Swaying in the Wind

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

I enjoy watching Palm Trees as they sway in the wind, they are so tall and regal!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 Black camera.

The Beach

Poipu, Hawaii

I love walking along the beach and seeing all the people, umbrellas, and fun things along the way!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 Black camera.

Glorious View

Lihue, Hawaii

Can you imagine walking along this path each morning, it is such a glorious view!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 camera.

Night on the Beach

Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

We went to Kapaa and ate at Sam’s Ocean View. We had a beautiful view of the ocean, but it didn’t last long as the sun went down, so this photo was taken in the dark and I was able to work with it to bring out everything. Did you know that a dark photo can be worked with so whatever is in the photo can be brought out?  It can and this is an example of that!

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Berries

Lihue, Hawaii

There are such beautiful flowers and plants all over Hawaii.  I loved these berries that hang down from a very interesting tree.  I don’t know what they are, if you do, please let me know!  THANKS!

Photo taken with my Canon G16 camera.

Thru The Palms

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

They say that Hawaii is PARADISE and as I went for my walk this morning, I believed it!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 camera.

State Bird of Hawaii

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

The Nene is the State Bird of Hawaii and it is a type of goose.  They are hard to find, but there is an area in Lihue where you see a lot of them.  This one possed for me.

Photo taken with my Canon G16 camera.

Hibiscus and Palm

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

As I was playing with my new toy, a GoPro camera, I took this photo with it on a selfie stick and said, ‘GoPro take a photo’ and it did.  WOW, it turned out quite good!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 camera.

Hibiscus

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

We had a down pour and then the sun came out and I took photos of these beautiful Hibiscus with rain drops on them!  I love Hibiscus, they are so elegant.

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Sea Snail

Lihue, Hawaii

They grow things big in Hawaii, look at this Sea Snail.  Sea Snail is a common name for snails that normally live in saltwater, they are marine gastropods with shells.  Some of these are edible, oh yummy!  I am so glad I didn’t accidentally step on it!

Photo taken with my Canon 50D camera.

Hawaiian Sunset

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

As always, Hawaii didn’t disappoint, as the sunset over Lihue!

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Emergency Room

Kauai, Hawaii

I didn’t expect to spend my first night in Kauai, in the Emergency Room of the hospital! That’s what happens when you fall on a treadmill and get thrown into an elliptical! OUCH! This happened just hours before we left for Hawaii! Made it though, but by the evening there was lots of pain, so I got checked out!. Nothing too serious, a broken rib which will heal in time.  What a place to recuperate in!  LOVING HAWAII!

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Hibiscus

Poipu, Kauai, Hawai’i

When I am out taking photos, many times, I carry with me a small spray bottle so when I want to give a fresh, new effect, I can spray water on a flower.  This water livens up the flower and adds so much!  Of course, natures way with rain drops  works the same and is better.  It had rained thru the night, as you can see by the rain drops on this hibiscus.

Camera used:  GoPro HERO5 Black

Salmon-Crested Cockatoo

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

We walked thru the Marriott, here in Lihue, and there was this beautiful Cockatoo.  It talked to people, saying ‘Pretty Bird’ and other things, but the funnest was when it said, ‘ALOHA’!

Photo taken with my Canon G16 camera.

Palm Tree

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When we were staying on Kauai in 2015, one evening, I could see the sun was setting and I ran out to the beach to try and get a good photo of it. WOW, I was very pleased!!

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Relaxing at Waimea Canyon

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After many times of going to the top of Waimea Canyon, finally, the view was opened up and what a view it was!  It was the perfect place to put my feet up and RELAX!!

Waimea Canyon

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I don’t remember how many times I have been up to the top of Waimea Canyon to look out at the Pacific Ocean, looking down thru the Na Pali Coast and every time it has been fogged in!  Until last week when we went up there with my sister Becky and her husband Tom, I was so excited, for the first time I saw the beautiful view!!   Now, we went up there with my brother Wayne and his wife Kathy to see it again, but this time it was even better!  Last week, though clear, there was a cloud hanging down over the ocean and a shadow on the mountains, this day it was clear, so gorgeous!  I think we have learned the trick; look for a full sun day and go early, getting there at about 10:30 am.  At least the two times we tried that it worked and it worked well!

Majestic Cook Pines

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Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii

We drove around Kukuiolono Golf Course which is so beautiful with it’s gorgeous views! It is a public golf course and though we aren’t golfers, yet, I did take advantage of some of the nice opportunities to take photographs. 

Drone Coming Down

Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii

At the Russian Fort, Fort Elizabeth, which was built in the early 19th Century, my brother-in-law flew his drone to see what was on the other side of the fort’s stone walls. It was pretty cool! Here, Tom is bringing his drone slowly down to him as I RELAX and watch.

Church

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We went to Kauai’s Shrimp Truck and after a yummy lunch, I found this spot in front of the church was a perfect place to put my feet up and RELAX!