08-28-2014, 06:00 AM
On really clear mornings, I look out the backyard at the clouds rising up from the ground (people are not noticing clouds coming up out of the ground?). Been watching them long enough, they tell quite a story. This morning, the sky to the southwest was totally clear. It did look like both fronts stalled. But now, the clouds are starting to rise from the ground and getting bigger. This is forest burning. At first, it starts out as mostly white steam but as the wood gets dried out, the clouds start to have puffs of dark gray. On a morning like this, where it starts out totally clear, there is a spot on Hwy 130 where it is possible to look to the southwest, see Puu Oo erupting in the distance, Mauna Loa to the horizon behind, and Mauna Kea to the right side. So, it hasn't completely stalled.
"We come in peace!" - First thing said by missionaries and extraterrestrials
"We come in peace!" - First thing said by missionaries and extraterrestrials
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*