The life and times of a true knucklehead – No photos to be used without permission
There’s nothing better than a a pretty woman who is fully armed! Last night I got the rare chance to photograph my buddy Mary Ann. I’ve been wanting to shoot her for quite some time, but we’re never in the same place at the same time. We arrived late so I decided to ditch all but a single speedlite. Luckily the weather cooperated for once.
Last Sunday we celebrated Grandma’s 100 birthday at the Japanese Cultural Center in Honolulu. I don’t remember the last time we all got together. I hope it’s not the last.
This was our 1st trip to the garden isle.
1st of all there are feral chickens everywhere. There are 3 theories/stories on why there are so many chickens on Kauai.
1. The original Polynesians brought them over.
2. Hurricane Iniki destroyed the chicken farms and they escaped.
3. Filipinos brought over fighting breeds for cockfighting.
Now they have all bred into a single species that inhabit the island and since they are illegal to hunt, they are found everywhere. We couldn’t stop laughing at all the chickens we saw each day.
We stayed at the Courtyard in Kapaa, thanks Rhea.
I was surprised to see a wind turbine in Hawaii, so energy efficient. I saw an energy efficient cat too.
Among the sites Kauai Coffee Company for some excellent coffee.
Waimea Canyon was an incredible sight.
I was a little disappointed to see so many vendors outside the Spouting Horn, Poipu.
Food was a little limited but we did find a good dinner at The Eastside Resturant.
Kilauea Lighthouse. Perfect timing to go as they were renovating the lighthouse.
The state bird, the Nene.
Sandy found her favorite beach in Hanalei, which I forgot to photograph.
It’s been too long since we last saw Tami & Chris, let alone Mr. Noah. I thought now would be a good time to shoot ’em. I chose a seaside setting. The mornings have been cloudy lately but I lucked out today.
I ferried in this evening to see the San Francisco Symphony perform a free outdoor concert. Unfortunately I got there so late it was impossible to get a good seat let alone a good photo. With that in mind we decided to grab a little something to eat. Pizza Orgasmica just off the Embarcadero! We did manage to see the parrots of Telegraph Hill but my little G1X was not up to the task. There were about 20 in a tree and soon as I turned my camera off they all flew! Got to learn that patience thing.
This morning we woke up early to participate in the local California Coastal Clean Up day. In 2010, 1.2 million pounds of trash was removed. Number one item collected? Let’s just say I have a renewed dislike for smokers who don’t discard their butts & folks who don’t pick up after their dogs. Even though we felt dirty after the clean up, we walked across the street to the Off the Grid at South Shore. I had to try the Senor Sisig burrito & it was worth the wait. Sandy got the tacos.
Unfortunately we arrived to late to photograph some of the strong man games, but we did manage to see some pretty cool birds of prey.
Today marks our 12 year anniversary. The time went by so quickly and I can’t imagine life without Sandy. To celebrate, we had lunch at Michael Chiarello’s Bottega in Yountville.
Saw this on the way up to Sacramento so I had to pull off the highway to shoot it.
Tonight we met Aunty Sachi & Uncle Russell at Marica in Oakland.
