Sunshine Blossoms

Monday, March 28, 2011

2011 Auto Show

i'm not even gonna try to remember the names of these cars....

touch screen!

fueled by water!

MY DREAM CAR! MAZDA 2!

More from Under the Sea

Cigar Wrasse

Adult Hawaiian Dascylus

Stocky Hawkfish

Juvenile Hawaiian Dascylus

Iridescent Cardinalfish

Monday, March 21, 2011

Sea Hares

From the MLCD:

Mat Zoanthid

Lined Sea Hare

Small Sea Hare

Friday, March 11, 2011

9.1 Earthquake

Japan was hit hard! The biggest earthquake in their history!

Here's the tsunami map, headed right to Hawaii. We were blessed to not have been hit hard. From what I hear for O'ahu, only Ke'ehi Lagoon, Hale'iwa, and Kahalu'u were hit the hardest (there's a whirlpool of boats and docks in La Mariana, which is pretty much destroyed).

Thursday, March 10, 2011

REEF Survey at Bowls

Did you ever wonder what was under the water at Bowls? I did! Take a look!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Portlock

Ryan and I needed to waste some time, so we investigated the tidepools at Portlock! I don't know anyone else who would have so much fun looking for tiny critters! Haha!

The little shells that I wanted but couldn't keep because someone found them first....

Pyramid Rock

This past weekend I went to Pyramid Rock! It was AWESOME! It's just like Sandy's. a huge sandy beach, but better because there are hardly any people there! And the wave is comparable to North Shore, maybe Hale'iwa on a good sized day!

This is where you paddle out from.

I found this exoskeleton in the sand. I asked my friend and he said it was most likely a Purple Rock Barnacle (Nesochthamalus intertextus). Pretty cool huh? Since no one there collects shells, I found a whole bunch! Score!!!! :)

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Sun Halo

Did you look up at the sun today? There was a halo around it! I've noticed this phenomenon before, but not in a while. I looked it up, it's caused by ice crystals within the cirrus clouds, and could mean precipitation or rain is in the forecasted within the next 24 hours. Cool!