Category Archives: 365 Days

A photo a day for each day of this year.

Da Kine – May, 2026

Yet another variation of my name. Again, first there was this. Then there was this. And recently, there was this. I got a call from someone who called me Makichonda. Sigh. On the bright side, spring has sprung. This is … Continue reading

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And Just Lidat, April is Pau

This rooster was strolling by across the highway as we waited for our food deliveries to arrive. He was totally unconcerned about all the traffic rushing by.

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Trying to Catch Up…April

Well, it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? A family member has has some pretty serious stuff going on, so my mind has been elsewhere. After over a month in the hospital and with some long-term healing needing to happen, he’s … Continue reading

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Five and Pau.

We left the Wildlife Refuge and headed back along Trout Lake Road, ooh-ing and ahh-ing at the lovely larches. I thought we’d taken videos of driving along the road, but I guess we didn’t. Cuz I can’t find them!

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Four

After we parked the car, we saw this cool log cabin in the distance:

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter One

I totally forgot that I’d never written about our autumn advencha to Trout Lake, Washington! So I’m gonna do it now. I kept thinking I’d do it in the fall, and guess what? I never did. But fall photos are … Continue reading

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Christmas Day, 2025

On Christmas Day, Nolemana and I drove up to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge which seems to be our yearly adventure. We always take the back road in so that we can see if that old house on the way is … Continue reading

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2025 Wrap-Up

Well, changing from 365 Days didn’t get me anywhere, did it? So I’m going to go back to it again, but I’ll intersperse it with stories. I think that’ll be the best way. I’ve had a hard time keeping up … Continue reading

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September Photos

It was a lovely month! We got a koi for our pond, and the goldfish was checking him out.

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August Da Kine

Sigh… now that it’s October…

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