Tag Archives: War on Ugliness

Flower Friday March 4

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

There were lots of plants, food and fun local crafts at Saturday’s ‘Treasures of Hongwanji.’  Hawaii Island’s Honpa and Higashi Hongwanji temples gather under one roof for some festivities and handmade crafts and food specialties for the public to share … Continue reading →

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Hauoli Makahiki Hou 01/01/11

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Hauoli Makahiki Hou. Happy New Year. This delightfully colorful vignette greeted me on a knock-you-to your-knees glorious New Year’s Day this crisp sunny Hilo morning. Welcome 01/01/11. Peace, Light, Goodness and Friends to share it all with. Now that is Prosperity…and my wish for … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree-Hawaiian Style

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Decorating Christmas trees in Hawaii often takes a tropical local twist. My friend Heidi snapped this photo of a tree on the east side of Oahu. Pretty ingenious I thought of the fishing floats dangling from this oceanside tree, not to … Continue reading →

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Mele Kalikimaka 2010

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

Merry Christmas greetings from Hilo…albeit a bit late…Hawaiian time you know. This Hawaiian style wreath has been brought to you courtesy of my husband–the new Uncle Martha. He has been determined to craft a wreath since discovering holly growing across … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday-December 17

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

Welcome back to the long delayed and overdue Flower Friday. I was wondering myself if I was ever going to see this feature again. But here I am and so is it. At least for today. These protea were purchased … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday-June 3- Lavender Water Hyacinth

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

Glancing outside over my little back porch this bit of lavender splash caught my eye. My water hyacinths in one of my fish ponds were blooming. They are short bloomers, maybe holding their spike of blossoms for 1 or 2 … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday-May 28-Rose Pikake

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

  Ahhh the Pikake, an intoxicatingly fragrant flower whose Hawaiian grown buds are strung into highly desired lei. Part of the Jasminium sambac family. The little plant that I am trying to nourish is a rose pikake. Much more can be … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday February 26

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Seeing that I have missed the past couple of Flower Fridays I’m rewarding you with plenty of flower photos from my Hawaiian garden today.These orchids were mixed with many other plants on my stand and just shyly started to unfurl their … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday-February 5-Vanda Orchid

Posted on February 6, 2010 by

Never mind that I am late again in my post, making this really a Flower Friday-Saturday post, these photos of vanda orchids are worth my temporary lapse. I spotted the vandas gowing up the trunk of my noni tree as I … Continue reading →

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Flower Friday January 22

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

Our featured flower this Friday is the Cymbidium Orchid. These I bought at the Hilo Farmer’s Market 2 1/2 weeks ago. They are starting to show their wear and several buds from each spray have fallen but I continue to … Continue reading →

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