It's Best that the Future is Hidden from our Sight

"Photos are a return ticket to a moment, otherwise gone."

Taken from inside the the Courthouse in the Banyan Court, Lahaina, Maui. Ken looks out past the marina below.
March 3, 2015

[KoalaGardens🐨]

the pov adds so much interest to this image

[Christine Sztukowski]

Very nicely framed

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful image, quote!!

[gloria jones]

Great capture and neat framing

[Suzanne]

As you say, it's just as well we can't see. The scene would be very different now, I imagine, given what's happening there at the moment: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/what-we-know-about-maui-wildfires/i5fo7pg8n
I grieve for the people there and for those who love it.

[Joan Robillard]

Nice framed shot

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful image which I found very moving. Your words are so true!

[Joanne Diochon]

Your photos are even more of a treasure, now that the real version won't be seen again.

[Danette Thompson]

Gorgeous view

[eDorre]

Wonderful narrative and matching image

[Issi Bannerman]

What a beautiful narrative and image, Louise.

[Margaret Brown]

Very nice narrative and photo, fav

[Tunia McClure]

The town will rebuild.

[haskar]

Great storytelling shot and lovely narrative.

[Agnes]

Beautiful picture

[william wooderson]

The doorway is bold and creates a great frame for a view. Very striking. I could imagine this in a photo gallery. Fav!

[Louise & Ken]

@will_wooderson William, Thanks! High praise, indeed! For us, it's a touching memory of a place, gone forever...

[Louise & Ken]

@tunia I could only wish... The loss currently, financially, is in the billions. It was the first capitol of the Hawaiian Kingdom, so the historic loss is incalculable, and Lahaina was the principal reason tourists came to Maui. It no longer exists...simply unimaginable to us who loved it so much!

[CC Folk]

Oh, I am so devastated over the fires on Maui. My mom took me there for my 21st birthday and then we visited again in 1998. I walked the town of Lahaina while Dennis and Devin biked down Haleakala. I visited the Whale Museum, Banyan Tree and enjoyed strolling the town. It will be years before it is paradise again. :(