Water Fountain

Society Garlic is not an edible herb but it is good to have in the garden. It is very ornamental and attracts pollinators. I like to have them in my garden just to enjoy the purple flowers it produces every spring to late summer. It is easy to grow, especially in a xeriscape garden. It…

I call it the thirst quencher because it sits right in the middle of nowhere by the beach and anybody who would pass by it would surely be filled and satisfied having a drink from this fountain. I took some photography lessons a while back and this is one of the pictures I took as…

I like taking pictures of just about anything I see in nature. It so happened this Pacific plover came my way and I knew I had to capture this cute little migrating bird. I have actually a collection of pictures of the plover. They are very amusing to look at. Besides, they are not afraid…

I took this photo at the Honolulu Academy of Arts during their exhibition of the Stick Art Show. So primitive yet fascinating to look at. I actually took several photos with my son Alex on it. It’s quite an experience for him. The sticks evokes childhood memories growing up in a rural area in the…

I have this Kaffir Lime tree in my garden for about a year now. I bought it from a nursery when it was only about 6 inch high. It is almost five feet tall now except I have to prune it so it would stay dwarf. I would gather the leaves for my Thai cooking…

Once in a while I go around the garden looking for something to capture with my camera. I happened to stumble on this bee that keeps hovering around the winter-melon vine. It goes from flower to flower sucking the nectar from each flower and pollinating each one in the process. The bee probably don’t even…