No, it’s not the normal sunrise shot.
But I’m glad I saw this and had the good sense to lift the camera and capture the photo.
Bono & Jazzy see us coming and are powering toward us to collect their morning biscuits, dragging Steve along with them.
Did you happen to live in Kahala back in the 1950s, perhaps attend Kahala Elementary School? Or know someone else who did? Then please take a look at the photo below, and pass it on to others who might remember names to go with faces.
A new Cub Scout pack had been organized at Kahala School in 1955, the year after the school opened. Pack 116 met for the first time in October 1955. My mother had volunteered and was the den mother for Den 1, which I was part of along with several friends who lived on our street.
In February 1956, a father-son dinner was held and immortalized in the photo below.
Location? I don’t recall. Perhaps the Waialae Country Club or the Outrigger Canoe Club.
My father and I are sitting at the first table on the left, most of the way to the rear. My face is only partially visible, looking for someone else’s head. At the very front, left, is my good friend at the time, John Saul, with his dad. Next to us, Dewitt Robinson and father. Across the table, the second father-son duo is my friend Fred Yuen and his dad.
I see several other kids I think I recognize, including Bill Peters, Chad Dunstan, and Mac Lawrence. as well as many who look familiar but whose names are lost in the mists of my memory, at least for now and without further memory prompts.
Click on the photo to view a larger version.
Also see:
“Scouting days,” iLind.net, May 19, 2009.
Waialae Beach Park is located at the eastern end of Kahala Avenue, on the opposite site of Diamond Head from the visitor center of Waikiki.
It’s where we start our daily walks at dawn.
Every day is different. The light, colors, wind, tides, all interact to create unique moments out of familiar elements.
This photo was taken this morning (Wednesday, August 20). Just beyond the bridge, Waialae Stream empties into Maunalua Bay, which stretches from Koko Head to Black Point on Oahu’s southeastern coast. The sun was rising off to the left, out of the photo.
It’s Saturday, tucked in between our feeble attemps to celebrate our anniversary (which was Friday) and my birthday (which is Sunday).
Not a day for serious blogging.
But what about the favorite dogs of the week?
Months ago, I said I would try to let the dogs strut their stuff once a week or so. That hasn’t happened, at least not here. Daily dogs get posted over on Facebook, but I just haven’t gotten into a rhythm yet.
But here are some of our canine friends, each attentively awaiting a small morning dog biscuit. It’s still amazing to me to see how food focused dogs are and what good memories they have. Cats are very, very different.
