Lava Volavka Photos - lavavolavka

There are two new albums. I didn't take many photos in December and most of those are from my phone, but there are some pretty ones already from January. ^_^

Well, it took me most of today, but I finally got all the photos from my trip edited and uploaded a representative collection. I'll add captions later. ^_^

I've (finally) uploaded early autumn photos. There aren't many because I didn't do a whole lot, and mostly I was photographing sunrises and landscapes. Hope you enjoy them!

((I'll be posting November photos later tonight... Have to edit first!))

There are photos in the August album now. I didn't take many photos in July or August, but what I took I've posted. :)

May and June photos are now uploaded, including some of the ship right before it got underway. I still have them in chronological order, so the July photos are still at the top.

There are now photos from 4th of July posted with titles/captions. I still need to upload photos from May and June, but I'll get them online soon. ^_^

Hello! Sorry for the really long gap in updates. There's been a lot going on lately and not a lot of time to update photos. I've got a good collection of Philippines photos up now, but won't have time to caption them for a little bit so you'll have to bear with me. Enjoy them!

So, I was bad and didn't upload any photos from April at all... but that doesn't mean I didn't take any. I've got them up now, including clouds sitting on mountains, a trip on the Atlantis Submarine (first time w/ the new camera!), zoo pictures, a baptism on the ship, and a few other odds and ends. I might caption them if I have time, but with my current track record, I might not. Enjoy!

There are a handful of new March photos starting with this one for your viewing pleasure. ^_^

Mostly it's just some stuff I found at the beach last week, and then a few photos of a praying mantis in one of my plants.

Here are some photos from last week's change of command ceremony on board the ship. ^_^

Here's the first half of March for you. I got a new camera, so there are a lot of experimental photos in here, mostly of the cats (my usual test subjects) but also of things I've seen this month; as I go to different places I'm trying out new settings and playing with my new telephoto lens.

The second part (right after the cats) is of Ko'Olina-- beaches and tide pools with tiny fish. The third part is of the Honolulu Festival Parade on Sunday, March 13. I'll add captions as I have time!

I forgot to post for February... so here's pretty much all of it!

Okay, so I've been bad about post photos, but I finally have all of the second half of January up along with captions and in the correct order! Shutterfly hasn't been nice to me lately in that regard, so it took some time.

I have lots of photos from the zoo, including of the new lion, Moxie! She's very photogenic and looks right at the camera. I didn't get any whale photos yesterday at the whale count (being too busy counting, y'know...), but I did take some of the early morning views.

Yesterday afternoon we went to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year celebration and parade, so the biggest chunk of photos is from that. Hope you enjoy them!

Click here to go to zoo pictures!

Or click here to skip ahead to Chinese New Year pictures!

Photos from the first half of January are now posted WITH captions. I never got them done for the family visit, though I think most of it was pretty self-explanatory. Most of these new photos are from this past weekend at Camp Erdman on the north shore.

J's family came to visit for Christmas and New Years, so the new album is all of that. I'll add captions soon, but for now at least the pictures are in order. ^_^

A couple of new photos from last night, starting here with a photo of our Christmas tree. We didn't take any photos AT the command holiday party (it was dark and we were talking to a lot of people), so I got a few when we got home. ^_^

I didn't take many photos in November, so I tacked the handful I had into the start of the December album. There should be more photos this month, though, what with the holidays and all.

Not many photos this month, if you don't count all the ones from our trip. Here are a few from the zoo and Halloween. ^_^

We went to the Big Island this past weekend, and I pared my photos down to under 100 for you, so here they are. I'll add captions when I have time, but today's been kind of busier than I anticipated. Enjoy them! ^_^

There's a new album up from Saturday when we went to the air show. Most of the photos are of the Blue Angels, who are incredible, though I love watching the F22 Raptor demonstrations, too. Actually, I didn't get many photos because I was too interested in watching. ^_^

This weekend I went on a youth retreat with a group of high school kids and wound up being the only female leader who could stay the whole weekend. Here are some photos from the camp, which is also the location of "Otherton" from the TV show "Lost" and some photos of the ladies in the youth group when we had some free time on the beach.

Photos start here.

I've added a handful of pictures in a new album. There wasn't much in August, and these are all from today at the zoo and then at home (I was watering the front garden).

Be sure to look at the San Diego photos if you haven't seen them already.

J got to see parts of San Diego in the past week, and here are some of the photos he sent me. He toured the San Diego Zoo and some of the historic sites downtown, but I don't have labels for them yet, so bear with me. Hope you enjoy them!

There are a few new photos from the sailor in the album "J's Adventures." I'm also working on getting some up for the month of August, but I haven't really photographed much.

Photos uploaded are from J's camera on his trip to Seattle. I'll do captions when I have time. Hope you enjoy them! ^_^

[update]

J added captions so now you'll know what you're seeing.

I've added new photos to the July album from a couple of beach trips (to a new place we've discovered) and from the orchid show I attended this weekend. If you want to start with the new photos, click here.

I don't know the orchid varieties, so they are mostly labeled by color or shape.

I've uploaded photos from the trip to Kauai last week. I took more when we got back, but will add them in a couple of days so that these can be on top for a while. We did a lot of sight-seeing and I've tried to label what I can, but some of it I either don't remember or never knew what I was seeing (like the orange wildflowers).

This weekend we had our anniversary dinner a little early since it looks like J will be working on our real anniversary. We stayed down in Waikiki for the weekend and had dinner at Duke's and just had a good time relaxing and getting away from the housework for a while. Not many photos because they're all places we've been, but here are a few new ones.

This weekend J and I hiked to Manoa Falls. It was a beautiful hike along a muddy trail through rainforest and even though we got dirty, it was completely worth it.

If you want to start with the new photos, click here to start with a few new ones of the tigers at the zoo. ^_^

Today I did the Lanikai pillbox hike. It goes to two old WW2 bunkers. There are a lot of them around the island that were manned for years to prevent surprise attacks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The day was clear and bright so the view was fantastic.

You can start with the photo here if you've already seen the lantern floating pictures. ^_^ It's of one of my cousin's daughters at the beach last week. I went on the hike with them today, too. Enjoy!

PS: I did not get any photos at the frocking ceremony because it was on the ship, but someone did take photos. If I get copies, I'll share them. ^_^

I put the Lantern Floating in the June album even though I took them May 31 because I edited and uploaded them today, June 1. ^_^ I also added some fun photos of the tigers that I took today when we gave them a bubble bath. Hope you like them!

There are a lot of new photos (maybe 70?) in the May album, most of which are from my sister's visit over the last two weeks. We went to the zoo, to Waikiki, to Waimea Valley, horseback riding at Kualoa Ranch, and to a lot of other places that I didn't take photos. Anyway, they all have captions, so should be pretty easy to follow.

You'll also see photos from J's birthday dinner, which we had last Friday night.

To start at the new photos, click here. You'll be at a photo of the cats. Enjoy! ^_^

I've added an album that's basically a walk-through of the Zoo. It's long because I included the paths you take from place to place, wide shots of exhibits (which my zoo friends will be interested in seeing), some night houses (i.e. behind the scenes stuff) and then close-ups of some of the animals. It's got a lot of exhibits in a fairly small space, so this is by no means everything there, but it's everything I photographed in the last week or so, just walking around the zoo.

I'm trying to get captions up, but I seem to be having trouble with my internet connection so may or may not have the patience to deal with it tonight.... but most of the photos are self-explanatory. I'll add the captions as I can. ^_^

Also, I work with the small primates and the tigers when I volunteer, so if there are a lot of those particular animals, that's why. ~_^

[UPDATE]

Captions are finally done and the photos are all in order as if you're walking through with me. Hope you like it!

I uploaded just a handful of photos from this weekend. The rain has (mostly) stopped so we can start hitting the beach again, which is nice. I love the bright blues and greens of the ocean when it's not overcast. Enjoy!

For the past week, we had company visiting us. They wanted to see and do as much as possible, so we've been active and busy, but here's an overview in photos. When are YOU coming to visit? ^_^

We got to see the US Marine Corps Battle Color Detachment on Thursday (3/11). It included the Drum and Bugle Corps, the Silent Drill Platoon and the Battle Color Guard. ^_^

I've also added photos of the new back garden. Enjoy!

New photos from Monday, March 1. J had the day off after the non-scary tsunami (or, as the TV people are calling it, "the event"), so we took advantage of it by touring the USS Missouri and then having dinner in Waikiki and catching the Magic of Polynesia show. Photos are below! ^_^

Hello! The new photos are up with pictures from whale watching and other parts of our trip to Maui this past weekend. We saw whales breach completely from the water, but I didn't get photos of them... but it was spectacular to see. The trip was very fun, but I think next time we go we'll have to stay longer and see the other side of the island, too. Hope you enjoy!

If you want to skip the Chinatown photos, start here.

This weekend we went to Chinatown for the New Year celebration. We caught the parade, saw several Chinese cultural demonstrations and had a wide variety of food. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Yesterday felt like an entire weekend, and I took plenty of photos... We started the day at the Dole Plantation, doing their maze and garden tour, and then continued to Haleiwa on the North Shore where we had shave ice and strolled through the old surfing village. Then we drove east and discovered a sea turtle on the beach on the way to Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach. We also discovered a great seafood place in Haleiwa, but I didn't take any pictures of our food. I know you're disappointed. ~_^

Anyway, if you want to skip to the new photos, you can start by clicking here; that's a photo of the cats, and the new ones start immediately after. Enjoy! ^_^

We went to the command "holiday party" today, but didn't take many photos there because we didn't know many people... but we did catch a beautiful sunset on the way home that I thought you'd enjoy. ^_^ They're in the January album. ^_^

I also added two videos to the section at the bottom. ^_^

There are new photos in the January album, including new years photos. ^_^

Hello hello! ^_^

I added photos to the "Christmas Lights" album (mostly at the front) if you want to see more of the Hale, and there are two new albums: December part 2 and Christmas morning. December part 2 actually has photos from this past Sunday, but I put the Christmas photos on the top. I will add captions soon, but most of them are self explanatory. ^_^

And yes, I know that half of the photos are of the cats... But they had fun on Christmas, too! ~_^

[UPDATE]

Now with captions!

More photos from this weekend have been added to the December 2009 album, so click on that to see some winter "rainy season" weather. ^_^

The new album is from Sunday night's trip to the Honolulu Hale Christmas lights downtown. I haven't had time to label them all, but I think they're mostly self-explanatory. ^_^

I added a handful of pictures today from the harbor by Aina Moana (Magic Island) park; it's the harbor that was the starting point for the infamous Three Hour Tour (no, really!), and looks across to the hotel featured in the opening sequence of Hawaii Five-Oh. ^_^

The new photos show our Christmas decorations, a few of the cats, and photos of Iolani Palace, which we didn't have time to tour, but we did a quick walk of the grounds and it looks beautiful. The captions are up now, so if you saw them yesterday and didn't know what things were, you can look again. ^_^

The house is finally DONE! Not only unpacked, but all put together and clean and I like it. ^_^ Of course, next weekend it'll get its Christmas trimmings, so you'll get more photos, but this is how it looks for the time being. I didn't do as much autumn decor as usual because it hasn't seemed right with the warm weather, but I think I'll break out all the Christmas stuff for the fun of it. Anyway, here's the house! Tell me what you think. ^_^

I've added a handful of new photos, but should have plenty more after this weekend. ^_^ Also, I've (finally) taken the time to go back and label (with captions for many) the older photos in here so now you'll actually know what you're seeing. Sorry about that.... I was bad about remembering that part. Anyway, enjoy the latest. More are forthcoming!

[update]
New photos from this weekend are currently uploading... Will label them asap! ^_^

I've added photos to the October 2009 album, so you'll have to go through the older pictures first to see the new. This is driving down the Pali Highway, Bellows Air Force Base beach, and then an overlook near Rabbit Island. ^_^

I've added some photos from the coast where the lava rocks are exposed, as well as some photos from my birthday. I went snorkeling at Hanauma Bay nature preserve and saw a lot of beautiful fish in the reef. The last picture is of one of the green sea turtles seen near the Blowhole, a natural formation on the east coast of Oahu.

Hello! I've added new photos to the "Windward side and the North Shore" album from this weekend, and am about to upload some pictures of the new house (interior). There's a new blog entry, too, with a "walk-through" of the place so you can get an idea what you're seeing. I've also added a video section and am going to put up a quick video of waves at the North Shore so you can see what I was trying to photograph. I'm thinking about a video walk-through of the house, too... ^_^

We're safe and sound in Honolulu, but haven't had much time to explore because of the Navy's paperwork and getting our car and signing up for housing... but I took a handful of pictures during our trip and over the past couple of days that I'll share. Check the blog for more details!

I've uploaded some family photos to get started on here. They are by no means exhaustive, and the album is not complete. I'll try and get other albums loaded as I can, but it's time consuming with my PC in transit to Hawai'i... ~_^

Sunrise at the north shore, January 2012
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pink clouds, purple-blue water
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trees and waves
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pink skies
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yellow cabins
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green and white and blue
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driftwood
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high ropes
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natual bridge in miniature
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green mounds
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rainbow through the trees
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rainbow into the water
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rainbow over the ocean
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quiet sunset
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sunset over tide pools
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brighter oranges
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walking along the pools
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sweeping morning clouds
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whale pectoral fin
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dual pectoral slaps
This was a mother whale teacher her calf to do things-- it mimicked her behaviors.

dual splashes
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pink blossoms
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yellow hibiscus blooms
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elephant dust bath
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lion stalking
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lion running
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almost pouncing
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peacock display
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full train display
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Christmas tree
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Tree, up closer
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...what lies beneath...
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recharging solar cells
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cookie?
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staircase
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nativity
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going up the stairs
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the front door
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living room
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new garland
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looking up
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centerpieces
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small nativity
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redecorated bathroom
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on the sink
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winter sunshine
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brown rocks
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Rabbit Island
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Makapu'u views
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Pineapple places
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Turtle surfing
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Blues and flippers
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Bad self-portrait
This was the only photo I could find of myself from this two month period, so... Here it is.

Turtles in waves
They were bobbing up and down in the surf.

North shore at Erdman
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Afternoon light
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White sand
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Night lights
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Erdman sunrises
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Glowing
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Dark dunes
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Pink waves
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Orange skies
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Turtle Bay sunrise
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Ripples
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Pink clouds
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Sun glow
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Sunrise is finished
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Birds of paradise
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Palm storms
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Lagoon
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Surfer girls
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Walkway
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Ko'Olau
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Hyena treats
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Puzzle solving
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Waikiki Aquarium
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Clown fish
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Yellow stripes
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Saltwater tank
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Giant clams
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Colorful coral
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Spotted jelly
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Moorish idol
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Monk seal yawn
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Sunshine
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Torch
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Dusky porch
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Mochi
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At the counter
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Old windows
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Choose your flavor
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Mint, strawberry and green tea
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Bathroom dragonflies
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Burnhardt
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Dragonflies up close
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Mirrors
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Orchid
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Caspian on his chair
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Judging kitty
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Sconces
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Photo frames
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Kitty decor
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4th of July concert
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The crowded field
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July 4th 2011
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My patriotic self
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Navy at night
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Fireworks view
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Boom!
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Lots of colorful fireworks
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bright lights
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Green!
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Purple!
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Longer exposure
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Multiple fireworks
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Spelling "USA"
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These look like palm trees
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Huge firework
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Sparkles
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Finale
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Waiting in the airport
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Waiting still..
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The view over the wing
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Arriving in Palawan
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Whisked off to LifeChurch
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Introductions
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Late night dinner at Shakey's Pizza
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First meal in the Philippines is pepperoni pizza?
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Breakfast on the first morning
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Pretty ceiling
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Eating on the top floor of the hotel
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The view from breakfast
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Our hallway at the hotel
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The Puerto Pension hotel
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Prayer before the first full day
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We lived in these vans (or felt like it)
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Typical street scene
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Welders!
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Arriving at LifeChurch in daylight!
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The school w/ Compassion kids for their Saturday program
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Making friends!
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Dancing along to the music
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The kids found us entertaining
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Very entertaining.
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Classroom visits at the school.
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Typical classroom
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Teaching them to play "Duck, Duck, Goose."
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Maybe we should've translated it..
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Waiting their turns
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Duck... duck...
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Lining up to say thank you!
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Serving snack to the kids-- "chocolate rice"
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Drinks, too!
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Snack time!
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The chocolate rice is almost pudding-like.
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The school at LifeChurch. Everything is painted bright colors.
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Cleaning up after snack.
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Climbing the stairs.
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Hanging out
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Playing a game of tag with the kids
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Wingspan
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Robotics demonstration
He's on his school's competition team.

These are called "trikes" because they've got 3 wheels.
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Visiting Compassion kids' homes
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Building materials-- bamboo and reeds.
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Waiting outside the house.
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The neighborhood was a "good" one.
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Cats and dogs were everywhere.
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One of the couples in our church sponsor this child.
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He was very excited to receive new clothes and coloring sheets
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First photo of me. I always forget about that.
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Mancala back at the hotel
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Breakfast view on the second morning
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Sunday, so off to church
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Look at their communion table-- love the candles and fresh produce
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All dressed up!
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Two pastors and the doctor
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Lunch was at this incredible place
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Lesson: Just because the boys eat it, doesn't make it not spicy.
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Lunch spread
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The view outside
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Lanterns
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Swings!
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Another one of me. I wish you could see all of the mountains.
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Roots hanging from a ceiling.
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The Aloha House...?
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I found a pony!
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Ziplining (I didn't go)
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All these people went, though.
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The view in the distance.
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Scared of the "tiger"
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Crocodile for dinner (not kidding!)
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At the big talent show LifeChurch hosts on Sunday nights
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Feeling like celebreties and getting mobbed.
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Monday (day 3) and "island hopping"
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Meeting his sponsor child
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Meeting her sponsor child.
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On a boat! Heading to Snake Island.
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Outrigger boats are fun!
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It's got two outrigs, unlike Hawaiian boats with just one.
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Low-lying clouds
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With her sponsor child and having fun!
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Salute!
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Flying over wakes
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Snake Island-- named for the shape and not actual snakes.
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Picnic lunch
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Chicken on a stick.
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Coconut piles
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The view from Snake Island
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Swimming!
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Playing in the sand.
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Catch!
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"There's a bear!" prank.
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Line them up like dominos..
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The push!
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Water buffalo!
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Another view-- Tuesday and "work day"
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Goats!
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I had to cuddle one.
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Visiting a preschool.
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Our security-- Philippines Marines! They were stationed there.
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Singing with the preschoolers
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Singing ABCs.
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Giving out school supplies.
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Group photo!
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Comparing what they got-- typical preschoolers.
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Our team
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Heading to the high school down the road w/ our hosts
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High school assembly
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Giving out basketballs and a demonstration
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Playground that we helped paint
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The "before" photo
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Creative paint jobs for the tire swings
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These are borders around the playground.
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The fully round ones surround fruit tree saplings.
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Almost finished with these
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More swings.
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Making some to run through, like athletes.
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Digging holes for saplings
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Painted!
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The after photos!
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Riding a water buffalo...
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Visiting another high school.
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Wednesday and visiting the underground river
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Posing
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We took more boats to the river entrance.
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Tall rocks along the coast.
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Arriving at the trail head
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Monkey! Long-tailed macaque, my first "wild" monkey sighting!
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Entrance to the underground river. My photos turned out dark.
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Exploring the trails a little.
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Monitor lizard!
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Group photo at the underground river.
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Awesome old tree on the beach.
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Heading back to the city.
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Last night in Puerto Princesa.
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The "responsible adults" of the group.
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The girls!
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Our hosts didn't want us to leave!
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A modified (and MUCH nicer than usual) Jeepney!
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They didn't really ride on top, this is just a photo op.
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In Manila, meeting more sponsor kids! (Friday)
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"Be" the hoop! This is what happens when you're tall.
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Who wants to ride bumper cars??
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Ready to roll.
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Having fun!
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Whee!
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Twins?
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Pedicures that were "half an hour" but lasted an hour and forty minutes.
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Stylin'!
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Saying goodbye is bittersweet.
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Hugs!
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Last photo.
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Saturday visit to "Project 214" where our youth group worked two years ago
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Moms and infants part of the "child survival program"
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Healthy kids
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Singing for the kids
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Group photo!
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Dad'n'daughter.
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I got mobbed this time.
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Hello!
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Their new playground.
This was build in a lot cleared by our youth group.

Their new kids' room-- the kids go in here during Sunday morning services.
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Singing!
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Happy kids
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Impromptu concert
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Music lessons!
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Fun with markers and stickers
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Everything's better with stickers
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Stickered.
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Kids are the same everywhere.
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Standing outside Project 214
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They wanted their photo taken about 20 times.
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The Project 214 group.
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Another set of friends that don't want us to leave.
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Last night in the hotel = pool time!
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Manila hotel
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Japanese White eye
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Baby bird!
This is the little baby bird I saved

Climbing the tree
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Baby and parent
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Last day before deployment
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Atlantis submarine hatch
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Inside the sub
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Honu pair
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All blue
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Grilling out
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Haze Gray and Underway 2011
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Sunset
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Wispy cloud
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Turning pink...
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Darker colors
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Fading sunlight
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Leena portrait
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Sittin' pretty
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New tiki torches
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One paw
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Roll!
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Field trip
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USS Bowfin
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On deck
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Arizona Memorial park
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Inside the USS Bowfin
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Supply Office
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Dive dive dive!
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Pipes
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Galley
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Audio tour
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And in the back
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Back on deck
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Looking toward Missouri and Arizona
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Through the "big eyes"
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Lookout
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With the submarine
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Plumeria
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Big guns
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USS Utah memorial
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USS Utah
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Academy of Art
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Courtyards
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Animal window
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Art in progress (local artist in residence is working on these)
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Lions
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Lilies
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Horseback riding
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Petting the horses
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Trip to the zoo
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Mr. and Ms. Z.
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Cheetah leans
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Cheetah lookout
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Window-licker
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Stalking
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Brother posing
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Feeding giraffes
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All four
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Night tour of Honolulu
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Iolani Palace
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Hawaiian language church
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State legislature building
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Leeward coast
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Blue water
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Layers of blue
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Footprints
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Feet!
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Sunny day
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Watching the water
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The view behind us
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Along the coast
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On the overlook
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Self-portraits
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Rocky coast
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Jump!
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Mountains
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Sunset at the luau
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Sunset at the luau 2
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Looking along the coast
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Paradise Cove Luau
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Self-portraits again
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Hula
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Hawaiian Wedding Song
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Fire dancing
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Tahitian dancers
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Sunrise on the windward coast
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Kokohead Crater
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Blowhole
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Cove
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Waves breaking
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Misty rainbow
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Palm shadows
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Blue and green
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Gecko
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Caspian's portrait
This was from my first batch of photos with the new camera and I just like how much better quality the images are.

Pink flowers
From my backyard garden.

Bravely exploring!
Leena has always been the brave one, except when it comes to people.

High stepping
She's not sure how to walk through grass without picking her feet up VERY high.

More catnip faces
I posted some of these in my blog already, but here are some more silly catnip faces.

Scrunch
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Rolling in the sun
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Mugging, apparently
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Hallo closeup!
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Cloudy dog beach day
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Clouds
I took a lot of these as I was learning how to line up my horizons with the new camera (which you can see still needed work here).

driftwood
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Shallow tide
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Spreading trees
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purple coral
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Playtime NOW!
He sits and makes a weird chirping noise when he wants to play string.

Snail pair
They were snuggling and then woke up and crawled along together.

Anole shadow
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Peeking over shadow
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Green anole
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Purple spider lilies
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highlighted whiskers
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You gonna finish that?
I see this a lot when I'm sitting on the couch.

Ko'Olina
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leaning palms
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rocky tide pools
This is the view from the beach of the tide pool area I photograph later down the page.

Shades of green and blue
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Ko'Olina Coastline
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Wind-bent trees
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rocky beach
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Water and white foam
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embankment
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tide approaching
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Fish nursery
The tide was out when I started so I could see all the nooks and crannies where baby fish hide.

Tiny fish
These little fish were between a half inch and two inches long.

Sandy pool
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Stripes
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Rocks and water rushing
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Tide approaches
The tide is rising

old coral
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sand bath
These birds were taking dust baths in the sand

Flicking sand
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Becoming overcast
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Purple flowers
There's sort of periwinkle color... anyone know what they are?

Dragon dancers
At the Honolulu Festival parade.

Men dancing
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All-girls' marching band
from Japan

Sunset light in Waikiki
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Reed dancers
I want to find out what this is called.

Reed arch
See? They did all sorts of things with the reed mats.

Arch
And here I thought those were just placemats!

Alaska heritage
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Alaska drumming
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Alaska dancing
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Alaska singing
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Red hula
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Leis and smiles
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Looking left
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red and yellow
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Blue robe
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Girls in robes
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Torches are lit
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Orange hula
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Yellow hula
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Yellow and red hula
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Drumming
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Excicted to play
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Drumming and dancing
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Joyful
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Never too old
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Headpiece
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Dragon puppet
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Samurai costuming
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Young samurai
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Dancing group
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Look who's here!
I realized I haven't taken photos of either of us in a while, so here's J.

Fan dancing
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Moon!
I really like this telephoto lens. This is without a tripod, so a little out of focus, but you can see craters!

Brightly lit float
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Fire breathing dragon
This was the last float in the parade and featured a huge dragon covered in people with giant sparklers.

Dragon float
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Sparks
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Driftwood
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Low soaring
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Bird on a rock
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Crab shadow
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reflections
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tide's out
When the tide goes out at this particular beach it leaves all of these ripples in the sand.

sand ripples
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tiny crab
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hermit crabs
All of those little shells are hermit crabs!

Supermoon
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Purple and green
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Green eyes
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Praying mantis portrait
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The Interloper
He's gotten big!

Sitting together
This doesn't happen all that often.

Christmas aftermath
Fable III, an r/c Millenium Falcon, and chocolate.

UFO?
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Ko'olau
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Basking
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Camp Erdman
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High ropes
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Sunlight on the mountains
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Pine needles
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Sea mist
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Tide pools
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Splash zone
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Curving water
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Footprints into mist
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Driftwood
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Windswept
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Fading light
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Tree arch
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Looking through branches
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Sunrise
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Drooping branches
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Lost?
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Sprout
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Dewdrops on lizards
I rescued this guy from the tiger night house when I was cleaning yesterday.

Spotted back
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Moxie poses
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Where's Moxie?
Looking over the hill!

Here's Ekundu
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Ne'ne family
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Ne'ne parents
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Three Ne'nes
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Gosling pair
We have ne'ne goslings at the zoo!

Komodo dragon
This may be the only time I've seen the zoo's komodo dragon...

Moxie lounging
She likes the pool.

Puka's portrait
Puka was born in May of last year.

Meerkat Bucket
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Sophie's sun spot
She didn't want to move from that one sunny place.

Sunlit gibbon
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Spider lilies
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Blending
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Baby gold dust day gecko
They get to be about six inches long.

Morning light for whales
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Lanai Lookout
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Resistant life
This is a tree growing from a crack in the top of a building.

Here comes the dragon
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Pink dragon dance
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Navy honor guard
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Yellow lion looking
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Lanterns and banners
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Colorful costumes
This guy saw my camera...

Panda?
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Bright flags
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Young martial artists
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Red lion looking down
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Feeding the red lion
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Feeding the white lion
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White lion dancing
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Hanging lanterns
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Lucky red lanterns
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Colorful flags
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Banners and bright colors
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Green Lion
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Quick switch
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Feeding the lion
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Year of the Rabbit
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Dragon flips
The dancers move the dragon's body all over and weave it back and forth, even twisting it over and around itself so they have to jump over it to get it upright again.

Kid Dragon
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Dragon pair
The "adult" and "kid" dragons together.

Wall of lions
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Lots of Lion dancers
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Yellow Lion
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Leading the dragon
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Red for luck
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The final dragon
It didn't stop and perform in front of us, just rushed to the next block.

Glowing red lanterns
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Star lights
Glowing light covers

Decorative Doorway
This is the entrance to a little marketplace.

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Keahi in the pool
Chillin' in the pool with the giant boomer ball.

Chrissie's bathtime
Getting herself very clean. ^_^

Aftermath
This used to be a pumpkin before the tiger boys got hold of it.

Smashed pumpkin
Here's another chunk of leftover pumpkin...

North shore afternoon
It's rainy season again ^_^

Curling waves
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Green and white
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Hiking to the pillboxes
In Lanikai

At the first ridge
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Almost at the top!
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Long trail left
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On top of the world
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Puka the fennec fox
Born May 2010

Face wash!
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Sleepy foxie
She fell asleep mid-wash...

Santa Leena!
We found a CAT SANTA HAT with a BEARD!

Posing, sort of
She was really done with this after about a minute, so no good photos.

ANGRY SANTA
I was getting some seriously dirty looks.

Not as angry
He was being nice in the hope we'd put him down.

Backing out of the hat
Once on the floor, he tried to back out of the hat, but it kept FOLLOWING him.

Still angry Santa
He tried holding VERY STILL for a while to see if that would make it stop.

Finally hat-free
He managed to shake the hat by rubbing on his crinkly toy bag.

Are we done now?
He does like the bag, though.

Tree Fort
He's got a little tunnel under the tree where he's been spending most of the day.

Christmas Tree 2010
This year's rendition of our Christmas tree. ^_^

Party dress
This is the dress I got for J's command holiday party.

Sleepy
He'd been awake for almost 24 hours by the time the party was over, thanks to watch that morning.

Mistletoe?
We forgot to get someone to take a photo for us at the party. Oops!

The Zs


With Squirt


I'm short
I'm even on a fairly high hill.

Yummy leaves!
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Giraffe boys
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Silly faces
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Giraffe girls
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Yasmin giraffe
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Giraffe portrait
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Fairy costume
The wings are sparkly but hard to photograph.

Indy
Believe it or not, we didn't have to buy anything for his costume.

Costume party!
There's my whole outfit, and the wings. ^_^

Front window decor
This was how I had the window for trick-or-treaters.

Gargoyles
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Front garden decor
We decorated Sunday afternoon, about an hour before kids started coming to the door. This and some lights along the sidewalk (to encourage people to come to the door) were about it.

Kitty hugs
They don't much like being held at the same time.

"Mr. Bubbles Kitty" is not amused
I was scratching his head but it looks like I'm squishing him in the picture. Oops.

"We are not amused."
He's grumpy when I try to kiss him in front of other people.

Leena poses!
She doesn't mind cuddles or cameras the way Caspian does. ^_^

Orchid
At the airport.

Downtown Hilo
I loved all the little shops and buildings.

Belltower
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Part of Hilo
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Kamehameha I
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Looking toward Volcano
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Rental car
We always take a photo with the car. ^_^

Driving to Volcano
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Tree ferns
They grow about a foot ever 7 to 10 years and they're HUGE.

Kilauea
Smoke rising from the vent in the huge caldera.

Hikers
On the floor of the caldera

Tree ferns, up close
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Tired but happy
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Hiking an old lava flow
Going toward Pu'u Huluhulu

New growth
This flow was from 1969 to 1974.

Pushed up
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Crater
Along Chain of Craters Road.

Pahoehoe
The lumpy, ropey parts of the lava are called pahoehoe in Hawaiian.

Red frond
There's a Hawaiian story tied to this, but I can't recall it.

Tree mold
When the lava flows slowly, it's relatively cool and curls around trees, leaving impressions of the trunks.

Exploring
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Flowers in lava
Lots of flowers sprouted in the old lava flows.

Pink flowers
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Wide open space
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Cracks
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Pu'u Huluhulu
At the top of the old cinder cone.

Wide view
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On the lava
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Lava Volavka!
Hehehe...

Steam vents
Rainwater gets trapped below ground and it's so hot that it comes up through the ground as steam.

Steam over grass
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Billows
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Black sand
From the lava hyper-cooling as it drops into the ocean: it shatters and turns into "sand."

Black sand, white water
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Rock pools
There were tiny crabs inside these.

Rocky beach
See how white the water looks on the black sand?

Wading
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Llama farm!
We also saw a turkey farm.

Southernmost point
This is the southernmost point in the US.

Mauna Ulu
In the distance.

Kilauea up close
Well, a little bit.

Photo with the smoke
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It was really bright out.
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Petroglyph trail
These flows are hundreds of years old.

Petroglyphs
The carvings were made 500 to 700 years ago.

In the rock
People don't know what all of the carvings mean any more.

People in lava
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Turtle carving
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Many puka
These little holes were used for umbilical cords when babies were born.

Windswept
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Lava stripes
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At the southern coast
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Blue Pacific
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Sea arch
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Black and green
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Fern fur
This fur covers the new fiddle-heads of the giant tree ferns to keep them moist as they grow.

Over the caldera
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At the top
The start of the hike.

Wooded trail
Through the rainforest we go!

Thurston Lava Tube
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More trails
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Pheasants
These are Asian and introduced, but still cool to see.

At the bottom
It's a mile and a quarter (because of the switchbacks on the trail) to the bottom.

Across the caldera
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Steaming floor
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Sunset over lava
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Light and shadow
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Lava
This was the best view we had of actual lava. No joke.

Steam clouds
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Starlight
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Red flares
The clouds glowed red when lava was pouring out of the underground lava tube.

At the Rainforest Zoo
Giant lilies!

Axis deer
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Iguana
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Binturoung!
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Spider jewels
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Namaste'
He was "donated" by a magician apparently.

Mac nuts
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Akaka Falls
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Water flowing
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Red ginger
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Vines
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Four hundred feet
That's a really tall waterfall-- 422 feet to be exact.

The top
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And the bottom
The water hit with HUGE force.

White flowers
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Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
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Palm forest
At the Botanical Gardens

End of the Valley
At the Botanical Gardens

Splash
At the Botanical Gardens

Botanical Gardens
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Sighted in Hilo
This made us laugh so hard!

Kaumanu caves
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Flashlights!
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Rainbow Falls
But no rainbow, too overcast.

Djelita
Pretty girl. ^_^

Berani hides
He didn't want to go outside so he hid his face in his paw to better ignore me.

Two Giraffes
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Spot Light
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Daisy success!
I got my daisies to bloom again!

Front garden
This is kind of the "in process" shot of my front garden.

Baby plants
And you can see the tiny little plants I added in the empty dirt part. I'm hoping they'll grow quickly.

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Trade Winds
These next photos are all from Camp Erdman on the North Shore.

"Otherton"
I never watched "Lost" but these cabins are "Otherton" on the show.

Mess bell
This rings when the food is served.

Cabins
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Windswept beach
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Salt-twisted branches
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Empty sand
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Tide pools
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Water's edge
She's a gymnast and started doing flips right after this.

Competing Waves
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Rocky cliffs
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Found and rescued
This little guy was stuck in a tide pool so we put him back in the ocean.

Leap
Jumping for the sky

Re-enacting "Lost"
We found this random little shelter/lean-to on the beach and the girls I was with decided to pretend they were castaways.

Mountains and Shore
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Lean-to
There's a lei hanging on one side.

Airplanes
They're being "rescue planes" I think.

Triumphant
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Flying toward friends
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Alone
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Ocean puddle
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Circle of hands
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Sunshine Hibiscus
This was pretty but I didn't have time to play with my camera and get it properly in focus to compensate for the reeeally bright light.

Meerkat in a bucket!
Prepare for massive cuteness. This was their enrichment last week and they looooved it!

Meerkat on a bucket!
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Squish!
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Meerkat is sat upon
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Oh, you're in there!
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Red meerkats!
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Sleepy meerkat inna bucket
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Tank static display
See all three of them up there?

Standard Issue Pug
With that tank, anyway.

Tails
There were some huge planes!

Tiny people
Getting shade under the planes.

GI J
In a tank!

Stunt planes
The loops in the sky are from the planes.

Pair of wings
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C 17
Biiig plane.

Raptor time
I love seeing the F22 demonstrations!

Peek inside
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Salute
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Nosey
He likes to see how they work.

Big chopper
Get to it.

Shade again
I can't get over how tiny these people are in the shade of the tail.

Fat Albert
The supply plane for the Blue Angels is a C-130.

Prepare for Take-off
With the mountains in the background.

Diamond
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Dirty inverted pass
They were SO close to one another!

Diamond shines!
Sunlight reflecting on the planes through the clouds.

Dirty diamond pass
It's called "dirty" because the landing gear is down.

Five abreast
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Huge loop
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In a row
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Wingtip to wingtip
They get within 18 inches of each other's wingtips.

Opposing pass
They crossed at mid-point.

All six
This is called Delta pattern.

Fleur de Lis
Their signature move.

Sparkle
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Six directions
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Final pass
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Ground again
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Sunset props
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Pink clouds
They had to fire up the engines to close the back of the plane.

Light fades
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Getting Underway
It was late in the evening around 1930-ish.

Ships trail
This is what the wake of the ship looks like when we're at speed on the open ocean. At night it GLOWS! That's because of the plankton.

Afternon at sea
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Blue Water
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Me at sea
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Better view
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The open ocean
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The Flag
The entire time that a US Ship is at sea it flies the National Ensign 24 hours a day. To symbolize our never-ending vigilance.

Sunset at sea
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Sunset at sea
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The fog...
This is what 200 to 300 yards visibility looks like.

National Ensign
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Haze Gray
This is the reason Naval ships are painted gray and not blue.

2130 hours
This is 2130 (9:30 PM) in the northern Pacific

2130 hours


2130 hours


Still Awake
Still working, just taking a break. We have work 24 hours a day, but only have to be at our work station at certain time during the day. So we get some time "off" to rest and work on other things.

2130 hours
The closer we got to Washington the more accurate our time was. ^_^

S.A.M.
AKA: The Seattle Art Muesum

Sunset WA
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I'm Here
Now I have proof that I was in Seattle.

Gothic Building
This is the Federal Post Office. Cool huh?

With Gargoyles


First Starbucks
This is the very first Starbucks...EVER!

First Starbucks


First Starbucks
Complete with street performer.

USS Kidd
DDG-100

Seattle Harbour
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USS Port Royal
As seen from Pike Place Market

Seattle Harbour
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Random Totem Pole
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Pikes Place Market
The home of the First Starbucks

Seattle's Best
Up the street and around the corner from the first Starbucks.

Seattle's Best
The signature Cup

Seattle's Best
From the posters of Seattle's Best.

Again Proof.
I like this place.

Harbour Ferries
Sunset at the ferry landings

Harbour Ferries


USS Port Royal
As seen by most of the public.

Historical Marker
I forget which marker this is but I liked the shot.

Dinner Out
Met up with some friends who live here. J and N.

Public Market
Some daytime shots of the Public Market.

Public Market


Public Market


Public Market


Public Market


The Shot
The famous shot from almost every Seattle's Best location.

Post Alley
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Starbucks
I had to buy some from the First Starbucks.

Random Seats
Random bug-gee seats on the side of the building.

1st & Pike
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Downtown Seattle
Down Hill...

Horse & bug-gee
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Me again...
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Ship & Fountain
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Navy Night
Went to a Mariners game.

Navy Night
Had a friend go with me. (He's really having a good time).

Safeco Field
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Batting Practice
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Casey Kotchman
Guy with the brown glove adjusting his hat. I caught a line drive he hit during practice... in the shoulder. I'm fine though and he signed the ball.

Safeco Field
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Stadium View
At Navy Night they had a special area set aside for us. With music, free food and drinks.

Stadium View


Stadium View


Stadium View


Upper Deck
Not where we were sitting, but we explored the stadium before the game.

My view
This is where we were sitting for the game. Not a bad view.

Flo-Rida
He threw out one of the ceremonial first pitches.

Play Ball!
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Yer'out!
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Mariners Win!
Fianal Score Mariners 7 Royals 1.

Local Folk Hero
Ivor is a local folk hero and this is his statue.

Seattle Waterfront
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More Proof
I'm not faking this trip.

Piggy Bank
It's a real piggy bank at the Public Market. Right in front of the fish tosser stall.

The Shot.
I got the Famous Shot. The lights are even on!

Station No. 4
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Wall Street
...Not that impressive...
(Also not "that" Wall Street...)

Read it
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Read it
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520 ft up
Shots from the observation deck of the Space Needle.

520 ft up


520 ft up


The EMPSFM
Go to EMPSFM.org for more info

520 ft up
Shots from the observation deck of the Space Needle.

520 ft up


Space Needle
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And Me.
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The Entrance
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Part one
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Part two
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The bell
This is the bell from Fire Station No. 4 back in the 1860's (I think) and it was used to direct the horse drawn fire engine and could be heard for ten miles.

Cool Door
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Space Needle
I got free photo up there.

Everett, WA
The next few photos are from Everett.

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Hard turn!
This is how much the ship tilts when taking a sharp turn.

Other direction
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At the beach
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Boogie Boarding
J catches a wave.

Zebra dove
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Overcast Memorial
My parents visited after the Kauai trip, so we went sight seeing.

Dole Express
Took my parents to the Dole Plantation.

Waxbill
I love these little birds!

Sugarcane
Still at the Dole Plantation

Pineapple showcase thingum
I don't remember what they called this...

Draped branch
This reminded J and me of a view in Scotland from our honeymoon.

Lone tree
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Harvester
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Pineapples
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Blue and White
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Looking for turtles
We took them out to find the turtles at the North Shore.

Mom in pink
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Under the sea...
On the Atlantis submarine to the artificial reef.

Blue faces
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Sunken plane
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Porthole
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Honu
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Back above water
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Surfacing
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Rainbow tower
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Makapu'u Lighthouse
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Another beach day
Low tide, so a lot of sand is exposed. This little area is protected from the surf, so very calm.

Sandy
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Distant mangroves
We walked out to those trees.

Shallow seas
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Sea and Sky
This area got rocky so we couldn't go much farther.

Rocks in still water
Looks like they're floating.

Reflections
You can see the sand and reflections of clouds in the water.

Whale cloud!
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Pokey and Gumby
Found in the bottom of my beach bag, so had to take a photo.

Morning light.
Same beach as previous, in the early morning.

Shore birds
Plovers ^_^

Orchid show
I don't know all the varieties...

Purple
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Spotted orchids
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Draped blooms
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Tiny flowers
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Long, thin petals
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White and purple
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Tall draps of flowers
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Sunset?
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Stripes
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Water hole
At the zoo ^_^

Kruger
The white rhino. ^_^

Drinking
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The Resort
This was the entrance.

The garden
The lobby looked straight out into the ocean.

13 LBE Gets Turned Down!
We got turn-down service every night, and they put the chocolates and flower on my books! ^_^

Car Fail.
Our first rental car died. Bro and I had an "adventure" on the side of the road for nearly two hours...

Tree Tunnel
This was our view while we sat. And waited.

Eye on you
Birds in the hotel lobby.

Lanai
Containing the coffee shop.

Walk to the pool
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Pool Blue
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Ocean view
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Rico
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Hanging there
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Hotel Waterfall
This is the back of the hotel.

Bro Pose
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Blue Lagoon
This was a saltwater "lagoon" at the back of the hotel.

Swimmy!
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Koloa
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Shave Ice
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Blues
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Koloa Town
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Twisted Tree
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Sugar Mill
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Twin Pines
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Twilight Torches
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Coconut Coast
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Chicken!
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Chicken chasing..?
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Looking out to sea
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What's up, chick?
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Sunshine
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Bike trail
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Family photo
Missing a couple...

Kilauea Lighthouse
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Short-eared Owl!
My first owl spotted in Hawaii! ^_^

Natie Flora
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Bird Burrows
Wedge-tailed Shearwaters are in the little holes around the tree.

White specks
Those are all birds on the hill. ^_^

The Lighthouse
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Kauai North Shore
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Little Church
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Caves
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Droopy Roots
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Another little church
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Tall Palms
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Stained glass
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Wildlife Preserve
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Balcony View
This is the scene from our balcony, looking toward the pool.

Coffee Plantation
Rows and rows of coffee plants.

Coffee Grinder
A really, really old one.

Slightly newer grinder..
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Power lines
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Stove pipes
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Coffee road
This is looking down the middle of two rows of coffee plants.

Irrigation
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Coffee picker
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Bristles.
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Barn
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Coffee processing
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Sorter
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Honey Bee!
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Coffee Cherries
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Wailua Falls
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Waterfall rainbow
Not the best photo of it, but it's there.

Chickies!
They were yelling about something.

Sleepy Chickies
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Looking out
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Waimea Canyon
Brightened a little for your viewing pleasure. ^_^

Red dirt
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Canyon views
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Little river
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Red and Green
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Sun came out
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Standing at the Lookout
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Shadows and Light
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Orange Wildflower
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Na Pali Coast
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Bubba Burgers
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Signage
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Bro in the ocean
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Lychee
Fresh off the tree!

Ginger
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Cocoa
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Mac nut
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Blooms
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Chocolate tasting
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Chocolate Farm
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Down the road
The end of the trip.