Nothing chases away the winter blues
like beautiful flowers
drenched in tropical sunshine.
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Like many others, the Ever~Patient and I
fled winter's cold and headed south.
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| Enough Already! |
Way south ...
Ten Mile Range
Separates the Breckenridge (left) and Copper Mountain (Right) Ski Slopes
... to the lovely, warm island of Oahu
in the Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
Oahu
Diamond Head and Waikiki BeachHonolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
The Pacific Ocean, Waikiki
You don't have to look far for a floral lift
to your winter-worn spirits.
Shell Ginger
Neighborhood near Diamond Head Red Ginger
Bougainvillea
Plumbago
Bougainvillea, Waikiki
Bougainvillea
Lei Draped Statue of Duke Kahanamoku on Waikiki
Olympic Medalist Credited with Spreading
the Sport of Surfing
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Dancers Preparing to Perform
at the Honolulu Festival
Plumeria
Bougainvillea
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Dancers Wearing Leis and Haku Leis
It's never easy for us to leave a tropical paradise
and head home to the cold and snow.
"Next winter!" we promise ourselves,
"We'll return to the Aloha state!"
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