Shooting street art on buildings, I find something new every time I turn a corner. I became intrigued by the juxtaposition of the murals with each other along with the architecture and the people in the neighborhood.
Read More“Crop till it hurts.”
I don’t remember when I first heard that advice. Let’s just say it’s been a while…
Read MoreStepping out to my deck, I noticed a gecko scurrying around with something in its mouth. That something turned out to be another gecko.
I grabbed my camera and proceeded to document the process of a gecko devouring another of a different species.
Read MoreOn my way to shoot a sunset, I came across a bird out for a stroll. A local fisherman informed me that I was in the presence of a Black-crowned Night Heron.
Read MoreDriving into my street recently, I noticed a beehive of activity on my neighbor’s roof.
Ten guys were on a mission, it turns out… to rip off the old top of a house built in the 1930s down to the framing, install new plywood, and finish it with asphalt shingles – all within a single weekend.
Read MoreHow is it that there are so many potholes in an area where the temperature rarely fluctuates?
It seems as if rain alone can wreak havoc on a roadway, especially if the surface is cracked, thin, and poorly constructed, according to the author of “Why Hawai‘iʻs Roads are Bad.”
Read MoreI spotted a poster advertising early evening tours of the Honolulu Zoo (for after it closes to the public in the afternoon), and thought it would be a good opportunity to see the animals in a different light.
Read MoreThanks to Rotarians throughout the State of Hawaii—along with friends, neighbors and businesses in Waikiki—the only remaining patch of under-developed land in central Waikiki is being transformed from a barren debris-strewn gravel lot into an oasis of greenery to be known as Centennial Park.
Read MoreWho can resist taking a picture of a bird of paradise in bloom? Their colors and shapes beckon me in my “Backyard Geographic” outings. In this case, I had to go no farther than to the end of my street to catch several “birds” in their native habitat.
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