Robert K. Lindsey, Jr. was born and raised on Hawai’i’s ‘biggest’ island. In Waimea, a picturesque country town nestled in a crease in the shadow of the Kohala Mountains. Some liken Waimea’s green ...view moreRobert K. Lindsey, Jr. was born and raised on Hawai’i’s ‘biggest’ island. In Waimea, a picturesque country town nestled in a crease in the shadow of the Kohala Mountains. Some liken Waimea’s green meadows, floating mists and rolling hills to vistas they’ve seen in the uplands of Scotland or New Zealand’s North Island.
With My Papa at Cowboy Pond is Lindsey’s sixth book written in ‘Talk Story’ format. ‘Talking Story’ is the ‘island way’ of communicating amongst locals. Lindsey and grandson, Lalamaikai (second grandson) are its main characters. His essential message to his four grandson’s for whom this book is written - “Let go of the Past. Look to the Future.”view less