It's back...

the humidity that is...
With the humid Okinawa summers comes the very hot sunsets...or should I say right after the sun has set.
This one is from Sunday night...

I don't have a view of the sea as there is a building in the way (but I can go to my roof for a great view). I usually see this yummy pink/purple/orange light coming into the apartment and that's when I say 'Kids, let's go to the roof, I have to check the sunset'. If it's a really good one, I will end up running back down, grabbing the camera and running across the street!

This one is from Monday night...

This one is from tonight (less dramatic tonight)...

On Saturday, the kids played dress up all morning...

until they got so LOUD, I had to go out. So, the kids and I went to the zoo and wonder museum. We quickly visited (it was HOT) all the animals...the bats with the massive bolitas (April's words), the rainbow butt monkey (Loubie's words) and the very close hippos...

This is very close. I only had my 50mm lens, so you can see I am not far away, in fact, I touched his nose! I just had to!

This is the 'fish head rainbow hair' doll I made inside the craft area of the wonder museum...

Talking of crafts, Loubie has been doing some culture classes at his school, here he is with his Star Festival bamboo. He's very happy and proud of it...although he looks so serious in these photos!

I am not sure what made me post all these random things, just wanted to do something personal. Plus, it reminds me that life in the moment is special. Sometimes I forget that. I wanted to say that I am thinking of my friend Shelia right now, she just lost a brother...you are in my thoughts, Shelia...