Photo Hunt ~ Mystical~

In keeping with the definition: inspiring a sense of spiritual 

mystery, awe, and fascination this is a photo of a mystical 

place, a Buddhist Temple in the hills of Oahu. 

Photo Hunt ~ Impressive ~

While on the island of Oahu we saw a number of impressive sites. A golf course set inside the crater of a volcano, the Dole pineapple farm, Pearl Harbor Memorial Wall, and this magnificent and impressive sea turtle.

Photo Hunt~Youth~

        Some University of Hawaii students celebrating Halloween.

        They were getting ready to do a performance of Mexican music in the University Bookstore.

Photo Hunt ~Fix~

When I went away to college I started my own collection of recipes in a composition notebook. This is a compilation of family recipes and those I got from friends, and those I found or created on my own. Many years ago my daughter declared that this family cookbook was part of her inheritence. Rather than wait, last Christmas I gave this 40+ year collection of recipes to my daughter as one of her gifts. However, I took pictures of my favorite recipes for reference. Here is how I FIX my favorite chili. 

Photo Hunt ~ Ball ~

My husband is an avid golfer. He not only plays every opportunity he gets, he also pracices and collects logo balls from every golf course he plays at. Here is a a part of his collection.

Photo Hunt ~ Yet ~

I have 

Yet 

to drive a Ferrari or Lamborghini 

But my son got to drive both of these on a race track in California

Photo Hunt ~ Aging ~

In order for cheese to reach its optimal flavor it has to be 

aged. In France this is done in cheese caves. Our locally 

owned and premier supermarket has built their own 

12,000 sq. ft.cheese caves to age the cheese they sell in 

their cheese shops in their supermarkets and they also 

support artisan cheese makers  throughout the region. 

Here is some of their marvelous cheeses aging to perfection.

Photo Hunt ~ sport ~

My Husbands favorite sport and passion is golf. This is one of my favorite pictures of him doing the thing he loves, playing golf and doing it with one of his children. In this picture he is watching our eldest hit his shot.

Photo Hunt ~ Beam ~

This week's theme is beam. As I was flying back from California last summer I caught this sun beam from the plane.

Photo Hunt ~ Nest ~

Last summer my husband kept wondering why there were always wasps in our garage and wasps coming into the house. He hunted and hunted and found a wasp's nest on the back outside wall of the garage.  Finally he had an answer. He began to develop his strategy to destroy the nest. Then while in the garage a few days later  laying his plans of destruction he looked up in the corner  while pondering and saw....
Yes, that's right the other half of the nest inside our garage. They had built their nest right through the wall on both sides.

Photo Hunt ~ Custom~

My daughter's wedding cake was done in a CUSTOM color. She is an artist and she actually took the color code to the baker so she could make the exact color my daughter wanted. Her theme was sunshine and sea.

Photo Hunt ~ Brush ~

While in Canada I took a hike through this area called Thompson Point. You can see the Niagara River through the brush.

Photo Hunt ~ Wheel ~

Of course objects like steering wheels and wagon wheels come to mind but what jumped out at me was when we visited our daughter and son in law in Pennsylvania and they took us to a farmers market. There was one stall that had these wheels...

Photo Hunt ~Cherished~

There are so many cherished memories in my life that it was hard to select just one picture to symbolize this word. I finally picked the wedding sampler I made for my husband when we celebrated our 25th Anniversary.  I cherish our marriage, our life together, the family I inherited and the family we have built.

Photo Hunt ~ Cube~

I wanted to use a Rubik's cube but I couldn't find one in the house to photograph. Then I headed for the game closet and pulled out my 1950's edition of Monopoly for this photo..

Photo Hunt ~ Fan~

This was a gift from a colleague which he brought me from Korea.

Photo Hunt ~ Shelter ~

The Royal Palace on Oahu

The residence of the last King and Queen of Hawaii. 

Touring their residence was a rich historical lesson. 

Photo Hunt ~ Superfluous ~

What does superfluous mean? Exceeding what is sufficient; not needed or unnecessary. An interesting concept to try and represent with a picture But I think this captures it for most people. 

In my mind snow and cold weather are superfluous!!!!

Photo Hunt 2015 ~ Present~

Our first word this year has multiple meanings.

On January 2, 2015 our cat, NALA, passed peacefully from this life to the next. The many memories I have of her 18 + years as a member of our family are very present in my mind today. If you take the meaning of present to mean a gift she was was that too. Our younger son selected her at the animal shelter for his 7th birthday. Although she was getting weaker over the last couple of months  she rallied for one more Christmas with the family. Also, when we brought her home I told her she couldn't leave us until our younger son finished school. She took her responsibility seriously. Our son completed his BS degree in December. NALA was a great gift to our family and will be ever present in our memories.