Beauty can be left unseen when speeding by in a car, motorcycle or bike.  This picture would never have been seen if I wasn't walking.  Guess how large these birds were, and at the end of the blog, you will find the answer!

Continuing on in the Kaimuki area, I passed by places that my relatives lived for a time.  Although most of the original homes are now gone, I tried to remember where it used to be. Taking it easy this time, I walked a reasonable amount of 3.10 miles.  This route was actually traveled on May 8th.

Odd and frightening sights can be seen, and you didn't have to warn me twice to BEWARE!  Located in the front yard, I don't know the reason for this display!  Your guess would be as good as mine!

I have only seen this flower, the "winter starburst," once before.  This particular plant was a little stressed, and not in it's full splendor, but, I absolutely love it!  Click this link to see the winter starburst on another walk!

Plumerias are in full bloom, just in time for the many graduation celebrations that occur in the month of May.  These strains of plumeria are sturdy and last a lot longer than most!

I don't always show you any of the streets that I walk, so, I guess it's about time!  This is GEORGE St., and as you can see it is mostly residential with a rise to it.  I did walk from this point to the very end where it "T's!"

Normal windows here have a glass pane in the middle with a screen window on either end. I thought that the stained glass design was beautiful, even though that would block some of the light, but it could also add some privacy!

Three homes in a row were accessed by this pathway.   Maybe it was the cooling foliage, neatly manicured, but I thought that I would love to use this to get home.

An original mailbox, Diamondhead is easily seen in this neighborhood, so it made a lot of sense to have it painted on it!

 So, did you think that the birds were this tiny?  Luckily, I would have missed it too if it wasn't placed at eye level on a brick wall.  The owner did a wonderful job of mixing all the natural elements together to create this miniature scene.  Bigger, is not always better!  A Hui Hou! ( Until we meet again!)

Kissing cousins, maybe?  Actually I thought that this was an ingenious way to park your car as close as possible to another car without hitting it.  Well, at least that is what I think their reasoning is!

A new area that is envisioned to be a second "Honolulu" is called Kapolei!  Unbeknownst to me, most of the streets I traversed are actually Hawaiian Homestead lands.  I was surrounded by Hawaiians today!  These were self-help homes that you had to build yourself.  The design was generally the same, but some were two-story's and others were single story.  Numerous back-tracking made my total for the day at 4.85 miles!

This scorching red-hot Corvette must belong to a RICH Hawaiian!  It took me a little while to figure out what the license plated translated to.  Do you know what it says?

A neighbor decided to liven up the tree by adding a beautiful orchid plant on it!  Now this person knows how to do it, as evidenced by the growth!

Here is a sampling of some homes built on the Hawaiian Homestead lands.  Very nice, don't you think?

Possibly, the owner was born in the Year of the Dragon, since it was showing prominently in his front yard!  I enjoyed studying the intricate details of the sculpture!  Please double click to enlarge the photo and study it too!

 I hope that you are aware of the abundance of flowers everywhere you look!  The plumeria and the hibiscus did not escape my attention!  Gorgeous, don't you think?

If you think that someone is hanging their swim shorts out to dry, you are WRONG!  Only in Hawaii does this flag make sense!  Don't you think that it would be a cool surrender flag?  HaHa!  Surrender yourself to the beauty of Hawaii...Look and see!   A Hui Hou! (Until we meet again!)