(written by Cait)
My intention was on this particular hike was to go to the windmill on Lamma, more commonly referred to as Lamma Winds. On the way, I stopped by this little pond that someone made and decorated/planted flowers around but now seems abandoned. I think this area is so cute and my first lucky shot of the day was of a couple butterflies. I’ve tried to get photos of butterflies before, but they’re always too flighty…AND I really like these in particular because they remind me of the monarchs at home.
When I was 10 minutes to the top, a distant sound stopped me in my tracks (because I instinctively thought I could hear better if I was standing still). What I originally thought was construction noise and tried to drown out, I realized it was music! Fantastic fast, upbeat drumming! I threw my windmill plan to the wind and followed the noise. It took 20 minutes to get down to the beach where I found a group of men sitting in a circle playing on bongos. They were practicing for an upcoming performance but provided fun music for beach goers and hikers, like myself.
After listening for a while, I went to Lamma Winds and while the photos turned out fine, I don’t really consider them part of my “lucky” shots of the day. So, I’ll end this post with what I consider Lamma’s version of the 4-leaf clover:
