Christmas Lights

Happy holidays!  Here are some of the houses in 

Ewa Beach and Waikele that are decorated with lights.  

Beautiful sights to behold.  Some synchronized to music.

Supermoon November 2016

Photo by Ben Lawry, Moon Rising

Photo by David McNew, Redondo Beach, CA

Photo by Stan Honda, Airplane, NY

Photo by Joel Kowsky, Washington, DC

Supermoon — the scientific term is “perigean full moon” 

On November 14, 2016, the moon was perigee — its closest point in relation to Earth — at exactly 1:23 a.m. Hawaii time. At 3:52 a.m., the moon reached the crest of its monthly full phase.

At its closest point, about 221,524 miles away, the moon appeared about 7 percent bigger and nearly 15 percent brighter than a typical full moon, according to Astronomy Magazine Senior Editor Richard Talcott.

The moon has not been this close to Earth since Jan. 26, 1948, when it approached within 221,494 miles. The moon will not orbit this close to Earth again until Nov. 25, 2034, when the distance between the two will shrink to 221,485 miles.

Monday’s supermoon was distinguishable by its brightness. It appeared to be at its largest just before dawn — a common optical illusion created by its seeming proximity to objects on the horizon.

Aloun Farms Pumpkin Festival

A fun day at Aloun Farms, picking corn and green beans 

and selecting the perfect pumpkin to be this year's jack o'lantern.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2016

On the 15th of the lunar calendar, each month, the moon is at its roundest and brightest, symbolizing togetherness and reunion in Chinese culture. Families get together to express their familial love by eating dinner together, appreciating the moon, eating mooncakes, etc. The harvest moon is traditionally believed to be the brightest of the year.

It was a nice experience to attend the Moon Cake/Tea/Dim Sum Tasting Event at the Empress Restaurant at the Chinese Cultural Center.  

Later, we checked out some of the vendors at the center.

Decorative Fish

Not my usual posting....

but I have been interested in using "fish" for decorating.

Here are some ideas.

Tropical Storm Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Hurricane Season is here.  

It's the first time since 2011 that no tropical cyclones occured in May.  

However, it looks like there are a number of tropical storms/hurricanes 

that have been formed or are forming, and 

we are going to have to pay attention to some of these.  

There's even one with my name!

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Touring Pearl Habor -- 

riding on the shuttle around the Arizona 

and exploring the Missouri.

Lots to see and learn.

Flowers in the garden

It's been a very busy May so thought I'd just highlight 

a few of the flowers in my garden.

Did you see the gecko on the fern leaf?