June Bug

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 was surprised one day to see a bird’s nest fall from the mango tree. I was sweeping the fallen leaves of the mango tree which by the way did not give many fruits this year. The tree was pruned last spring and then new leaves sprouted and the old leaves fell one by one…

This weekend was Pow Wow weekend for my family. My husband is fourth native American Indian from the Cherokee Tribe and that makes my son eighth part native American Indian. We decided to make it a tradition to attend Pow Wow celebration every year which they always hold at the Thomas Square Park. I enjoy…

I took this picture some time ago. It was such a beautiful day and a perfect time for capturing some island scenes. I always see this picture at an ad but I never really know the name of the islands until now. It is called Na Mokulua Islands, the twins. The blue sky is such…

In November of 2009, my birthday gift was a vacation in California. We took a road trip starting from San Diego to the north up to Sequioa National Park. Along the way, I enjoy looking at the sceneries especially big farms with red barns. I always wondered why the barns are colored red. Anyways, once…

We attended a 50th Wedding Anniversary Party last Saturday at Ewa Beach and the focus of attention is this wonderful, succulent, crunchy roast pig or lechon. Lechon is from the Spanish word “leche” which means milk. Piglets or suckling pigs are normally used for roasting back then. But I have actually seen on Travel Channel…