Kula — I’ve lived in quite a few places, in my half a century of existence thus far, spanning southeast Asia and the western coast of North America. So I think I can say this with authority born of experience: it helps when you wake up to such colors in the morning. Simply: it sets the tone of the day. And if for some reason it already started off-kilter—say, having woken up from a bad dream, or woken u...
Kula — The surprise of seeing that solid, dark expanse moving perceptibly towards my vantage point at around 3,000 feet—almost as if being pushed by the light further downslope—never gets old. It is a funct...
Kula — Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 Dear Lorien, Here I am at a small park off of Kula Highway, along the slopes of Haleakala Volcano. It’s up at the 3,500-foot elevation of the mountain. It’s so clear you not onl...
Kula — It’s the hardest time of year, and never gets any easier. It’s hard because both mom and dad were clergy, and Advent was when they were busiest with their churches and congregations… and yet also wh...
7 a.m., moonset.
Gorgeous pastels at 7 this morning.
At home, before sunrise...
At Rice Park...
Tangerine cloud at duskof Boxing Day, upcountry Maui.
A view they loved so much. The island of Lanai, floating in the hazy distance.
The poinsettia bushes now see the sky. (After clearing; work to be continued.)
...and here my mother's ashes sleep. (Before clearing)
Here my parents' memory stands...
Half past 7. Sugarcane burn mushroom cloud top catches sunrise from volcano's summit behind me.
Somewhere near Ulupalakua Ranch, after dropping Pono off at his friend Ka'i's hale in the boonies.
7:06 a.m. atmospheric conditions: rain front approaching + sugarcane burning smoke = haze.
Full moon rising above the house...
Na Pu'eo... totemic guardian of the Hawaiian homestead village of Waiohuli.
Subtle atmospherics at almost 5 p.m., upcountry near home...
8 a.m., looking up at the summit...
And the festive holidays officially arrived this evening at our humble Habitat home
What I'm dealing with, folks: grass/vine monsters straight out of Calvin and Hobbes! ::chuckle::
I turned around, to see this organic, "found" Christmas tree on the driveway's verge. Sol as Star of David.
My Sunday afternoon project: start weed-whacking this unruly hillside...
Early morning upcountry...
Sun about to leap from Haleakala's summit. Pulled over along Lau'ie.
Volcano shadow at almost 8 a.m., from the yard (that needs mowing again).
Strawberry patch. The volcano's sunrise shadow creeping fast upcountry.
At the moment the sun emerges from Haleakala crater's rim...
Sugarcane harvesting. (Also, that's actually the sun—not a lens flare!)
Early morning, cruising downvalley, along Omaopio Road...
It is abundantly clear this morning...