we forgot our underwater camera

we spent the day at the beach - but snorkeling is more fun with a camera - so don't forget to pack your underwater camera like we did.  the waves were crazy today - I typically get sick from being rocked around too much - but we looked for sea glass and found a few pieces.  Like I needed something to do while I'm in the water otherwise I get bored ;)
I am good if I can take pictures though

 pencil urchin

there was a rainbow today

 Jonathan going snorkeling alone for the 2nd time ;)  I only went once for 1/2 hour today.

 love this color hibiscus - pink and yellow

another coastal view

tomorrow we're going hiking - the weather is supposed to be less cloudy on Wednesday, but we're going to find a few shorter 2 mile trails (one way)

I know it, I live it, I love it

loved this talk from General Conference

October 2012

birds!

a view where migratory birds nest, right now it's the shearwater breed

a closer view of the rocky ledges we spot a monk seal:

 2 nesting shearwater babies - one facing in and one facing out ;)

 another chick waiting for its parents to return with dinner

 shearwater adults

Nene - Hawaii's state bird

 eating berrries

a birdie - I don't know what its breed is

this finch was eating the white feather-like thingys in the pod:

hard to see and not that clear but there was a plover, red-crested cardinal and java sparrows all eating together:

 I don't know what kind of plant this is - but it was huge and very orange ;)

 red cardinal

 Japanese white-eye

 some kind of sparrow maybe?

we saw a pheasant but didn't get its photo =(

the sunset from Hideaways beach:

slug, seabird, seal and a sunset

we did a load of laundry today and then it was 11 am . . .we made eye appointments at Costco - funny how sometimes you don't have time to do stuff until you're on vacation ;)
so we drove to the North Shore today and visited a few parks.  we ended up at the end of the road and went to Ke'e Beach and saw that the sun would set right in front of us, so we stayed put.
we saw sand pipers

jonathan wrote Mahalo on a sea slug

a tropical fish who got caught in a small tide pool - see the splashing?

we saw a monk seal

and waited for the sunset

and one with 3 seabirds flying over the water

on our way home we tried to shop - but the stores close at 6 pm daily. . . why would anyone shop during daylight when there's beautiful beaches and hikes to do?  shopping is for when the sun goes down and it's dark out ;)

this is what greeted us on our way down to our studio tonight:

usually the sound in the bushes on Kaua'i are just chickens ;)

gardens

birds

oh yeah - this little birdie sat and posed for me - I like this guy!

got a photo of a cardinal and his mate:

 this little guy was running away to hide, he didn't want his picture taken:

chickens in a tree - they're everywhere but this is the first time I've seen them in a tree

Japanese White-Eye birds are quick and will not hold still for their picture to be taken!

flowers
never seen these before

this was a very cool flowering plant - never seen one before:

 Spider plant - love these

 I heart hibiscus flowers

 pink plumerias

 gorgeous orchids

water
a palm growing over the water - just like popular pictures - however, it was not growing out over the ocean =(

beautiful view

 waterfall at Allerton Gardens

 3 waterfalls - not a great photo ;)

jonathan posing with the banyon trees that were filmed in Jurassic Park (where the dinosaur eggs were found)

10.11.12

This was the day of the weddings - lots of people will have this anniversary date - CUTE though!
A lot of beaches had couples and photographers on them today.
This is the edge of baby beach in Poipu:

red ginger:

 this was a baby mini hibiscus

 Alae Ula duck is endangered:

 Huge dinner plate size hibiscus - we're going to a garden tomorrow!

Spouting Horn attraction, it was neat to see the ocean being sucked in and out - but the sound of it was what was really cool:

the first sea turtle we've seen - yeah a little too far away to get a good photo . . . that and they surface for 2 seconds, gulp some air and go back under the water:

It was a beautiful day out today.  We snorkeled, laid out, hiked and visited a few beaches in Poipu.