Koi pond in the courtyard of the Marriott hotel

 

 

"Interestingly, Koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited by how you see the world."

- Vince Poscente

Plumeria, the flower of the isles of Hawaii

The first plumeria plant was introduced into Hawaii in 1860. It was delivered by Wilhelm Hillebrand, a German physician and botanist who lived in Hawaii from 1851 to 1871.

 

 

 

 

An interesting tidbit, Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, however, and really trick their moth pollinators. The moths  pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar. 

 

 

Water spouting turtles, lions and griffons...

Dragon turtles, lions, griffons and other marble creatures spout water into the pool at the Marriott...

Kalapaki Flora

 

 

  A digital plein aire painted view of some of the flora on the garden edge of the beach at Kalapaki...Kauai...

 

 

Soursop, a fruit from the Pacific Ocean islands...

I saw a collection of soursops sitting on a farmers table in Poipu,

And I thought of all the strange fruit I have seen in my travels,

I asked the farmer about the taste and preparation, 

She nodded and replied, simply slice and take a bite with a spoon...

Kalapaki Beach, Ninja, Lauren and the sand...

On this beach, we met Ninja, the black dog of speed and agility, and his caretaker, Lauren...

We learned that Lauren will be publishing a book in September and look forward to its premiere...

Kalapaki Beach painted...

The beach scene at Kalapaki next to Nawiliwili beach on the green and brown isle of Kaua'i...painted with the Adobe Sketch app on the iPad...

Shave Ice Hawaii, Kauai

A refreshingly cool way to make your tastiest taste buds happy in the Hawaiian breeze...

Kaua'i flora at Kalpaki beach

The beauty of the palms in the island of Kauai at Kalapaki Beach...painted on the iPad...