Saturday, December 17, 2011

What a Wonderful Parade.

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To say that this is a totally zany parade is an understatement. Welcome to the Pahoa Christmas parade in East Hawaii, where you wont find the typical types of floats, people and Christmas cheer everywhere else.

 

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Here, we celebrate the unique, crazy and fun that happens to everyone in this neck of the woods and the parade, really manifests the entire spirit of this community.

 

Don’t you think this is different?

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I always love antique cars, especially when they are dressed in beautiful

flowers

 

 

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Look even Aunty Claus’ sister made a guest appearance today!

 

 

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I think this little tot, was going for the best float award in the parade, what a cutie!

 

 

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Plenty of free hugs to go around today from the teletubbies.

 

 

 

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Whats a parade without our local ukelele marching players?

 

 

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one of my favorite troups, Da Puna Wieners all dressed up…

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I’m dressed up and still looking for my treat, have you seen it?

 

 

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Roller derby is hot in East Hawaii, these are the champion Hilo derby girls.

 

 

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Past USO performer and still going strong, doing it for the Toys for tots drive, way to

go!

 

 

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Horses and tinsel, whats not to like?

 

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Chicken man is a well known attraction here in Pahoa town…want to buy a souvenir

chicken?

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Our local circus group, does a very colorful show with unicycles, twirlers and sweet kids.

 

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Our local version of santa on a sleigh, here he comes in a Big Yellow truck, courtesy of our

local fire department.

 

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That’s the Parade at Pahoa, hope you enjoyed the whole show, it was another

special parade for participants and marchers alike.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Christmas Treat

Where's my christmas treat, i've looked everywhere...

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Christmas is Here



Okay, I"m ready....where's the paaaarty???



Friday, December 2, 2011

Peace at a Zen Garden

 

 

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Oh how I would love to come here often and just have some time to be

 

                         quiet, breath

 

                                    and  relax

 

 

maybe just take a moment to contemplate about my life

 

                      

 

 

                     and where I’m going

 

                                      but its too easy to get

 

               distracted in this space…

 

 

 

 

 

 

- its just too beautiful here …

 

 

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          I love this tactile environment - I want to run my hands all through this beautiful

 

                       moss, then look at all the details

                                                                    up close

 

 

 

                          down

 

                               to

 

                                  every

 

                                     little micro-organism.

                          

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                     Its very green and lush here, a perfect environment for this moss to grow

 

along with these ohia trees with their peeling bark and crevices filled with

 

green fungus

 

              mold

 

                  and bumpy looking bacteria

        

 

                     growing                     

 

                                        on their stong limbs and stems.

 

 

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                  I look up and see the focal point atop a small mound of lava rocks and moss

 

lies a beautiful and simple buddah head

 

                                               – its sits there so peacefully and

 

                 

 

invites you in to come in and enjoy this welcoming environment.

 

                                  Aaaaaaaah – yes breath in this forest

 

                                              and enjoy the moss!

 

I wish that I could visit here more often…..

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