Pele Is Not Happy

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Travel Tuesday to bring you a very special Travel Tuesday… A Pacific island instead of a Caribbean island. We take you now to Halema‘uma‘u Crater on the Big Island, Hawaii. It’s big news that is occurring on the island, homes and neighborhoods damaged or destroyed. Lava flows  consuming large areas with molten rock. As this is being written, it remains to be seen what the final outcome will be. Click on the image above to visit the Volcanoes National Park’s website for updates and videos of the park. Videos show recent activity from the active volcano.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Liquid

Kauai, Hawaii.

This week, Ben Huberman asks us to keep things fluid and focus on liquids. He comments on how “H2O-heavy” he finds his gallery of images. You can read his entire challenge post here. Well, I must say, going through my own library of images, I find I have a very liquid-centric library as well… the liquid being mostly water also. What’s not to like about lakes, rivers, streams? Being an avid cruiser, I have no shortage of ocean photos, sunrises, sunsets, moonlit seas, calm and turbulent waters. Instead of sharing yet another sunset at sea, I decided to share some liquid in motion.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Focus

Kaua’i, Hawaii.

This week, David W. asks us to share our take on “focus”, in or out thereof. The obvious application of the challenge would be images that are either sharply in focus, or stylishly out of focus, both a factor of the combination of lens characteristics and camera settings. You can read the entire challenge post here.  

Remember Pearl Harbor – 75th Anniversary

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

At 7:55 AM on Sunday, December 7, 1941, two waves of Japanese warplanes struck the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. All eight of the battleships stationed there that morning were damaged or destroyed. All but the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma eventually returned to active duty.

Weekly Photo Challenge – Shine

Kauai, Hawaii.

This week, Nancy Thanki asks us to share an image that features a surprising shine. “Has something bright or reflective caught your eye in the moment?” You can read the entire challenge post here. 

Weekly Photo Challenge – Morning

 

Port Allen, Hawaii.

A favorite coffee mug, a streak of sunlight coming through the bedroom window, roosters that “sound off at 5 AM”. All of these are reminders of a new day, suggests Cheri Lucas Rowlands in this week’s photo challenge, Morning. You can read the entire challenge post here. 

Weekly Photo Challenge – One Love

Kauai, Hawaii.

In this week’s photo challenge, Anne McCarthy asks us to show us what One Love means to us. She goes on to point out the entry from the Urban Dictionary that defines the concept. “One love refers to the universal love and respect expressed by all people for all people, regardless of race, creed, or color.” You can view the entire challenge post and see Anne’s examples here.