Welcome Springtime!

DANCE OF THE FLOWERS

 

Each flower is filmed for two days and photos are collated within 7 minutes to get this effect.

 

Video is about 2 minutes long.

 

You will enjoy this ... turn on sound also!

 

Click:

http://Clic aqui La vida de las flores

 

Kauai Sunrise

And yet Another Memorable Sunrise here on Kauai! Have been tasting all the local fish & last night had Barracuda – fabulous!  Aloha!

St. Patty's at Hanalei Gourmet

Filled with loud & laughing menefhunes & kamainas of possible Irish decent drinking green beer & singing & stomping Irish songs! Fun!

 

Micronesia Languages

   Yes, that’s right, languages for each island, not dialects!!

   Was speaking with our waitress here on Kauai & I asked where she was from. She explained that each tiny island in Micronesia speaks their own language, not dialect, and the way they communicate inter-island is with English!

   Something you probably never knew!

Sunrise on Kauai

 

     First day of vacation on beautiful Kauai.

     Last time we were awakened in the middle of the night: “Tsunami! You have to evacuate!” YIKES!!

     Damage was slight on Kauai because the gentle slope to the ocean floor around the island. Not the same w/Maui & The Big Island. They got slammed.

     We are hoping for less excitement this trip!

Trip to Mars!

You will love this trip to Mars! Great for kids to watch also! Made in the USA ... Sound "ON"

 http://www.youtube.com/embed/XRCIzZHpFtY?rel=0

What A Wonderful World!

 

David Attenborough is a marvel storyteller of our world.  He certainly makes one feel grateful for being alive after watching this -

http://www.youtube.com/embed/auSo1MyWf8g?rel=0

The Housing Market

     I’m extracting from a memo from Michelle Morris, CB mortgage broker:

     Mortgage rates were quiet this week, even as the stock market rallied on signs of a strengthening economy in the United States.

     The Dow Jones industrial average reached record highs this week, with the help of recent economic reports that were perceived by investors as positive.

     One report showed the economy added 198,000 jobs in the private sector in February… But … remember that the unemployment rate of 7.9 percent remains elevated and more than 12 million people are unemployed.

     "By looking at the stock market everyone feels like the economy is getting better. But is it really?" asks John Stearns, a mortgage banker at American Fidelity.  He says the housing market is not ready for higher rates yet. "Any uptick in rates is going to slow housing down," he says.

     "Residential real estate markets strengthened in nearly all districts and home prices rose amid falling inventories across much of the country," the Fed's Beige Book says.

     The Fed says the U.S.economy improved in January and February, thanks in part to the recovery in the housing market and strong auto sales.

     "Housing is a big part of the recovery," Stearns says.

     I can definitely feel the difference in the market.  Sellers are now beginning to feel confidence, and buyers have already been feeling confident.  2013 is going to be a very busy year I feel.