Who:
Annette Kaohelaulii
Hawaii Chapter Fundraising chair, Life Member
Where:
Kaneohe, HI
Even though it was Saturday, I spent most of the day in my home office finishing up numerous tasks, like paying bills and phoning my son and daughter who live on Kauai. After a short run to the post office, I stopped off at the cemetery to see how many of the Kolea, or Pacific Golden Plover, have returned from the breeding grounds in Alaska. Spotted three Kolea and one Ruddy Turnstone. No bands though. I will keep checking for the 23 Kolea which have been banded at the cemetery the past two years. Turned into the parking lot by the baseball field and saw three Kolea and one Ruddy Turnstone there before I returned.
In the afternoon I researched and wrote text for a Power Point presentation that I will give at the 1st US Conference on Ecotourism which will be right after the Sierra Summit. I dread writing tasks, so spent time gazing out my window enjoying my yard. The native Hawaiian koa tree that I grew from seed is my special tree, but my office is also shaded by other native Hawaiian trees, the milo and the kukui. My hedge is home to a family of Red Crested Cardinals who flit around the yard, their red heads and bibs catching my eye every so often. The Red Vented Bulbul who hangs out in the koa tree also catches my eye when it flashes its red vents. I hope to attract native Hawaiian birds with all of my native Hawaiian plants.
On my way back from the compost box I picked some arugula from my herb garden for dinner. I noticed my dinner was very colorful and healthy. Tasted good, too!
