At dusk, the vog from the lava lake at the bottom of Halema’uma’u , lights up the darkening sky and makes amazing shapes in the sky.
Thank you, Daisy.
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October Adventure continued
I hope you can share some more of our adventures in these galleries. Please hover over the photos for a description and click on any photo for detail.
Rain forests and beaches on Big Island and Maui, Hawaii.
Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park,
rain forest, Volcano, Big Island
Lava forming a face by the ocean
The most Southerly point of the USA on Big island, Hawaii
Beach on Maui
Volcanoes and Waterfalls, Hawaii
Crater on Maui, seen from the plane as we flew to Honolulu from Los Angeles
Rainbow Falls on Big Island, Hawaii
Akaka Falls
Close-up of the falling water at Akaka Falls
Vog at Halema’uma’u as evening comes
Halema’uma’u as night falls
Volcanic haze as night has fallen
Kilauea Iki
Look very carefully to see the people hiking across the base of the crater, Kilauea Iki!
Sunsets and just one sunrise on our trip
Sunset as we leave Los Angeles for Hawaii
Sunset from South Point, Hawaii Big Island
Sunset, Maui
Reflection in the ocean at Maui
Sunrise from the plane at Los Angeles about to leave for Atlanta
We ate some truly delicious food …. Here is a very small selection.
Vegetables at the Farmers’ Market
Breakfast Burritos at the market in the village, Captain Cook, where my artist sister sells her paintings and photographs
Cornbread and Chestnut Stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner
Chicken and Spinach at Sotto Sotto, Atlanta
Apple and Cinnamon Crepe at Julianna’s for breakfast
The menu at Julianna’s
Delicious loaf made by my brother
Shepherds’ Warning, Namaste Sculpture and Lava at Dawn on Hawaii
1 We awoke to the most beautiful dawn sky, red and deep orange becoming violet, mauve and amber and eventually blue with pinky-peachy clouds. Sadly the old words were right and that beautiful red sky was indeed a warning for the rest of the day.
Dawn over our back garden
Dawn and our Headless Ghost
2 In the lovely Lemon Street Gallery in Truro was a fabulous sculpture looking not unlike a Grandfather clock but full of intrigue. I was encouraged to open the doors, ring the bells, swing the pendulum, discover the secrets behind the doors. If only I could afford to buy this most beautiful and imaginative piece by Baz Roscoe and Sans Robinson. Do read the information too – such thought and love have gone into this remarkable structure. I love it! Here you can see the artists talking about their piece.
In the Rain the Old Path Becomes a New Stream
Sculpture
‘In the Rain the Old Path Becomes a New Stream’ information
3 I came home to find some photos in my dropbox from my Dear Sister in Hawaii. I give you two of her photos and invite you to read her lyrical words that follow. Beautiful indeed.
Volcano erupting into the sea
Dawn with the lava and ocean
“I’ve been with the elemental nature of the Earth in such a dramatic, yet personal way. The hike out is intense. For one, it is dark and two you are hiking over lava (not the hot, red stuff!) for about three miles. Lava comes in all shapes and forms and you have to be VERY careful. The lava can be fragile, or it can be very solid – you don’t know and so each step is taken with great care and respect for the land. Often there are large cracks, but I have learned that if you keep moving forward and step over them, the land will support you on the other side. And then – after an hour and a half of preparation through this hike – it suddenly gets hot – blasts of heat rise up from the ground and as you look down – there are hot spots. Not flowing lava yet, but you know it is flowing under where you are walking – and don’t forget, some of the lava is fragile, so you take each step with even greater care and connectivity to the land.
And then! – I cannot express the awe of watching the elements in their raw expression of power and beauty. We spent about two hours out there, through the dark until after dawn, with the changing light and complete, awe-inspiring power. The lava would continually find new paths, blasting out of the cliff face, creating new fiery rivers and pools as it made its way towards the ocean where it was greeted by a force we are all familiar with. The ensuing connection between the two elements of fire and water produced huge billowing clouds of steam which rose up the cliff face – being pushed by the wind – sometimes into your face where it stung your eyes and filled your lungs with an unfamiliar breath. Leaning on a huge lava rock, I realized my back was getting warmer and warmer. My support, though firm lava, still had the warmth of the running lava inside it.
The connection of fire and waves were creating new land, in the form of black sand – a beach was instantly being formed at the base of the cliff through the combination of forces. The elements fire, water, earth and air all in their most passionate expressions.
And then – the hike back – new land under foot. How beautiful this lava is – bejeweled with gold, silver, platinum and electric blue. In shapes and colors now visible in light of the new day. Shaped in ropes and strings and flows – you can see how it flowed, how it formed this land which I am so blessed to call home.”
Weekly Photo Challenge: My 2012 in Pictures – A Year In Cornwall
These are the photographs that I have had made into a calendar for my family who all live away from Cornwall – in Munich, Germany; in Atlanta, Georgia; in Volcano, Hawaii; in Warsaw, Poland; in Exeter, Devon; in North Finchley, London; in Barcelona, Spain; in Dakar, Senegal and in Chilla, Devon.
Please click on any photo to reach the enlargement and to read the full caption. I have used the rectangular gallery setting but it won’t put the photos in chronological so I’ve given you them not in a gallery as well. Which do you prefer?
January 2012 – Walsingham Place, Truro, a beautiful curved Georgian terrace in Truro.
February 2012 – Godrevy Lighthouse from Hayle Towans
March 2012 – Daffodils in Trelissick Gardens
April 2012 – thrift on the cliffs at Chapelporth on the North Coast
May 2012 – Bluebells down the lane on the way to the Duchy Nurseries to buy a tree.
June 2012 – St Michael’s Mount from Mount’s Bay. The best ice creams in the world can be found in the tea-shop here!
July 2012 – From St Mawes looking over the water to the St Anthony Lighthouse. The annual regatta was in full sail.
August 2012- Looking out to Restronguet Creek from the pontoon of The Pandora Inn.
September 2012 – Kynance Cove, a favourite place for the family for many years.
October – Coming back into Cornwall over the Brunel Bridge over the Tamar, after our holiday in India and Nepal
November 2012 – Looking towards St Ives from Hayle Towans
December 2012 Pill Creek , where we first lived when we moved to Cornwall from Birmingham when I was 6 years old. Is it any wonder I fell in love with the County?
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February 2012 – Godrevy Lighthouse from Hayle Towans
March 2012 – Daffodils in Trelissick Gardens
April 2012 – thrift on the cliffs at Chapelporth on the North Coast
May 2012 – Bluebells down the lane on the way to the Duchy Nurseries to buy a tree.
July 2012 – From St Mawes looking over the water to the St Anthony Lighthouse. The annual regatta was in full sail.
August 2012- Looking out to Restronguet Creek from the pontoon of The Pandora Inn.
June 2012 – St Michael’s Mount from Mount’s Bay. The best ice creams in the worls can be found in the tea-shop here!
September 2012 – Kynance Cove, a favourite place for the family for many years.
December 2012 Pill Creek , where we first lived when we moved to Cornwall from Birmingham when I was just six years old. Is it any wonder I fell in love with the County?
October – Coming back into Cornwall over the Brunel Bridge over the Tamar, after our holiday in India and Nepal
January 2012 – Walsingham Place, Truro, a beautiful curved Georgian terrace in Truro.
November 2012 – Looking towards St Ives from Hayle Towans
