Mantis on Sculpture
The Place to Be
Polynesian Cultural Center
While we were in Hawaii earlier this year, we did take a tour of the Island, ending at the Polynesian Cultural Center. The Center is run by a branch campus of BYU, so these are all students teaching the culture and history of these cultures. These photos were all taken during the “parade” on boats through the center of the park.
It’s an interesting place, though obviously with the ties to BYU there is no alcohol during the luau dinner, so it might not be what you’re looking for in Hawaii, but I enjoyed the educational aspects as well as the great examples of cultural dance.
Samoa
Fiji Warriors
Hawaiian Hulu
Tongans
Tahitian Female Dancers Tell Stories With Their Hips
Indian Rhinoceros
#TBT 2008 – Circles of Color
Still Waters
Green Swamp
Golden Art
Migrating American White Pelicans
Apparently, the lakes on the LSU campus are a popular place for migrating pelicans. It’s a yearly tradition for them to spend some time in Baton Rouge, and are a popular sight for photographers as well.
The day we set out to go see them, it was fairly windy and chilly, so while we saw packs of them flying overhead, our trip around the larger lake did not result in spotting the main group. I reasoned that the water might be a bit choppy for them out there, and they may be holed up in some more peaceful area.
Turns out, we should have just looked for the stopped cars.
Yes, over on one of the smaller, and more peaceful, lakes. There they were!
I’ll have more from this trip around the lakes, of the pelicans as well as a number of other waterfowl who call the lakes home.