More Crater Rim Drive, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, The Big Island
January 2012
Some more clips from our recent trip. Again sorry about quality and silliness I didn’t plan to share this way. The sulphur banks and lava tube are found in the national park along Crater Rim Drive on Big Island. The plateaus of lava are found as you drive down east side towards ocean.
Words can’t describe how cool this place was.
Shot edited and uploaded via iPhone
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Old Friend 5
Today is jubilant
I understand not why
its not everyday you celebrate
when a friend of yours has died…
…lament has turned to gladness
(though it may seem hard to tell)
as I talk to God I think upon
how you used to pray as well…
…and you used to read your Bible
because you wanted more of Him
and you loved to tell the people
how Christ died to cleanse their sin…
…as I mourn today I realise
that you knew Gods loving grace
and in this fact I find my comfort
that your in a better place…
Steam Vents, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, The Big Island
January 2012
Just some clips from our recent trip. Sorry about quality silliness I didn’t plan to share this way. The steam vents are found in the national park along Crater Rim Drive on Big Island.
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Tagged hawaii, hawaiin, steam vents, the big island, volcano
Sometimes babysitting is hard work.
Tilly (short for Matiilda) is our new pet dog, possibly the most beautiful dog in the world. She is a cross between Shaft, Superman, MacGuyver, Elle Macpherson and a dog.
We got Tilly from the RSPCA, and she is a wonderful addition to our family.
On Saturday I went to my school reunion and when I got home I found that somewhere in my travels I’d picked up a hitch-hiker and still don’t have the froggiest idea how he came to be in my car.
As you may know if you read this blog I have encountered various frogs as I venture around on my days off. I have found some rare ones (photos) and some very tiny ones (photos) but never have I imagined one this big and beautiful living in the wild. In fact, he was so big and lovely it was impossible to capture his awesomeness on my mobile phone camera and these photos do not do him justice.
My family wondered if he was from somewhere else, like another state, but when I enquired with a park ranger they told me he was a green tree frog common in the Wynyard area, but that his size was unusual. We enjoyed each others company for a while and he was quite friendly and affectionate, enjoying scratches under his chin and pats on the head. He was then returned to the wild away from cats and people.
Paint
The child snowed in by winters malice
Is free to explore tropical jungles,
Beach,
Space,
Moons
From the comfort of their room.
Unhindered
And
Not limited
By adulterated
Over-rated
Maturity
The child sits for a while
Thinking with a smile,
And then she thrives
As she lets her mind run wild.
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Tagged about an actual human, about the weather, child, creativity, imagination, innocence, integrity, monday, new poem, nick flight, nickflight, poem, poet, poetry
