Tag: Flowers

The Amazon Spheres

Killing some time before going to the Lion King performance at the Paramount in Downtown Seattle.

The outside of the Amazon Spheres: look how green the inside looks!

Over break I got the chance to go into the Amazon Spheres in Downtown Seattle. In order to get into the main part of the domes you need to be with an amazon employee and that’s where my boyfriends family comes in! His older brother and wife both work there and were able to get us in to see the many wonders of the Spheres.

When first entering, we were hit with the hot, humid air that fills up the spheres to keep all the plants alive in an environment like the ones they came from. It was amazing to see the walls of this place covered with greenery and full of life. These Spheres were the perfect mix of nature as well as a coffee shop kind of feel with all the many places to sit and eat. There was a coffee stand and a place to get donuts, along with other places to eat (these weren’t open so I’m not quite sure what was in them). The donuts though were AMAZING! Definitely some of the best donuts I’ve ever had. They were fluffy and filled with a vanilla cream, but they weren’t too sweet which made me hungry for more. I really wish I would have gotten a photo of them before devouring it.

After donuts, we meandered our way through the four levels of the spheres seeing countless flowers, trees, and places to sit and talk with friends. Check out some of the photos below of the different plants I thought were interesting as well as the ambiance this place embodied…


  • A coffee shop kind of feel within the Spheres…
  • Some of the plants within the Spheres

The Amazon Spheres were a really fun way to cut down on the time we had before getting to the Lion King performance. It was pretty humid and sticky, but all the flora was really interesting to see. The layout and decorations of the Spheres were beautifully thought out and all the common space made the entire Sphere feel welcoming.

Another plant I found in the Spheres

Hawaii for the First Time

Join me on my adventure (and many photos) as I embark on Honolulu for the first time!

Over this summer at the end of August and into early September, my family and boyfriend all flew to Honolulu for the first time EVER! We spent 10 days at a house we rented on the North Shore. When we first stepped foot outside of the airport in Honolulu, I couldn’t believe how humid it was. It took me a couple days to adjust, but after that I barely noticed it. Driving from the airport to North Shore took about 45 minutes. The house we stayed at was beautiful! There was so much greenery and the view of the ocean from the lanai was amazing. 

The view of the ocean from the lanai at the house we stayed at.

We spent most of our time exploring the island and shopping (of course). One of our favorite spots was a city called Haleiwa, just about 10-15 minutes from where we were staying. Here we went to Laniakea Beach to watch the sea turtles, we went shopping, and tried many of the food trucks around the island. Most of our days were spent driving to different beaches and swimming in the ocean. I had never been in water so warm or so blue, it was amazing to me how clear the water was! 

  • The beaches here were so beautiful. The sand was soft and the water warm.. what else could you ask for?

Another thing that really surprised me about Hawaii was all the little geckos everywhere, both inside the house and out. There were also a lot of chickens running around. Here are a few photos I captured of the geckos. These were really hard to take, they move really fast and taking photos of them on an Iphone was a challenge! But being on “vacation time” I had all the time in the world to try and capture how cute these guys looked:

  • This was taken in Waimea Valley 
  • A little blurry, but so cute! These little guys move so fast!

As you know, I love taking photos of flowers. The North Shore didn’t disappoint with all the beautiful flora and fauna. It was really cool to see the difference in plants and animals when comparing my home in the Pacific Northwest to a tropical island like Oahu. Check out some of the flowers below: 

These other photos are of different places we went including the Waimea Valley (where some of the photos of flowers above were taken). The Waimea Valley is known to be sacred to the Hawaiians. Here you will beautiful botanical gardens, a waterfall, and a place that holds a luau in the evenings. We also went to La’ie Point. This was probably one of my favorite places we visited while on the island. You can walk around these cliffs that over look the water and see the huge waves crashing below you. As you look out in the distance you can see a rock with a huge hole in it that was cause from a tsunami hitting it. 

Going to Oahu this summer was something I will remember forever. It was so beautiful, the beaches were so warm and inviting, the people there were very helpful, and the food was amazing. I hope to explore the other islands in the future and make my way back to Oahu someday. But for now, I have all the photos to reminisce about all the places we went and long for the warm sun on my skin, sand in my hair, and spending time with the people I love the most.