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.

Seven Day Nature Challenge – Day 3

Kauai, Hawaii.

For my Day 3 Nature Challenge response, I submit a view of the Pacific Ocean from a viewpoint meant for visitors to look the other way at Waimea Canyon on the island of Kauai. It’s another example for photographers to be reminded to look behind you.

December 7, 1941 — A Day that will Live in Infamy

It’s the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii. A couple of years ago, I jotted down some thoughts and images from our trip to Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona memorial.

I recently learned that since 1982, survivors of the attack on the USS Arizona may be interred on the USS Arizona. Some veterans have chosen to rest in eternity with their shipmates.

Journeys with Johnbo

Honolulu, Hawai’i

This morning, my wife and I hiked in the Estrella Mountains, here in Arizona. When we hike, neither of us says very much. We have plenty of time to think about projects, upcoming trips, and the usual flotsam and jetsam that flows through one’s mind. As we were walking, I remembered that today is the 72^nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Refraction

OK, I admit it, this week’s photo challenge is a tough one for me. There are several types of refraction, but the only type of refraction that I have any representative images in my library is that of the simple rainbow.