concrete countertops: October 2005

Jared's nose and upper lip

he dives with Captain John to the bottom of Crystal cove, hannah and I cruised on top

Hannah' hair

hannah tries out scuba,
dada tries out the camera - we both are all wet!

the most beautiful flower in my garden

one of the few cloudy days we had

dreaming of a south pacific voyage

our terrific host takes us to see a beautiful ship

Hannah and Jared get a ride to see the schooner

if you ignore this sign

quite a washout after a big storm.
we missed all the excitement, when we did the wet side of the big Island it was the first dry days in two weeks. God is good all the time.

we ate well at the Lava rock cafe

camping the easy way! after a five hour hike we dropped in for local fare. look at the hair on my boy, Jared!

everywhere I go people cluck at me

or are they aliens from another planet?

Snow falling on cinders! 13,000 ft

fumes from the volcano - an earth Fart

Mauna Loa means "big lump"

another day

another perfect sunset
we drove a lot this day but timed the sunset right and bought some yummy coffee in Kona.
Then we went to do battle with the hippies in the campground, a scourge on a beautiful place.

checking it out

getting under the lava's skin - walking in a cooled off lava tube.

every body out!

this is the end of the road. It stops where the lava begins. we love the humor of this place, building on a volcano!!

Lord please help me...

to be more like this creature. Help me to be free from the cares of this world, floating on the breeze of your love and power. Help me to be beautiful by reflecting the light that is you. Even though I am fragile fill me with your strength, your love, your power to fly, to get above the trees and see the forest. As I move through this troubled and sometimes dark world let me be a ray of light pointing to you, and if they refuse to see you give me a five cell steel flashlight with which to lovingly crush their empty skulls.