Tag Archives: nature

Rowena Crest 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Mokihana

I’ve learned first hand that grief has its soft edges, and it also has hard edges. I still feel the jagged ones about my dad’s suicide, even though it’s been over fifty years now. I’ve been feeling the sharp edges … Continue reading →

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365 Days 2025

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Mokihana

April 21st Close-up of my Christmas/Easter cactus bloom.

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Daffodils

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Mokihana

Growing up in Hawaiʻi, I can’t remember ever hearing or reading about daffodils, and I can’t say when I saw my first one. But after I moved to the mainland, I was hooked. I fell in love with their bright … Continue reading →

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March Photos

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Mokihana

Let’s start off with a video I took of the daily hummingbird. He just sat there for the longest time!

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March 24, 2025

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Mokihana

Today a Cooper’s Hawk decided to check out my bird feeders. I let him stay long enough to get a video of him surveying things. I apologize for the shakiness of the video; I was trying to gently breathe and … Continue reading →

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Holoholo Kaʻa iā Government Camp Along Hwy 26 and Beyond- Chapter Three. October 22, 2023

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Mokihana

Nothing like being a year and a half behind. Sheesh, Mokihana! But this is a perfect example of why I’m not doing the same 365 Days this year. I just couldn’t keep up doing other stuffs along with posting photos … Continue reading →

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January 31st

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Mokihana

Today deserves its own page because the fog down in Sunshine Valley was so lovely this morning.

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January 21-25

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Mokihana

January 21st

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January 13-20

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Mokihana

January 13th We had a whole bunch of very foggy mornings; some days the fog didn’t lift until mid-afternoon!

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Thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2025 by Mokihana

Speaking of this rainbow… …I couldn’t help but wonder, as we were driving mauka (east) that day, how many people were aware of it and took notice of it. We were driving along Highway 212 and the rainbow was majestic … Continue reading →

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