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| Pink Plumeria: Chrissy |
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| Japanese Fishing Ball |
Well...I went and did it :( ...I agreed to go to see an orthopedic surgeon and follow through, provided I like the doctor and agree with diagnosis. Like I said before I know I need knee replacement surgery (when & where is another issue), two other orthopedic doctors have told me...when I am in enough pain, I will have it done...
Sooooo... What is enough pain? I was in pain daily when I lived in Maryland; due to cold and constantly standing and working. I had to take tons of advil and ice down my knee nightly to sleep and relieve swelling.
Since I have moved to Hawaii I have not been working and cold is not an issue.
Soooo... I am not in as much pain (took advil once in 2 months), but every time I try to walk any kind of distance, like over a few blocks (at the beach) I feel clicking, and sharp pain momentarily in my knees, till I sit down. Also if I extend my leg in one position too long or sit in one position too long, I get totally stiff and can't bend my leg to get up. My head says I want to do things, like; I want to work, I want to walk, I want to exercise , I want to be able to get up and down in my new garden and be able to get up and down without pain, but my body says no to simple daily things. Ughhh:( What is a person to do? Surgery or No Surgery?, That is the question.Hmmm!
On a better note, My husband and I recently went on a 2 1/2 Hour , Early Bird Special; Whale Watching Cruise. (8:45 till 11:30; Star of Honolulu) We signed in at the Aloha Tower around 8 am. and boarded the ship about 8:30. We cruised down the coast of Oahu for about 45 minutes; we stopped across from Honolulu/Waikiki, we stayed pretty much in one spot, next to another catamarran, bc a whale had been spotted in that vicinity. Whales have two spouting holes and are known to spout prior to surfacing. They are also known to submerge 20 to 45 minutes after surfacing. So we waited and waited and sure enough the snorting and spouting began... It was very quick, so if you were not watching you could have easily have missed it. Some of the kids were saying: where, I didn't see it. I almost missed the first whale appearance myself, but caught a glimpse. So now everyone attentively, quietly watched and waited for the whale to resurface with cameras aimed, armed and ready...it felt like forever. BUT then it happened; the whale appeared snorting, spouting, surfacing and then the big climax the fluted tail. WOW!!! awesome, but quick. We waited awhile again, but no more whale:( It was time to cruise back to shore.
The whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii to spawn (Late December through March) Fun Experience.
One more noteworthy experience in Hawaii. Yesterday, I went to Kailua Beach (the secluded, isolated end, where Obama stays when he visits) I like it there, it's like you have your own little piece of paradise; the sand is soooo soft and white, the dunes have a natural vegetation that give it a rustic feel, oh and of course the swaying palm trees and relaxing sound of the waves. I was sitting in my chair reading a magazine, enjoying nature at its best and I start watching something bobbing in the gentle waves. I thought...It must be a coconut; round and bobbing up and down. I watched and waited and eventually it rolled onto the beach right in front of me. At first I just watched as the waves tossed it back and forth, in and out but then I noticed when the sun hit it, it was kinda shiney. What is that??? I got up and retrieved it from the water; it was a glass ball with slime , barnacles and snails on it. I gently returned the snails to their ocean home and washed it the best I could. A girl jogging by stopped and said: Wow, what a rare find...you don't find many of them anymore. I said what is it? She said it was a Japanese fishing ball used a long time ago and that it came from an old sunken ship. I packed up my things and left for home. I guess I was just at the right place at the right time. I needed something to lift my spirits and there it was; a fishing ball. Who would of thought, it's funny how the circle of life works. But I am glad it does. I also am inspired by people and places to paint flowers lately...have a look below.
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| Japanese Fishing Ball at Kailua Beach |
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| Purple Orchids: Debbie |
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| Red Anthrium: Christine |
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Yellow Hibiscus: Hawaii State Flower
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On a better note, My husband and I recently went on a 2 1/2 Hour , Early Bird Special; Whale Watching Cruise. (8:45 till 11:30; Star of Honolulu) We signed in at the Aloha Tower around 8 am. and boarded the ship about 8:30. We cruised down the coast of Oahu for about 45 minutes; we stopped across from Honolulu/Waikiki, we stayed pretty much in one spot, next to another catamarran, bc a whale had been spotted in that vicinity. Whales have two spouting holes and are known to spout prior to surfacing. They are also known to submerge 20 to 45 minutes after surfacing. So we waited and waited and sure enough the snorting and spouting began... It was very quick, so if you were not watching you could have easily have missed it. Some of the kids were saying: where, I didn't see it. I almost missed the first whale appearance myself, but caught a glimpse. So now everyone attentively, quietly watched and waited for the whale to resurface with cameras aimed, armed and ready...it felt like forever. BUT then it happened; the whale appeared snorting, spouting, surfacing and then the big climax the fluted tail. WOW!!! awesome, but quick. We waited awhile again, but no more whale:( It was time to cruise back to shore.
