Monday, March 23, 2009

A Beautiful Day in Early Spring

It’s spring! And a group of fun kayaky sailboats were giving a little parade today at the edge of the Honolulu Yacht Harbor – a colorful visual interlude on a beautiful Hawaiian day.

Thankfully, my right heel finally felt good enough for us to resume our Monday walks. Today we did the Magic Island circle because it’s basically flat and there’s always a lot to see there.

Ala Moana Beach seemed quite empty, despite it being the start of spring break. You know what was lacking? Lots of tourists. Guess it’s a testament to how badly Waikiki (just down the street) is doing this year.

I enjoy discovering things on our walks. Remember the time I first spotted the common waxwings? Today I noticed a pair building a nest in one of the low trees. We watched them for a while, and I even took a phone pic or three that didn’t do their efforts justice (so I deleted the pix).

We also saw a flock of about 25 Java finches grazing for seeds on the lawn; they erupted in a flurry of feathers when we approached.

It’s spring! I can tell.

1 comment:

Montee said...

It is beautiful there! My husband told me yesterday that our boy "K.K." will not be going to AAA after all. He will be starting out playing first base for Phillip again in Mississippi. Phillip said that "K.K." has had an excellent Sping Training but there is no room for him at AAA for now. The Braves are keeping a 33 year old in AAA to play first for some odd reason. That's baseball.