Sunset Green Flash - Video

Legend has it that as the sunsets you will be able to see a green flash.....

Surf Painting

I'm sure Sapper would rather be in this painting he bought at the Haleiwa Art Show than the heat he's in now!

Haleiwa, known as today's surfing capital of Hawaii or "surf city" is a 100 year old plantation town with Aloha spirit. Hale'iwa means "house of the frigate bird," after the large sea birds that built beautiful nests in the nearby trees. (I have yet to see one-the bird or the nest.) Quoted from Haleiwa: A Pictorial History. Hey just thought you'd want to know.

Eat your vegies....

Waialua Farmer's Market was small but colorful. And I did get the feeling the vegies were fresh, roots and all. A bag of @ 20 big cherry tomatoes was only $1.00. I'm going to saute vegies tonight.

We finally had a few, hard showers. No storm rapidly moving across the state like in Texas, but they slowly come down off the mountain to cool us. Afterward its paradise again just a bit more humid.

Hebi was delicious!

Grilled hebi with salad was a delicious lunch. Hebi is commonly known as shortbill spearfish. Its dorsal fin is shorter than that of other billfish species, and its bill is almost nonexistent. Hebi caught in Hawaiian waters are usually between 20 and 40 pounds in round weight. So I had only a small portion of a large fish!

View from ocean apartment

Even on a cloudy afternoon, the view from Sapper's girlfriends place is gorgeous! I'm thrilled to be able to use the kitchen as the other place is appliance challenged to put it mildly. Made brownies today but diet starts tomorrow. Seems since I have the use of the truck, I tend to walk a lot less. Especially when its very windy, it dries my contacts out quickly then I squint. Oh the trivial complaints of living in paradise!

Shopped the commissary and PX today just like old times. VFFD is my new food focus - that is veggies, fruit, fish, and dairy. I tried shopped the outer perimeters of the store except a venture down a row to get tea. Actually the local grocery store's produce is fresher.

Also found a fun game on Yahoo games called Graffiti. You take turns guessing or drawing the word for others to guess. It is similar to Pictionary. Enjoy!

Cedar Trees Saved!

The old cedar trees on Snake Road were saved! Twenty to thirty feet of either side of the road is burned as you can see in the second photo. A few telephone poles were burnt and 5,000 ft fiber optic cable was replaced. Fire is contained now, finally. See the ocean horizon in front - just amazing like you are in a bowl.

Find the rhino...

Just a cool picture from zoo having nothing to do with my day. Prepping a house for a termite tent kept me busy. Everything that will touch skin (lotion) or that you eat/drink has to be double bagged and sealed. Even the stuff in the freezer! I can't wait to see a house in a tent, will definitely post a photo.

How can islands surrounded by water have a drought? The West side of Oahu especially where the fire is still burning is in severe drought conditions. The Winward side gets all the rain and the Leeward side is desert. Amazing....

I'm thrilled Sabre won the "Dancing with the Stars" last night and now I'm all set to watch Disney's "High School Musical 2." Just plain fun...