Aloha Friday! The birds were chirping so loudly this morning, clearly happy about where they live. Sharing just a few of the blossoms in the neighborhood …. so much inspiration ! ❤️💜💛 #kona #bigisland #hawaii #lovelifeeveryday
Old Kona Airport Beach Park
If you’re near Kailua town and want a zen beach, check out this beach park. With lots of parking, it has easy access to beautiful tidepools and lots of space to find your quiet spot in the sand-and-lava beach. There are also enough trees that you can find a shady spot if you want..and there’s…
Raindrops on Plumeria
It’s a beautiful time of year here in Hawaii. We’re having evening rains and the plumerias, which are succulents, are loving it. Here are just a couple shots from today’s morning neighborhood walk. We came home to Hawaii from extended adventure on Lei Day (May 1) and it was really beautiful seeing so many people…
Vesper Sparrow
#watercolor #birds #endangered #natureart #washington #vesper sparrow Medium Arches 140lb cold pressed 100% cotton paper, Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Paints References / Photo Inspirations Cephas (2023). Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) [photograph]. CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED. Retrieved February 28, 2024, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pooecetes_gramineus_GNP_01.jpg Fleming, K. (2013) Vesper sparrow nestlings [photograph]. CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved February 25,…
‘Ia ora na from French Polynesia
Pronounced YO-rah-nah, hello from paradise! French-speaking people with some France infrastructure layered onto Polynesian island culture, it’s been interesting to compare and contrast French Polynesia with our (current) home state of Hawaii. ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ Island of Raiatea Cruise port is in a quaint and quiet town, gorgeous waters Papeete, Tahiti Bustling city with plenty…
South Pacific Sunrise, Sunset Inspiration
Nine days cruising from Sydney to Auckland to Tahiti, the views were breathtaking.. The sunrise-sunset bookends of the relaxing sea days included smokey-gray, soft pink, or brilliant orange skies with charcoal and white cotton-ball-cumulus clouds or pale-yellow-wispy cirrus clouds mirroring into glistening wavy or flat seas, this collection showcases Mother Nature’s extensive palette…and it will…
Inga J Smith 
