Tag Archives: nature

Da Kine – May, 2026

Posted on May 9, 2026 by Mokihana

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

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Mokihana

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

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Mokihana

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 Four

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Mokihana

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 Three

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Mokihana

Barn!! And a silo, too. We’re heading south on Highway 141, back the way we’d come

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter Two

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Mokihana

And here we go! The thing about the Pacific Northwest is that we can go mauka (toward the mountains) in two different directions! We just turned mauka (north) along Highway 141 in Washington State.

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Holoholo Kaʻa to Trout Lake 2023 – Chapter One

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Mokihana

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

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Mokihana

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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September Photos

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Mokihana

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

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Da Kine, Trying to Catch Up

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Mokihana

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