The key to a parcel locker at my local post office.
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The key of red
Tag Archives: Hawi
Seeing blue, seeing red
We’ve all done it; I know I have. See a police car and we hit the brakes. Doesn’t matter if we’re going 5 mph at the time. It’s a reflex action.
So on this day, I was walking into town and saw the police car, with its little blue light on top, and thought I’d take photos of the cars braking as they saw it. Never mind that the police car is clearly targeting vehicles heading out of town. Never mind that I didn’t see any car speeding. They saw the police car, they hit the brakes. Every single car!
I find this kind of action fascinating. And on this subject, it’s common here for drivers to flash their lights at other vehicles to warn them of a police speed trap up ahead. This is something that drives me nuts.
First up, these drivers might have passed the police car some miles back. On numerous occasions, I’ve been warned in this way and never seen a trace of a police car. Secondly, these drivers flash their lights at anyone, never mind if the oncoming cars clearly aren’t speeding. They still get the warning. And thirdly, and most irritating, It’s widely understood that the police here won’t pull you over if you’re going 5 mph or so over the speed limit. They’re looking for drivers ripping along well over the limit. So these light-flashing drivers want to warn speeders like that. I don’t. Frankly, I’d like the police to pull them over and ticket them. I don’t want cars whizzing through town at 40 or 50 mph. Give them a ticket and hopefully they’ll slow down a bit.
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The Numbers Game #81
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 203. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Red, White, & Blue.’ See more responses here.
When I went to photograph the red doors of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, I noticed a door was open. There was a sign asking that visitors maintain an atmosphere of reverence, which I do in churches, so in I went.
There was no one inside so I took my time wandering around. It’s not a huge church, but is obviously well looked-after. I was immediately struck by the colorful stained glass windows portraying biblical scenes. There were many nice details that I appreciated, even if I’m not a religious person, and as with almost all churches, it was calm and quiet.
The church was built in 1925 and is celebrating its centenary this year.
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A touch of red
I often see these red shirts on a neighbor’s washing line, which hangs in a small macadamia nut orchard.
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Hired, not hired
I think this small unit is the local branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Seems like a good spot, where they can leap out and apprehend wily immigrants seeking to acquire chicken wings or worse, applying for work.
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Colored
Part of a mural in Hawi. Posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.
Graham's Island 