K is for Kay and koi, at Pono Kai Resort, Kapaa, Kauai



Pono Kai Koi Pond                   Photos by Kay Davies, December, 2010



"What do you mean, you don't have any fish food? They sell it in the office, you know."

"I'll swim over here, maybe there's someone with fish food."

"You again? Still with the camera? And no food? Feesh, some people!"

As she swims away, the pretty white koi meets the grandpappy of the pond. "Kay doesn't have any food," she warns him, "just a camera. Some tourists are so rude. She's probably a blogger!"
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Posted for the letter K in Mrs. Nesbitt's alphabetical meme,
ABC Wednesday

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Wishing you all the best, from Kay

Around the world with mellow yellows

Southeastern Alberta, Canada

Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

Galapagos Islands

Posted for

Mellow Yellow Monday

hosted by Drowsey Monkey.

Ocean Park, BC, Canada

Galapagos Islands

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Dick in a sack race, Dominican Republic, 2004

Las Vegas, Nevada                                                                    Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear, copyright 2011.

Pink-foot geese in Europe, chickens on Kauai

Pink-foot geese: Rearly reflected.

"Wild" chickens follow the leader, almost, but not quite, using the crosswalk, to greet tourists.

Photos by Richard Schear and Kay Davies   

Posted for Weekend Reflections, the meme that lets you reflect.

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Seeing skies and things with Captain Andy of Kauai

Photos by Kay Davies    

We saw beautiful skies, we saw a school of dolphins, and we saw some flying objects. Is the object in the first photo the same as the one in the second or third? Or is it something else entirely? We might never know.
Nevertheless, it was an interesting morning aboard one of the catamarans from Captain Andy on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, in December. Dick had fun snorkeling, we both enjoyed a delicious breakfast and later an equally delectable lunch, and I even succumbed to a little nap, lulled to sleep by the boat's soothing motion on the smooth blue sea.

Posted for the Skywatch Friday meme, hosted every week by

Klaus, Wren, Sylvia, Sandy and Fishing Guy. Thanks, team!

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D is for driving, we're so glad we did in Hawaii

There's a letter D somewhere in these clouds above Kauai's Na Pali coast. Don't let your eyes be confused by the odd B and a rather fat example of the letter X. Hawaii has wonderful clouds for alphabet-seekers.

We had reserved a small rental car for our week on Kauai, but the only vehicle available was a Chevy Malibu, just like we have at home. Made it so easy, just hop in and drive off, no looking for what knob or switch is where.

One day we headed south past Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai. For a while we thought we were lost amongst this beautiful scenery, but soon found a road leading into the city of Lihue, a useful place to be able to find for shopping.

We were staying in Kapaa, Kauai, and found some super-scenic seashore when we headed north from there.

The sign west of Kapaa said Opaekaa Falls, but we didn't try to pronounce it.

One day when I wasn't feeling well, Dick took the car and headed for Waimea Canyon on his own.
Not all roads on the island were passable, because it had just rained. Really rained, tropical style.

Dick got to see Waimea Canyon, however, and it looked almost, but not quite, the same as it looked when we flew through it on our fabulous tour with Island Helicopters. (There had been no low clouds that day!)

When we left Kauai, we took the multi-island cruise on NCL's Pride of America, which stopped for two days on the beautiful island of Maui. Instead of going on shore excursions, Dick rented a car and drove the twisting road southeast to Hana the first day. I was still unwell, so I stayed on the ship.

Three young surfers in the water off Maui. Dick got this picture of one, upper left, getting onto his board while another, right, heads out and passes the third surfer coming in. 

The next day, we both went up Maui's 10,000-foot dormant volcano,  Mount Haleakala.  I chose not to go with Dick as he stepped off the road, apparently into nowhere, even though I knew there was a path hiding in this cloud.

Posted for the letter D in the alphabetical meme, ABC Wednesday.

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B is for bicycle, backbone, borken ...huh? borken??

Bicycles in Beijing... cyclists in this Chinese metropolis are fearless, even when smog covers the city.
This photo, taken on our trip to China in 2008, was retouched to remove some of the smog, but it still isn't clear.

The backbone of a whale, just off the tourist pathway on the island of Fernandina in the Galapagos chain.
In this World Heritage Site, tourists are not allowed to touch any of the plants and animals, or their remains.
Tourists are always accompanied by a naturalist guide who informs them and reminds them not to touch.

Sometimes Dick's work involves him traveling to northern Alberta to see clients. Stopping to refuel on a recent trip,
he saw this sign on the gas pump. He couldn't use his credit card at the pump, so he had to go inside to pay.
(I'm so bad, I just love typos, except when I make them myself.)

Barcelona's beautiful waterfront, with the statue of Christopher Columbus.

The letter B appears twice, in this cloud above the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Photos by Kay Davies and Richard Schear.

Posted for ABC Wednesday's letter B.

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Sky seen from up there with Island Helicopters, Kauai, Hawaii

                                                                                         Photos by Kay Davies

Skywatching is great from the ground, wonderful from a plane, simply amazing from a helicopter!

Posted for Skywatch Friday!

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Shadow shots from different places this Sunday

Dick, right, and others, make shadows on the Spirit of Kauai as they prepare to go snorkeling as part of our 'Captain Andy' catamaran cruise in Hawaii last month. Unfortunately, I didn't feel well enough to snorkel.

A rather interesting little dragon and his shadow in China's Forbidden City.

This cute little juvenile Nazca Booby casts a shadow on the rocky soil of one of the Galapagos islands.

We had an excellent guide named Arnold when we visited China. Arnold, center, talks to the group, most of whom are in the shadow of the building at left. My husband Dick, with his shady hat, stood in the sun at right, to hear Arnold talk about the history of this section of the ancient emperors' fabulous Forbidden City.

Posted for Shadow Shot Sunday,

hosted by Tracy at Hey Harriet.

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Too many shadows to count when Dick photographed this hotel in California's Old Town San Diego.

Shadow shots on Kauai, Hawaii's beautiful garden island

Porch railings always cast good shadows. These are on the deck at the Island Helicopters office on Kauai.

My first shot from inside a helicopter: the shadow of slowly-turning blades prior to take-off.

Trees cast shadows on the sand of this beach at the north end of Kauai.

Dick takes a picture of surf, and seaweed-covered rocks, gets his own shadow and tree shadows as well.

Posted for the photo meme
Shadow Shot Sunday,
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