Thought for today

I choose to love and to forgive.

Happy Holidays from Hanalei!

So I needed some justification for spending so much time documenting our awesome trip to Hawaii. This card seems to be all the affirmation I needed. Just look at that beautiful bay... maybe we will go back some day!

Helicopter Ride

Tuesday morning packed up to leave the Hanalei town on north shore of Kauai and go to Poipu Palms condos on the south side of the island, in Poipu. We took a walk on the Hanalei Beach and said goodbye to our introduction to life in Hawaii.

Then it was time to go on to the helicopter flight of a lifetime. One of the most exciting parts for me was to see the crescent shape of Hanalei Bay, and Hanalei Pier from the air. The numerous waterfalls in the canyon were incredible, but what would you expect from a place where rainfall averages 450 inches per year?

Through the front window

Grand Canyon of the Pacific 

Amazing technicolor by the Creator of the Universe

Pilot approaching Hanalei Bay

Crescent shaped beach

Farming in Hanalei Valley

Close up of fields

Hanalei Town by Hanalei Beach
and
Hanalei Pier on Hanalei Bay

Last photo op before we landed back at Li'hue Airport

Lovely trip but glad to be touching the ground again!

The Chickens in the Park

Because I said so...

Something to crow about

It's party time!

This is how you find the best meal

I'm going this way!

Me too!

I'm on a mission!

more chickens:

http://joansjoys.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-monday-we-went-for-hike-on-kalahua.html

http://joansjoys.blogspot.com/2011/12/more-of-kauai.html

http://joansjoys.blogspot.com/2011/11/picnic-lunch-at-lydgate-beach-park.html

Snap Happy in Hananlei

November 6, 2011

While Tom went for a jog on the beach this morning I sauntered along the beach snapping pictures of things I thought were interesting such as these trimmed bushes.

Scultptured bushes

Some beached sailboats that were beckoning me

 to give them my attention.

This waterfall was also taken from my walk

 on the beach this morning.

I think it was more visible today because

 we had so much rain during the night.

  These little flowering bushes grow along

the edge of the beach.

  And here's Tom back from his jog.

And then there's a separate post of the chickens...
http://joansjoys.blogspot.com/2011/11/chickens-in-park.html

Before we went on our walk Tom had taken these objects of interest:

These are coconuts from a tree in the side yard.

  The coconut tree.

Bananas on the banana tree.

Berries on a tree next to the banana tree.

Goldl Dust Croton

Bougainvillea in the rain

Bougainvillea bush next door

Hammock

Porch Pattern