Blossoms!

From this distance it may be a little hard to see hundreds of small Lehua blossoms that now cover most of the Ohia trees in the forest where we live.  Our one acre is surrounded by these beautiful and stately trees -- some of the first plants to grow in newly formed lava.

These trees dance in all the breezes, whether it is the trade winds from the north and east, or the kona winds from the south.
(In the background you will see our "shade house" which actually 9 feet high, so you will have some perspective on the size of these trees)

We still find that people have a generalized image in their minds of hot white sands and tall swaying palm trees when they think of Hawaii.  But as you can see in PUNA, there is a great deal of variety in the climatic zones and flora.

This week our focus has been on helping all the dog-kids get acquainted with each other, helping Dexter retain his dignity in the face of all that wild vivacious puppy-energy from AO POKO.  REBA has been used to running rough with the boys on the farm, so she has had to learn to be more respectful of Dexter, but is making good progress. All in all a good week.