Lava Flow and Folks

Lava on the hillside about a mile away, folks in the foreground messing around with their flashlights, half moon overhead, cloud reflection of lava glow at 8 pm. Hawaii.

Our Friend Koa

Although she had a primary caregiver, Koa spent time at several residences in the community. She was always welcome and will always be missed.

Hawaii: Change in Volcanic Activity

Mid-March 2008, brought a major change in the current eruption of the Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. A fissure opened up in the Halemaumau Firepit in the Kilauea Caldera. Along the edges of the caldera on opposite sides perch the Volcano House and Restaurant, and the Jaggar Museum and Hawaii Volcanoes Observatory.

Currently, a cloud of sulphur dioxide and ash is now pouring out of the fissure, spreading its potentially dangerous emissions towards distant downwind communities. Should the winds change to coming from the south, communities in the town of Volcano within 15 miles of the emissions may have to be evacuated. Hawaii Volcanoes are said to be the non-explosive type, unlike Mount St. Helens.

Hawaii: Mauna Kea Sunset

Sunset from above the clouds atop Mauna Kea with about a foot of snow remaining amidst one of the twelve telescopes.

Dreaming