GPOYW - Magmatic edition
-Red hot earth juice
-Orange death taffy
-Raw island
-Exposed plate lubricant
-Hot mountain pimple pus
-Planety crust blood
-King Koopa’s moat filler
-Land batter
-Basalty lemonade
-Pele’s ejaculate
or
“Oh look, honey. The new acreage has heated floors!”
Something smells fisheye…
Some herps I shot at the zoo.
Yesterday we felt a 4.7 magnitude earthquake in the jungle that, according to the USGS website, originated about 6 miles directly south of the treehouse near Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u O’o vent.
In Hawaii we have two kinds of earthquakes: Volcanic, which are caused by magmatic movements inside the volcanoes, and Techtonic, which originate from areas of structural weakness at the base of the volcanoes or deep within the earth’s crust.
Volcanic earthquakes are the most common and a relatively large one like we felt yesterday is often an indicator of upcoming volcanic activity. Nothing new on the USGS webcams yet, but I’m keeping my eyes peeled. Last spring Pu’u O’o went off like crazy and every night from the treehouse roof a bright red glow could be seen on the horizon.
Your mother’s back probably won’t break, but your foot will melt.
This is Cranwell’s Horned Frog, also known as the Pacman Frog due to its gigantic mouth. Native to South America (I snapped this one at the zoo) it has rows of rear facing bony projections along its upper jaw which give it a death grip on prey. Growing up to 8 inches in length, adults can eat a fully grown rat.
It reminds me of something from a Hayao Miyazaki film.
Looking off the pali driving down Chain of Craters Road in the volcano park.
This is the Ka’u desert. Of the six deserts on the island this one is the closest to the treehouse just 15 miles away.
Kohala Sunset
