by Jerry Riverstone | Aug 17, 2016 | Nature Journal
Japanese white eye visits Wiliwili blossoms -- A'apueo Gulch. I wonder which of the native birds might have visited these flowers? The white-eyes do knock a bunch of blossoms off the trees -- I think they are going for insects -- not sure if there is any nectar that...
by Jerry Riverstone | Jul 29, 2016 | Nature Journal
Took the Girl Scouts camping and on Friday morning we hiked the Pipiwai Trail up Oheo Gulch above the Seven Sacred Pools. After a short hike we reached the lookout for the mist-shrouded Makahiku Falls. Against the brilliant green backdrop of the bamboo forest, the...
by Jerry Riverstone | Jul 23, 2016 | Nature Journal
There had been much ado about the approach of Tropical Storm Darby, and I admit part of me was looking forward to something exciting. Since the Aapueo Gulch burned last month we have had a dry summer, with only the briefest of rain showers. Until this morning when the...
by Jerry Riverstone | Jul 3, 2016 | Nature Journal
Out over the gulch's sloping wall are towering clouds of gnats in the late afternoon light. Sometimes they briefly organize into a vortex shape, before dissipating back into a chaotic cloud. Ephemeral moments of order and splendor.
by Jerry Riverstone | Jun 25, 2016 | Nature Journal
Cane toads have been singing their percussive gargling song in the evenings. Why now? Is it the time of year, or just a matter of how low the flow is in the irrigation ditch? Or is there some other factor that has inspired them?
by Jerry Riverstone | Jun 16, 2016 | Nature Journal
The weather had been dry, and the trade winds were blowing strong. A brush fire started and spread quickly -- torched the gulch and fields below Pukalani. Lots of excitement with fire trucks, helicopters, and the neighbors all coming out to lend a hand.
