I’ve been remiss in posting anything from our summer road trip (Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this year). Mostly because I suffered from my usual post-vacation, “These photos suck” malaise and now that I like them better, I haven’t had much time for editing. I’ll get a bunch done... Read More

All right, so this guy doesn’t have anything to do food, drink or travel, but he’s pretty darn cute and amusing, so he gets to be on the blog anyway. He just brought his snack back and was having trouble getting the entire thing down. (This is not a bird with a... Read More

Next weekend, on Memorial Day, the annual Lantern Floating Hawai‘i ceremony will take place at Magic Island beach park. We have attended this beautiful observance three times, paying tribute to Shake’s grandmother, his mother and our dear friend. This year, we have been fortunate enough to have seen life come... Read More

Coming over the Saddle Road from Kona on our way back to Hilo in January, we turned around to see the sun going down. I’m named after the sunrise and there’s such a sense of what’s-to-come wonder about the first light…but I’ve seen far more sunsets than sunrises (despite the... Read More

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! On a trip to San Francisco a few years ago, Shake and I stopped to eat at a little coffee shop. On our way out, I spotted this adorable sign on a lamp post. Snapped a quick shot and converted it to black and white. I... Read More

This summer, I had the chance to work on a fun and interesting project: I got to shoot half of the recipes for a published cookbook. I work for the publishing company, and we needed someone who could shoot in Hilo and wouldn’t cost us too much. Enter…me! I spent... Read More

Wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year’s Eve night of celebration… In Memoriam A.H.H. (Ring Out, Wild Bells) Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring... Read More

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas…May Your Days Be Merry & Bright!... Read More