Just a quick post on a quick little action shot I found today while doing a bit of a scout on the Windward side.
We went to the Valley of the Temples to check out the location. The Temple, a replica Japanese style Buddhist temple, is part of this grand, beautifully sculpted graveyard. It sits in the back of this gorgeous valley, mountains jutting up around it, mist and clouds all around. Every time I go there I think it would be pretty grand to take that super long nap in such a valley of splendor.
Anyway, this blurb isn’t about some beautiful eternal home but of some small girl with an umbrella. As we left the (mosquito infested) Temple, there was this long staircase and this girl dressed in some type of Asian-style outfit jumping up and down the stairs as her family stayed above. I assume it was some type of memorial (we are in a graveyard) and the little girl just decided to fool around while the adults stayed above.
The little girl didn’t seem to really notice anyone but herself and the umbrella. It wasn’t really raining but she seemed to use that red umbrella as a parachute. She was having loads of fun.
Funny thing about the really quick snap of the photos was I didn’t feel I was in the US. I mean Hawaii is only America on paper…
Beautiful.