Into The Woods

Walk among Redwoods... in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

An experiment 95 years ago led to a forest on the slope of a volcano. Someone decided to see if these California trees could survive in the relatively cool temps of Maui's upcountry, 5000+ feet up on the non-lava side of the Haleakala crater.

Now they're over 100 feet tall and still growing.


Looking up in Poli Poli State Park, Hawaii.



Normally I'm not in favor of adding non-native plants to the Hawaiian islands, but if redwoods can survive where no native plants could grow, it seems okay.
Any botanists want to weigh in?

fyi: If you go hiking on Maui, remember to refer to any area uphill of the town of Haiku as 'upcountry' - you'll sound a bit less like a tourist.

But as your burnt skin peels like a banana,
you're still gonna look like one.

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for TT's 'country' day
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That Green Gentleman

*This song (5th track on 'Pretty Odd', by PANIC! AT THE DISCO) is aka 'Things Have Changed'.

I just liked the video (below), but this week's 'Green' theme inspired me to pay a bit more attention to the lyrics:

'That Green Gentleman'

Things are shaping up to be pretty odd.
Little deaths in musical beds.
So it seems I'm someone I've never met.

You will only hear these elegant crimes,
Fall on your ears from criminal dimes.
They spill unfound from a pretty mouth.

Everybody gets there and everybody gets their,
and everybody gets their way.I never said I missed her when everybody kissed her,
Now I'm the only one to blame.

Things have changed for me, and thats okay.
I feel the same, I'm on my way, and I say.
Things have changed for me, and thats okay.

I want to go where everyone goes,
I want to know what everyone knows,
I want to go where everyone feels the same.

I never said I'd leave the city,
I never said I'd leave this town.
A falling out we won't tiptoe about.

{chorus mash-up}
Things have changed for me.

Good fun - P!ATD's '80's style video:


Has he truly come to terms with how things stand?
...or is he just regretful?
...or resentful - but trying to hide it?

Or is the poor guy still 'green-eyed'?...

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fyi:
string quartet tribute to the song
also: a 'text' video, w/ full lyrics

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