Lahaina and Maui in our hearts!

 

Maui Heart

 

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. 

 

 

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...

Kaua'i flora at Kalpaki beach

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

OAK OAHU view

A simple color sketch created during the waiting time at the Oakland airport, looking from the Southwest gates, and viewing the planes preparing to fly to the islands of Hawaii...

Wailua Falls on the island of Kauai...a painterly view form the memory banks, created on the iPad tablet, using the artrage app, dense and wonderful colors and textures...

Wailoa Mission House painting

Had no idea at the time of my visit in Hanalei, but have later learned that this large roofed house was the 1837 home of the early Christian missionaries, Abner and Lucy Wilcox. Now a landmark, and restored in 1921 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, reflects the southern roots of its architect, the Reverend William Alexander of Kentucky.  Imagine that, southern roots of architecture design on the island of Kauai...

Painting done with sketchbook pro on the iPad tablet with stylus...

Kauai, Hawaii, palm trees and sky...

A painterly view of the palm trees and the culmulus clouds above the Bay in Kalapaki, close to Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii...