hits one in the face.  Oh, I have to do things? I have responsibilities?   Maybe our eating regime needs a little correction? That is where I am.  I did not remember that our most of our annuals health checks are in May.  In Hawaii I did not care that my clothes were somewhat wrinkled and were not a flat texture.  At home . . . I mind.  

I am loving these peonies that I bought.  They did not last long, but they were beautiful and reminded me of my mother over Mother's Day. I think of peonies as the Queen of Flowers.  My mother died over 30 years ago and I have a very hard time remembering her.   I had been out of the house for twenty years before she died.  My Dad did not like us adding to the phone bill, not that we always paid attention to that.  But we did not have the communication that one would today with phone rates, and the Internet. But I do remember mother with flowers.      

May 14, 2013/ Street photography

Yesterday was my second venture into street photography.  I do not like the term street photography.  I think I will choose to consider this Life photography.  

I went to Costco and in fact there was lots to photograph there.  But I was with my SLR camera with a 50 mm lens.  It is a small lense, but still the camera is big and black and not an Iphone.   I asked one woman if I could photograph her baby, and she said "no", and I guess that I would have done the same.  But then we went to get gas.  

I felt a little more secure in the car and photoing through windshield.  This man  did not look like a criminal, but I did not want to have the guy confront me.  He looked strong and in my mind, mean.  I had previously set my exposure and aperture so all I had to do was focus.  I could not snap the shutter fast enough, and then I wanted to hide my camera.  And he is talking on the phone.  

May 12, 2013

Thoughts

Kauai is a very beautiful place.  It must have come at cost to the Hawaiians.  It is nice to know that somewhere in the world there is this much green space.  

Hawaiians are considerate drivers.  I noticed yesterday driving, in what a rush Seattites were.

Both in Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest people are dressed very casual.  However, I think the women of  Kauai dress more feminine.  A lot of sun dresses are worn there.  On some days the water is such a beautiful blue there .  Far prettier than many other ocean sceans.  

People from the Philppines do the hotel work there.  

Trade winds are going down now for the summer.  But I loved their cooling breeze.  Some time I would open up the room door to the front and onto the patio, and then the most delicious breeze came through.  

There is an abundance and a mix of fragrance.  One day at lunch there was a magnolia blossom on some one else's table which I smelled at my table.  Someone gave me a gardenia and after a while it fell to the bathroom floor and then got stepped on.  I did not pick it up and it made the bathroom smell good for about five days.  

May 8, 2013

Above is Radish and the flower grower.  The flowers he grew were about five feet tall.  The most beautiful birds of paradise that I ever saw.  And there is one flower below that was new to me and blew me away.  I asked if they grew tomatoes here as tomatoes are always hard to grow where ever I have lived and I thought they could be done in this heat.  Apparently they are grown here, but you could not prove it by the grocery stores.  One man was selling limes at $3.00 a piece. Think what you want, I say come over here and start a lime farm.   Soon lemons will be in season.  I do think the ginger in the photo below is beautiful.  

Today is packing and pool or beach day.  The day is more sultry as there is no Trade wind.