My word! We watched the national news to learn about the snowstorms in the Northwest, then heard from the young adults about weather-related trials and tribulations. Here on Oahu, it’s weird to see Christmas decorations going up even as temperatures continue to average 85. Have been visiting a local Salvation Army Red Kettle here, look […]
I’m not sure about the spelling, but I know the plamaria blossom is beautiful! I continue to chase local flora and birds with my camera while visiting here on Oahu. Birds are not cooperating. Happy Thanksgiving to all AnacortesToday.com visitors!
I shot this photo of Dad yesterday on a break during a walk. Note water and mountain in background are not of the Pacific Northwest variety. What appeared to be beach from our room at Makaha on Oahu was actually volcanic rock, light colored except for a few areas where coal-black boulders seem to have […]
Sorry if there haven’t been new images the past couple of days, but I’m on an extremely rare adventure away from Anacortes. Key word here is Makaha. More photos later, when I can get to an Internet cafe again.
On a day that began with the traditional Northwest winter scraping of the windshield, Gloria Napualani Fujii and two of her friends transported me and a few hundred elementary school students on a delightful “Polynesian adventure” featuring music and dance. Fujii, a Seattle resident, is originally from Hawaii. She came to Washington in 1970 to […]