hometown in pix, day 8

My mom has many houseplants. Her true love is Hawaiian hibiscus. This one, like the cat, is called "big orange."
It had just started to flower during my visit.
I like the little antennae. No, you really don't need to correct me with the proper botanical name.
Rather inconveniently, as it turns out, my visit coincided with the Second Annual (which sounds a bit ambitious, if you ask me) local Triathlon. The "long" course took participants directly past the parental homestead, which gave me the unique opportunity to photograph elite athletes at their best...while wearing jammies and eating pancakes that my mommy made for me.
I really did go up for my bro's GF's daughter's graduation party. Here's proof:
It took eight days, but I finally saw the elusive kittens. They apparently only come out after dark. Using special infrared photography...
nah, I just got lucky.