Hawaii, part 1

Recently, my mom took my measurements and made a custom shirt for me. I was a bit surprised at this, because she doesn't know how to sew. After enduring several pin pricks, she had fitted me in a Hawaiian print shirt!

Then came the real surprise - WE WERE GOING TO HAWAII!

Our first stop was Waikiki in Oahu. Here's the view from our hotel balcony. Check out that gorgeous sunset!

And a view of the downtown scene - can't wait to check it out later! It's a little bit windy so I'm holding on tight out here!

Next, we visited the Byodo-In Temple, a replica of a 900-year-old temple in Kyoto, Japan. The original temple was built without the use of nails - amazing, huh! It's a technique called sashimono. Grooves are carved into the wood in order to bind pieces together.

This temple was beautifully maintained with sand gardens, a really serene place to just think.

You could also buy a small bag of pellets and feed the koi fish. There were some really friendly birds also that would eat out of your paw.

The temple sits in front of a stunning mountain backdrop! The tropical clouds move in and out of here quickly, so the view is constantly changing.

We are just getting started on our Hawaii tour, so check back for part 2 of our trip!

Feathers flies

This morning, Miss Feathers was looking out the window.

I brought her some breakfast.

"Here you are, Miss Feathers," I said.  "Your favorite breakfast granola cereal.  Oh, and I added some honey to it."

"Thank you Ajdin.  You know, my wing has been feeling much better since I broke it several weeks ago.  Perhaps we can take off the bandage today."

After breakfast, I inspected her wing and used scissors to carefully cut off the bandage.

As soon as I took it off, she began flying around the room.

"Oh, I am much better now!" she chirped.

I decided to take Miss Feathers outside after she had been cooped inside all this time.  She flew onto high tree branches.

And low tree branches.

And shrubbery.

And more trees.  I could tell she was in beary good spirits.

The weather was beautiful and we even found this colorful pot of pansies to admire.  Spring is here at last!