Thursday morning, May 27, 2021. So they say...

Dear Readers:  Itʻs all interesting.  The blog platform wants me to TryLater to upload images.  So.  

I wrote the above early this morning, then attended to commitments.  Then this afternoon, I tried again, successfully.  Technologies and their limitations, frustrations, quirks, etceteras... 

A study in pastels, as the sun rose this morning, from the Maunaloa Strip Road.  Just to the right of the horizon tree, trade-carried mists and fogs drift to the right side of the image.

And then, from the HVO thermal webcam this morning.  Not much has changed...

Following is a link to webcams: 

Kīlauea webcams 

NOTE that youʻre able to navigate (I hope) the HVO site and look at Photos, Monitoring, Deformation Data and what-la...

Just in case the below isnʻt legible, hereʻs a link to the Kīlauea UPDATE page:

Kīlauea Updates

Of note, above, in the (14) Remarks:  there remains some seismic tremor, weak inflation, an increase in shallow tectonic (earth adjustment) earthquakes..."These observations indicate that the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu...has paused."  Has paused.  Not stopped.

The News Flash of the day, courtesy of our reliable Star Advertiser on Oʻahu:

"The eruption on Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii island is has stopped paused after more than five months, the U. S. Geological Survey said today."

And merely observing, and not quibbling...seems a bit premature to declare the eruption "Over".  From April 23 to May 4, the depth of the loko ahi was "stuck" at 744 feet, though SO2 was in the 300 - 475 tonnes per day range.  And, as we observed during the 35 years of Puʻuʻōʻō, there were pauses, starts, pauses, new vents, etc.  All part of extremely complex processes, causes of which are known only to Pelehonuamea.  Iʻve learned, repeatedly, that predicting, prognosticating, and plain statements often lead to disappointment or embarrassment.  We simply do not know whatʻs next.

We shall see...

In the yard last Monday, the fresh brilliance of just unfurled pepeʻe hāpuʻu, a bit shocking in the otherwise understated forest.  And again, that combo of green and the blue of sky that tugs at my heart.

As always, with aloha,

BobbyC

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