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This and That! A Mixed Holiday Bag!

Good morning on this mid-December day! Filled with Hanukah latkes, I’m now taking a rest and looking forward to all the Christmas cookies I’m going to eat. I hope I won’t be mistaken for a stuffed NeNe. It’s that time of year❣️❣️

Today we have a mixed bag of seasonal goodies. Bill McDowell has shared […]

Time For Reflection 🌺

In these turbulent days around the globe, it is important to have time for quiet reflection, no matter where you are. Sunset is a good opportunity for this. Here is a photo taken by Julie Wrigley this summer in Alaska. Below, Bill McDowell comments on the quiet healing of Alaska.

“Our return to our […]

Sunrise Surprises!

photos by Bill McDowell

 

Silver Lining in Cloudy Days: Brilliant Skies!

Sunrise and Sunsets: Swiftly flow the days at Hualalai.

 

Sunrise

 

Sunsets

photo by David Taran

 

 

 

 

 

The two below are the same sunset, same time, different location.

photo by Eve Bernstein

 

photo by Cindy Muscatel

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Hualalai: Our Happy Place

From morning to night, on sea or on land, we are blessed by the beauty surrounding Hualalai. At this time of year, the mild weather permits us to do so much here. We can be outside all day and all night (the full moon lights our way).

Dolphins jumping across the morning […]

Sunrise Special!

This is an unusual shot from me as I’m not usually vertical at sunrise. In fact, when I woke up at 6:00 AM, I thought it was the middle of the night. Who knew it was still dark at that time?

 

Red Skies in the Morning:

photo by Bill McDowell

Stellar Sunrise!

 

photo by Bill McDowell

Out of this World Photos by Bill McDowell!

From 8000 feet on Mauna Kea at 1:00 AM

 

Early morning sunrise at the volcano

 

At the volcano, with the Milky Way at the very top of the plume coming from the crater below.

 

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Brilliant Skies in the Morning

The sunrise was spectacular Friday morning:

 

COVID-19 Update: We’re doing really well!

The Big Island on Friday had a 0.4% test positivity rate, below the statewide rate of 0.8%.

Over the past two weeks, the Big Island has reported 38 cases or an average of 2.6 cases per day. Most of the cases […]

Sunrise, Sunset

 

It’s a beautiful morning: Bill McDowell

 

 

Sunsets

photo by Cindy Muscatel

photo by Cecilia Hirko

Sunset/Sunrise?

Sometimes the sunset sky at night is closely replicated by the sunrise sky in the morning. December 7th and 8th. Almost hard to tell the difference except for one thing.

 

 

photos by Bill McDowell

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Red Skies in the Morning…

Early birds Bill McDowell and Becky Holman capture the incredible sunrise on November 18.

 

 

A Treat for the Senses:

Sunrise and sunset! as only Hualalai can do it and Bill McDowell can shoot it!

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A New Perspective

One of the benefits of slowing down and staying put is the opportunity to look at what’s around us and actually see it. Foliage abounds at my feet, but I rarely stop to appreciate it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunsets and sunrises are vivid at this time of […]

Sunrise, Sunset and the Ocean

This piece of the rock called Hualalai remains a haven and has become a home to many of us, hunkering here.

photos by Bill McDowell

 

And for a tiny taste of the ocean, click the link below.

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Red Skies in the Morning…

photo courtesy of Bill McDowell

Happy, Healthy 2020

I don’t know about you, but I’m blown away that this year is 2020. I still remember worrying about turning to 2000 and what it was going to do to our computers. A friend of ours bought a generator in case everything went dark. And here we are, twenty years later. It seemed to go […]