Late January
01/28/2010
Unimproved mandolin hanging on the wall..
This is my mother’s loon..
Painting by Maori artist Bub
(on display at Surf Break Cafe)
Waipio Valley
painting by Ken’s late waitress Rita (on display in our living room!)
(a gift from the Revs Jayne & Tag)
New orchids in our lighthouse garden..
Kaipo’i comes to town..
Tihani (now she’s 12) & here’s proof:
Jamal @ Nanawale
Wilma wondering what’s up..
Jamal & Brandon.. (My writing is reduced to labeling photographs but @ least I am writing) (& a picture’s worth a thousand…)
/.wWords are all we have, pictures pass & words remain, as faith, hope ^ love/
but I didgery-don’t –Mexican hat dance, anyone?
January
01/08/2010
HERE’S TO THE NEW YEAR!
Here’s to the unknown life ahead & the awesome adventure of each passing day… 
The Big Island is blessed with wondrous beauty
& we are blessed by the light in our grandchildren’s eyes…
Kaia is now in kindergarten & Airi is already an orchestra conductor..
Here’s Wilma making lau-laus for everyone on New Year’s Day.. 
(This is just the beginning of January)
Aloha to All!
A few more photos of some of the other grandkids, cousins of Kaia & Airi–
First, Iron Chef Jamal!
& again with hina-hina (false Pele’s hair)
Here’s basketball pro Tihani–
(She’ll be 12 next week – Wilma’s oldest granddaughter)
And here’s her little brother Lawakua, famous for clothespins & clownery–

Now a towel dance by one of Bradley’s twins (which one?)
With 13 grandchildren we won’t try to get them all into every post… Let’s see who else I find in the recent files–
For those of you who have never been to Hilo I like to include a few of my favorite photos of downtown. This one actually centers on the building we used to live in. I started with one room (with my first check from Ken’s House of Pancakes) & 5 years later we ended up with the whole top floor, before moving toKeaukaha.
(St. Joseph’s & Haili Church steeples)
(Hilo Bay Moonwalk)

For my universal New Year’s greeting & lots more local scenery I highly recommend my 2nd weblog, Hilo Shore Lines (hiloshorelines.wordpress.com)
I say, let’s get more people on to WordPress
& away from (whatever holds them down)!
My dear brothers & sisters–
I Love You
A Day of Thanks
11/28/2009
We count our blessings
“This is the day that all good things happen..”
& for a change
today’s post will include only pictures actually taken today!
except for a few from last night..
First, the mystical majesty of Mauna Kea. Can’t pick a favorite so here is a whole series.. The snow will be back soon..
In the heart of Hilo…
November
11/13/2009
October
11/03/2009
Last year I wanted to post weekly; now I’d be glad to make a monthly contribution.
Last year i launched several weblogs; now i can barely keep track of them.
This year i changed from dreamer to writer & back to dreamer again.
Next year I’ll turn back to writer & make restitution…
In the full moon again I see the possibilities
(reflected sunlight into everything)
Do I dare share this Madness?
Why not, my friend, why not?
Well, there went October.
Things got a little spooky on Halloween.
(Post it late or change the title?)
October
10/07/2009
September
09/23/2009
Fall falls into place suddenly here now
Nostalgia is calling but a new world beckons even brighter
Let us share the past & the future together
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Bird of Paradise (or is it Roadrunner?)
in our yard…
& yes, this is the Orchid Isle…
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And a Bromeliad, the flower named after our family. (ha ha) …
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(Moorings at Reed’s Bay…a few canoes…)
And let me clear something up:
The Mauna Kea photos are not current — that’s last winter.
Maybe I’ll find a few more you haven’t seen yet!
The rainbows are slipping in again. I cannot stop them now. They’re everywhere…
Grandchildren Growing
07/19/2009
Since this, my first weblog on WordPress
is dedicated to the grandchildren
(2 girls on my side, 7 boys & 4 girls on Wilma’s side)
it’s about time to add some as-yet-unseen photos..
It’s summer already but most of these are from earlier in the spring. Starting with the oldest & the youngest of the Schneider children: Brian, Jr. & Brianna
And his middle two, Broxcen & Brandon



Now Bradley’s twins, Kele & Alika —


Here are some pairs of cousins: Jamal & Lawakua

Tihani & Brianna
This was supposed to be an organized page of family groupings & legible labels, but you know me, whatever works.
Been working on a new project of unknown-surfer-videos for friends on facebook
but an upload malfuntion has stalled me. So i remember my 1st weblog & its unfinished family portraits & lack of any substantial news.
Yes, i post plenty pics to keep from having to write so much yet in a way i’m evading my primary purpose…
And of course i rarely know whether anyone out there sees or reads any of it anyway
(These little problems can be remedied & i’m confident that the future holds a more creative communication current
for all of us!)
Meanwhile i’ll share more images of grand children 


This is Kiakahi of course & we discovered a shortage of her beautiful face in these files so will remedy that misfortune starting now… 



Jamal still lives with us so there are plenty photos of him… 



Lawa is a perpetual clown… 




And a few more while we’re at it…


Kuamoo Sisters
07/08/2009
At the Brown Ohana Reunion
July 4th weekend


Wilma leaves me speechless
so give me a few days to add some words
{&more faces}
to this entry
The date is now 07-08-09!
Here are a few photos from our Monday picnic @ Pohoiki–

A few more family photos from the reunion…


Soon there’ll be another post with more flowers and a collection of lighthouses. Also look for waterfalls on Hilo Shore Lines. And my heronSong yola-site finally has pictures! And facebook has a couple of my unknown surfer videos, as well as more reunion & family photos…
Looks like it’s time to add something to “Strong Currents & Tributaries”… Thanks again to all the old-timers who still inspire us. “Here’s to the Pioneers!” 
Kaia & Airi
06/10/2009
June 2009
Airi turns 2
We had a small party for Airi last week
because she will be in Japan
on her actual birthday.

- Cousin Kiakahi on the left

- Kaia & Airi

Kaia graduated from Hongwanji pre-school. She displayed her energetic talents with singing & dancing during the program.
Little sister congratulates her.
Papa is proud.
Fun with a friend. 

A few more shots from earlier in the spring
to round out this post for the beginning of summer…
And here’s to the parents of these wonderful girls!
Mikiko & Gabriel–




























































Bird of Paradise (or is it Roadrunner?)
& yes, this is the Orchid Isle…
And a Bromeliad, the flower named after our family. (ha ha) … 








