Pardon the interrupted posts that I had promised… We were in transit back home to O’ahu, Hawaii, and today was spent back in the swing of things desperately needed to be done like cleaning, buying organizing supplies, picking up my car and yet more cleaning.

#janphotoaday day 4, Letterbox

Anyway, we’re home. I’m so excited.

At first, I thought the challenge was to post a photo of anything, with a Letterbox Format–you know, the photography format with two thick black bands on the top and bottom of the photo, like the widescreen format in film? So I posted this:

This morning we stopped here for a bathroom break and short walk on our way to pick up The Bear. I never knew Waimanalo Beach Park was so incredibly picturesque. Brilliant azure waters lap onto stunning white sands under sleepy, drooping Pacific pines. There are the usual willfully homeless native Hawaiians here and there in tents and camping in their cars, but that this is their choice only adds to the beauty.

It wasn’t until I logged into Instagram that I noticed that “letterbox” actually meant “mailbox.” To whoever wrote the challenge, you need to realize that letterbox is not a term used in the States. Post box, Mail box or something would’ve been more clear.

So here’s our “letterbox”:

Our home in Kahalu’u, under the Koolau mountain range. The peak in the background is one often seen in scenes of LOST. Coincidentally, I was sick the WHOLE TWO WEEKS with a cold and terrible knee and back pains, and most of the pain stopped the night we landed back in O’ahu! I’m telling you, this Island is magic.

Here are some other scenes of what we’ve been up to lately (some were taken a few day before we left for the Mainland, and some were taken today). Click on the thumbnails to see the larger photo. (some repeats, since WP is really limited on gallery settings.)

How’ve you been?

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