I wish I had the energy to write a well thought out and amazing post like so many of the ones I've been reading today from all of you!!  I am utterly exhausted and as it's almost 1 am here in Hawai'i, I'm about to go to bed.  Just wanted to share a few pretty photos with all of you.  They're of my yellow roses that grow outside then entrance to my parent's house.  Very pretty and simple.  I used my macro 100mm lens.  Love the details and intricacy of God's work caught on film!! How awesome to see the detail and beauty God creates in our lives and all around us!! I hope you all have an amazing weekend, a Happy Cinco de Mayo and a WONDERFUL Mother's Day!!

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Super strapped for time because of my day job so I'm going to post a few of my most recent pictures taken with my iPhone 4S using Camera + app.  If you are a new follower, welcome!!!  I will be following back later today after I get my paperwork done.  Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

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I came across random old pictures of me as a child. I thought I'd share. Considering I remember every single one of these moments (except for the first picture when I was a baby) is something I'm proud of. Can't believe I'm 30 already. I swear it wasn't that long ago that I was posing for my mom to take these pics!!

Wow I look super Asian here!! I was about 8 months here with my older 1st cousins Kalama (holding me ) and Keola.  Just a little info about me..I'm very mixed ethnicities.  My dad is Hawaiian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese and my  mom is French, Irish and Native American (Lakota).

Me and my little brother Peter on Santa's lap in 1984.  I hated Santa that year.  Check out my brother's sidecomb!! Haha he looks so much like his daughter!

Playing games with my little brother.  This was an awesome day. :)

Being a ham in my Easter hat.  I think this was 1986.

This is me around 6 years old.  That face of mischief was because I accidentally ripped my picture.  I can't tell you how many times I've seen this look on my son's face!!

Gosh I was such a ham!

Me and my brother circa 1989.  I don't remember why I was having a brat attack that day.  Maybe it's because I cut my brother's bangs so my mom went and chopped mine to teach me a lesson ?  haha

Little brother Peter and I with my mom.  Love her 80s earrings! LOL

My bro and I on a plane to Seattle.  He had just finished having a fit over the flight attendant seating him all alone 5 rows away so they traded his seat for the one next to mine.  He was always really good at getting his way!

Me before a hula competition when I was super into hula as a kid.

Me and my cousin/bff Kai!! Love this pic of us. :)

I'm up at 3:30 am listening to the sound of the wind blowing tree branches and the sound of the rain hitting the ground outside.  It's a comforting and peaceful sound.  I rather enjoy it since Hawai'i is usually sunny and bright 3/4 of the year.  I must confess that I liked rain more before I became a photographer.  The photo above was of the overcast sky the other day.  You can see rays of sunlight peeking through the mass of clouds.  Very lovely.

I find myself sitting here wondering if what the weather man called "intermittent showers/partly cloudy weather" would linger through the weekend and hinder my plans for photo shoots.  I don't know why I can't sleep, probably because like a dummy I decided to work out around 11 pm and gave myself a second wind.

I suspect it will be cloudy in my neck of the woods and sunny in the drier areas so I think I'm going to be driving a lot tomorrow....errr today!  How's the weather where you live?  I know most of the world is just starting to get sunshine and warmth to relieve them of the cold winter.

Here's a little sunshine on your cloudy or rainy day.  These are photos I took last summer.  I hope you enjoy them.


Both of the photos above were taken at sunset at Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu.

This photo is at Maunalua Bay docks.  Looking at these photos makes me feel so thankful to live in Hawai'i.  All the beauty God has created here and throughout the world.  I am in utter awe for His art is unparalleled.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and a Happy Easter!!