there you are
today’s walk was towards pahoa.
on the way i talked a little about the reasons why i’m here in hawaii, instead of, say, india (i was supposed to leave tomorrow…), and the person i was walking with reminded me of john lennon’s words: “life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
so there you go. and here i am.
it is the kind of beautiful here that requires superlative superlatives. the most beautifulest! (however, i have four mosquito bites on my right kneecap alone right now.)
we passed lava tree state park and wandered in.
lava flowed over and around trees, encasing them, and the trees rotted away, leaving the negative space around them.
kissing trees!:
also:
getting caught in the rain, embracing the rain, walking the wrong way, finding the right way, sweetbread, kind and gentle people, edible greens in the garden, two sweet cats…
oh and everything everything everything lives (reacts!):
I’ve watched that video like 5 times now and it’s still amazing. It’s so great to read about your adventures, by the way. Hawaii looks absolutely GORGEOUS. You are a lucky girl.
The mimosa trees around here do that a teeny bit, but not nearly as cool or dramatic.