Island life — Blog — The Grains Of Paradise

I probably shouldn’t announce this to the world but January is my favorite month in Hawaii. After New Years’, the holiday crowds return to the Mainland, the kids are back in school, the humpback whales are jumping out of the ocean everywhere you look, and the surf comes in at mythical heights. On top of this, the weather is just ridiculous. Can it get rainy in January? Yes, it can. But for the most part, our rainy season doesn’t really hit us until mid to late winter. Year after year, decade after decade of living here, early winter is just consistently beautiful on Maui. Lots of sun, light tradewinds, warm days, cool nights, and mild humidity. It’s just dreamy.

So here are a few pics that I shot over my favorite month taken with my iPhone. I hope you too had a nice start to this brave new year? We could all really use it. Sending lots of love and good vibes from the Mid-Pac. Much aloha…

Light tradewinds make for calm, crystal clear lagoons.

Beautiful hibiscus blooming in my neighborhood.

My husband at his favorite garden center. Always looking for something new to stick in our yard.

Nalu, sleeping in on New Year’s Day in between my husband’s legs.

On my original blog, “The Grains of Paradise @ Blogspot” I had a series of posts called, “I Love”. This was a series of snapshots that I had taken over the week ( or over a month ) that really spoke to me but didn’t necessarily make it into a regular blog post, Facebook update ( or nowadays ) an Instagram post. Honestly, there is no rhyme or reason with these shots. But, that’s exactly the point. I really look forward to doing these “I Love” posts once again.

Note: I’m off to California in a couple of days for vacation so my posts may be a bit sporadic over the next week or so. Hopefully, I’ll be returning home with some fun content to share. I’ll be posting on Instagram while I’m in California if you would like to follow our adventures. @mauimandy

The photo above: A windy afternoon walk on Baldwin Beach with my husband,

A quiet, bamboo lined pathway in Makawao that leads to the Haku Maui studio.

Lunch at Fork and Salad in Kahalui. I love the Super Salad ( vegan ) made into a wrap.

The newest member of our little family, 10 month old Nalu, napping on our banister. Adopted 2 weeks ago from the Maui Humane Society.

Picking organic lettuce ( $2 a head ) at the Maui Bees Farm in Kula, HI