Went back to the big island of Hawai'i for my 20th high school reunion. Some highlights included swimming with the Manta Rays off the Kona/Kohala coast, Going deep into the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge to take photos of the Iwi'i and getting up close and personal with the erupting Fissure 8 on June 6th in Leilani Estates.
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Diana (sister) visit to Bay Area 03/31/18- Visit to Filoli Garden, Woodside, CA
Trip to Sydney, Australia for 1.5 days! Visited Taronga Zoo March 2018
Trip to Anderson Valley, CA 02/17/18
Round 2 of Hummingbirds building their nests @ Stanford Cactus Garden Feb 10, 2018
Today, Feb 10, 2018, I went to the Stanford Cactus Garden around 9am, and the Hummingbirds were still at it, working to gather materials for their nests. I saw one gathering moss from the ground, another getting it from the large cacti, and another just getting nectar from the aloe plants. Also a few other birds along in the garden too. The photo below and a few others came from the closest I've been able to get to these hummingbirds, perhaps it felt comfortable enough to sit on the thorns and gather it's materials- only about arms length away from me. These hummingbirds are maybe only a few inches big.
