One of my favorite spots on Oahu was Hanauma Bay. We made a brief stop to take photos from above….
On the left
Center
And the right side.
The “curved bay” was declared a protected marine life conservation area and underwater park in 1967.
It’s against the law to touch or walk on the coral.
Great weekend, everyone….especially to the folks down in Texas. The footage of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is truly heart-breaking.
illustration by @christopherdavidryan via Instagram
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Sorry I’ve been MIA this summer. A lot going on, but hopefully things will settle down soon. I want to thank all the new followers for joining in. And thanks to my longtime readers who’ve hung in there with me. I won’t be able to return “Likes” at this time, but I’ll do my best to visit your blogs.
Today I took a look at my stats and was surprised to see that the posts on my cat Yuri have kind of taken off. Who knew? A lot of cat lovers out there. 🙂
So here are some shots taken of the big guy in our guest room, which he has appropriated as his “lair,” ha ha.
Yuri loves to hide and then jump out at me. His favorite thing is to leap from his cat tree onto the sofa when I’m walking by. He times it just right so he flies right across me. I can actually hear the air whistling as he flies through the air. We haven’t collided yet, which is pretty amazing since I’m moving at the time. The agility and timing of cats blows my mind.
The caption for this one could be “Put up your dukes.” Yuri had just woken up and had his paws curled in front of him. They’re so big they really should be called “mitts.”
Ever the ham. As I’ve said, I had two other cats long ago, but they weren’t nearly this entertaining. I don’t know if it’s a Siberian thing or we just got lucky.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
At the end of our cruise in Hawaii, the ship lingered at the Na’Pali Coast on Kauai, one of my favorite places in the world….
We were just about to go inside, because we’d been looking at the coast for at least an hour, but then noticed a partial rainbow. What a great end to a wonderful cruise.
Well, then it started growing.
Here’s the right side:
Then we noticed a faint second rainbow on the left.
And something else. The rainbow looked like it was in the water.
Then the real craziness. The rainbow was an oblong coming towards us in the water! We were freaking out because we’d never seen anything like it.
I quickly switched to video on my iPhone and captured the whole thing. I tried uploading it to WordPress but it was sideways, so I’ve put it on YouTube here. A first for me, but it’s pretty easy to do. (Apologies to those outside the U.S. if you can’t view it.) I’m not a filmmaker, but am OK with the way the movie turned out. If you have the sound on, you’ll hear one of my friends exclaiming, and it still makes me smile whenever I hear it. We were pretty blown away. 🙂
This made us wonder if rainbows are really circles? Turns out, they are, but it’s mostly pilots who get to see them from planes. Usually the rest of the circle is cut off by the horizon. According to Wikipedia, the reason a rainbow is circular is that “a circle is the set of all points in the sky that make the same angle between you, the water droplets, and the sun.” Whatever the explanation, we were amazed.
Great weekend, everyone!
I’m having some technical issues, so wasn’t able to do a long post about Hawaii. Instead, a glimpse of Oahu. I’d never seen anything but Honolulu on previous trips, but this time we saw quite a lot of the island and, it’s beautiful.
Then last weekend I saw a really great indie flick, “Maudie.” Ethan Hawke and Sally Hawkins are the stars and they are outstanding. It’s based on a true story and the cinematography is amazing. I can see Sally Hawkins nominated for many awards.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
I meant to get back to blogging sooner than this, but the next thing I knew, it was July 4th and the time just got away from me.
Anyway, I went on a “girls’ trip” to Hawaii and it was fantastic. Here’s a shot I took of a lighthouse on the island of Kauai for now. More later!
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
I’ve had my new iPhone for a few months, but just got around to trying out its “portrait” mode. Thought I would start with one of my favorite subjects….
The first photo was shot in standard mode:
The next one was done in portrait.
See the blurred background? Portrait mode gives you more depth of field like a DSLR. I have to wonder if we’ll one day shoot everything with phones instead of big bulky cameras. I really like the 7 Plus and will be taking just that on my next trip.
I’ll be on vacation for the next two Fridays, but will be back on the 30th.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
When we left Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, I looked up and noticed it was blue hour. Such a lovely fun place. Would love to be there right now!
Great weekend, everyone….
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After we pulled away from Glacier Bay, we had scenery like this for a long time:
The sun would come out once in a while, highlighting the mountains.
I especially liked the cloud formations.
And then there were islands.
This went on for (nautical) miles. So, so lovely.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
We are having cool and rainy weather this month, which is very unusual. The drought may be ending, so we can’t complain. Everything is blooming now, including one of my favorites, Wisteria. They smell heavenly.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Mind if we go back to Alaska?
One of my favorite stops on the cruise was Glacier Bay. Just so beautiful! See for yourself….
See the white thing on the left that looks like a waterfall? That’s what they call “calving,” when a piece of the glacier breaks off. Sometimes there are huge chunks that make a lot of noise.
More than a few people were taking photos. It was fun running all around the ship to get different shots. We didn’t know that the ship would turn around so everyone could basically see the glacier from their staterooms.
As we pulled away from the glacier, the landscape changed, but it was still breathtaking.
Our last glimpse of Glacier Bay.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Pearls & Prose 