On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas my tutu give to me, twelve television, eleven missionaries, ten cans of beer, nine pounds of poi, eight ukuleles, seven shrimps "wuz" swimming, six hula lessons, five big fat pigs, four flower leis, three dried squids, two coconuts, and one mynah bird in one papaya tree. 
 It's finally the twelfth day of Christmas so happy Epiphany. Coming up with photos for this project everyday was sometimes challenging. I hoped to find few real missionaries but no luck so I had to get creative by taking images of Mission Houses Museum. I had also merged two photos together for the first day of Christmas to get the bird and the tree to match the lyrics of the song. All in all I hoped that you enjoyed the photos.

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas

Click here to see more photos of the Mission Houses Museum on Facebook.

The Mission houses was communal living for many of the missionaries to Hawaii in the early 1800's. It is the oldest wooden structure still standing in Hawaii that was originally shipped from Boston.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my tutu give to me, eleven missionaries,

On the Tenth Day of Christmas

 On the tenth day of Christmas my tutu gave to me, ten cans of beer,

On the Ninth Day of Christmas

 

On the ninth day of Chrismas my tutu give to me, nine pounds of poi,

On the Eighth Day of Christmas

 On the eighth day of Christmas my tutu give to me, eight ukuleles,

The Seventh Day of Christmas

 On the seventh day of Christmas, my tutu give to me, seven shrimps "wuz" swimming,

Happy New Year to You!

The Sixth Day of Christmas

 On the sixth day of Christmas my tutu give to me six hula lessons,

The Fifth Day of Christmas

 On the fifth day of Christmas my tutu give to me five big fat pigs,

The Fourth Day of Christmas

On the fourth day of Christmas my tutu give to me four flower leis,

Third Day of Christmas

On the third day of Christmas my tutu give to me, three dried squid,

Second Day of Christmas

On the second day of Christmas my tutu give to me, two coconuts,

Hawaiian 12 Days of Christmas

"On the first day of Christmas my tutu give to me, one mynah bird in one papaya tree"

Merry Christmas to one and all! Since it's Christmas day, I thought to do a series of images for my own rendition of the Hawaiian 12 Days of Christmas. Starting on December 25, the song describes gifts that one receives from their Hawaiian grandparents or "tutu". Reaching Epiphany or January 5th, the song ends on the 12th day after Christmas. As part of today's capture, this beautiful bird flew in front of my lens and began posing. All it took was a few shots and I had my photo and I took off before it did. It's not a mynah bird but since the song takes precedent over the photo, I included this handsome avian. Capturing a shot of a nearby papaya tree I merged the two images together to hold true to the first day of Christmas.

Peace and Joy

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Wishing all of you peace and joy during this holiday season.

Horse and Carriage

Although nothing like the long rows of countless horse and carriages in New York City Central Park, Honolulu City Lights has two, and they circle around City Hall for Christmas entertainment. As you can see, there is no line to get on.

Handmade Holiday Market

There was a Handmade Holiday Market at Manoa Marketplace today where individual craftsmen lined up their booths and sold their handmade items. This one stood out in particular because of it's detail. The woman used wool to make these lifelike Christmas ornaments that looked simple but she described it as labor intensive. Click here to see more photos on Baby aWEARness' facebook page, the organizer of the Handmade Holiday.

Santa's Toy Shop

Every Christmas, it is tradition for Honolulu City Hall to deck it's halls with holiday cheer. There are Christmas trees lined up in the lobby with a life size gingerbread house in the center and Santa taking photos with the kids, a giant snow globe with moving polar bears, and lots of lights for that winter sparkle. Above is one of the displays. Click here to see a photo of the gingerbread house.

"It's a Major Award!"

This is my rendition of A Christmas Story. "Fra-gi-le', it must be Italian. It's a major award!"