New Year, New Week...Same Mother Nature..



Sunrise January 1, 2012 was spectacular.....during the day the winds stopped....



The next morning the island of Oahu was enveloped in Volcanic smog....us humans here on the island struggled to find a clean piece of air... the sun fought to get a stand thru the vog and the clouds...



Mother Nature cuddled the sun and LOOK at the morning dawn the next day...I am so incredibly happy Mother Nature is still the same....





I am an island gal.....

Comments

Kalei's Best Friend said…
i remember being there when the vog came through..yep, stay inside if u can.. not worth risking your lungs.
January 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Maui Don - Dolphin Dude said…
Thank you for being there for the sunrises for me. Spectacular photos again.
January 8, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Firefly the Travel Guy said…
I'm back from holiday which means catching up with everybody. I am so glad to hear and see that you have a camera again and I'm really looking forward to see all your underwater as well as sunrise / sunset pics this year. Happy new year!!!
January 10, 2012 at 12:55 AM
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