Last night I took this lovely sunset shot. I may not get another one this good…

Early today we hiked up Diamond Head. It's only 1.6 miles round trip – half uphill, half down. The views at the top are amazing…

The rest of today was 'TheBus" day. Steve and I took 'the bus' to the Honolulu Museum of Art and to our favorite pho restaurant in Chinatown for lunch. Karen and Hunt had a car day – and they report that they had a great time visiting a ukulele factory and a friend for lunch. 

The HMA is a lovely museum, better than I remember. One thing I noticed, besides the art, was the color on the walls. One vibrant room color changed into a different vibrant room color. It was amazing how well these colors showed off the art!

I also noticed the cutouts, high in the walls, that I assume are return air vents…

I took photos of them in many rooms… the designs and wall colors changed. I made a photo collage…

They look like possible applique blocks, don't they! In addition, they were both functional and decorative without being obnoxious.

We came upon a group of artists sketching this model…

We looked at some really big, wonderful vases by Jun Kaneko …

We walked through the 'portrait' room – my favorite…

The painting on the left is a very large canvas by John Singer Sargent that I came especially to see. But notice where your eye goes…

Scale matters. Each of these canvases is about 5' tall. Which one commands your attention?

The Indonesian rooms were full of interesting objects. I sometimes view art through a quilting lens. The carvings on this piece would be great quilting designs…

I also like faces…

After the museum we went to Golden River Restaurant in Chinatown. We have eaten lunch here every time we've been on Oahu. As always, it was terrific!

We went back to Waikiki on The Bus for some near-the=end-of-trip shopping. We passed a house infested with birds! Neither of us has ever seen anything like it. The birds were cllustered around this house, not at neighboring houses. So, so strange.

We were too tired after this to do a lot. We ate dinner nearby and had drinks in our room. It feels good to chill. Tomorrow we're going to the north shore and Haleiwa… I'll post pictures!