April 25, 2007
Hibiscus
I got busy yesterday and forgot to share my workday photos. The work itself was bland. I inspected a single condo in an area called Salt Lake. No, there’s no lake there now, but I read somewhere that there was at one time. It’s an area that I looked at a year or so ago when I was considering moving. I live on the far west end of Oahu. Salt Lake is centrally located on the Southern half of the island, and all of the freeways and major highways come together there. My work takes me all over the island, so it’s a sensible place to live. A home there would cut my time and gas usage drastically. The move didn’t happen, but I have no regrets. I love the Waianae Coast and feel very at home here.
The condo I inspected was an efficiency and only about 300 square feet. The cabinetry and millwork were nice, but it was really just a concrete box. It was on the twenty-second floor and had large windows on one wall, with a view of the mountains only partially blocked by other high-rises. There was also a golf course view if you craned your neck to the left. It’s okay for a tiny condo, I suppose, though not something I’d ever pay the “bargain price” of $229,950 for! The public areas of the building itself were lovely, though. The main lobby was nicely done with marble floors, sections of the walls done in fine wood panels, and a lot of glass to allow for views of beautifully landscaped grounds. I forgot to take my camera in, of course.
I remembered when I got to the car, though. The parking garage was an ugly, industrial-looking concrete and steel, thing, but its effect was somewhat camouflaged by some trees and hibiscus hedges bordering the sidewalk. I’m not good enough with hibiscus (and don’t have the right resources handy) to tell the names of these varieties. I just call them by their color names. Hibiscus is another flowering shrub that’s very popular throughout the island and they add a wonderful splash of color wherever they grow. No fragrance, so they’d make sense for someone like me with all of my allergies. I once had a lovely salmon and yellow double-bloom hibiscus out front, a gift from a friend. It never was very healthy and only survived for about two years. I think I’d like to try some again, but I’ll have to study up on them and find out how to keep them alive first!
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April 25th, 2007 at 1:57 am, Portrayed Says:
Why couldn’t they just add the extra 50$ to make it an even 230k?
April 25th, 2007 at 3:58 am, Drew Says:
Those are some beautiful flowers Skeet!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:32 am, skeet Says:
Portrayed, that pricing is a realtor’s trick. They wanted to be able to say “under 230K” because they think it makes the price look like more of a bargain, lol!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:40 am, skeet Says:
One can never run out of photo opps in Hawaii, Drew! So much beauty everywhere you turn!
I’ve been trying different photo editing techniques and think I’ve worked out all of the bugs. If the ones on the front page now don’t slow down my site like the previous ones did, I’ll know I’m ready to finally launch my photo blog!
April 25th, 2007 at 4:56 pm, Emsxiety Says:
Absolutely beautiful flowers!
April 25th, 2007 at 5:33 pm, skeet Says:
They are, Em, lovely flowers! I can’t take credit for that, but I had to share!
April 25th, 2007 at 6:17 pm, Whim Says:
Pretty!
April 25th, 2007 at 8:19 pm, skeet Says:
And they’re everywhere, Whim, like little ambassadors spreading cheer.