Jtciszewski

Hit by a mink car driven by a guitar
And the silver chauffeur says that it's all in your head
When you're 24-karat dead

“Stop repeating the same thing over and over. It’s annoying.” he tells the machine after repeating the same things over and over!

You’re very welcome!

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I got hit by a mink car
Hit by a mink car driven by a guitar
And the silver chauffeur says that it's all in your head
When you're 24-karat dead
Dead
Dead

You would be a wiser man
It would be inside your head
Or so I have read

A large, artificial snowman, standing at the corner of Diamond Head Road & Coconut Ave in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The snowman is waving with his right hand and holding a red sign with yellow letters spelling out “Mele Kalikimaka” in his left hand. Standing in front of brightly colored plants, the snowman is wearing a festive top hat and grass skirt.

Mele Kalikimaka!

Lēʻahi (Diamond Head) seen from Waikiki, just before sunset. Two yellow catamarans can be seen on the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, while overhead a light blue sky is mostly cloudless. The foreground is busy with palm trees and tourists.

Sailboats silhouetted by the setting sun.

Friday night, Waikiki.

Kōlea (Pacific Golden Plovers) are back in Hawaiʻi! They breed in Alaska over the summer and return to Hawaiʻi in the fall, usually to the exact same location. They make the non-stop flight from Alaska to Hawaiʻi (4800 km) in 3-4 days.

A picturesque view from above Honolulu, with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (foreground) and Lēʻahi (Diamond Head) and the middle background. The dark blue of the Pacific Ocean is visible under a cloudy sky.

The view from Round Top Drive in Honolulu.

YouTube video by Jim Ciszewski Snorkeling at Kaiona Beach 1 2025-08-18

Snorkeling at Kaiona Beach 1 2025-08-18
youtu.be/zKKiuGQ6rKw

I was lucky enough to get some video of a Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle at lunchtime yesterday. I’ve posted longer videos on YouTube. Link in first comment

Swimming with the manini (convict tangs) at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve, Oʻahu. Longer version at
youtu.be/b_d26xWU7d8

Congratulations, Doctor!

A Hawaiian monk seal napping in the morning sun at Sandy Beach

Several white plumeria blossoms on a tree, with green leaves. The five petal flowers have a light pink hue on some petals, and all with yellow centers.

Several yellow plumeria blossoms on a tree, with green leaves. The five petal flowers are white on the edges and all with red centers.

Several multi-colored plumeria blossoms on a tree, with green leaves. The five petals on each flowers have yellow centers, trimmed with pink and white.

Several white plumeria blossoms on a tree, with green leaves. The five petals on these plumeria blossoms have smaller leaves than usual and have yellow centers.

Sunday plumeria

It’s one of my favorite They Might Be Giants albums!

A Hawaiian monk seal naps in the sun at Sandy Beach, O’ahu. The seal is on black rock. The Pacific Ocean is visible in the background and on the right side of the image. Two small, red flags in the foreground delineate the “no entry” zone, to keep the seal safe.

Great day to take a nap in the sun, especially if you’re a Hawaiʻian monk seal!

Koko Crater, on the eastern tip of Oʻahu, rises above Sandy Beach. The Pacific ocean is visible on the left, with the beach and some vegetation in the foreground. The blue sky is partly obscured by white clouds.

Koko Crater, on the eastern tip of Oʻahu, rises above Kalanianaʻole Highway, heading towards Sandy Beach. The cloudy sky is reflected in the Pacific Ocean, on the right side of the photo. There are steep cliffs leading down to the ocean.

Koko Crater is visible in the background of this photograph. The Pacific Ocean fills the foreground, with trees visible in front of Koko Crater. The pale blue sky is partly obscured by clouds.

A photograph of Koko Crater (left) and Koko Head (right) from Waiʻalae Beach Park. The brilliant blue Pacific Ocean is on the right side of the photograph, with the beach stretching to the distance on the right. The sun is partly visible through clouds and tree branches. A few small islands are visible in the ocean.

Four different views of Koko Crater.

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No, I didn’t. I’ve ridden my bicycle past there hundreds of times and I’ve never actually gone down to the beach. I probably should.

The Waianea mountains from across Kaiaka Bay, early in the morning. The distant mountains appear small. The cloudy sky reflects in the calm, blue water of the bay.

A view of the Pacific Ocean from Hauʻula Beach Park. The blue sky is mostly full of fluffy white clouds. The beach curves to the left of the picture, where a group of palm trees grow tall.

A view of the Pacific Ocean from Kaʻena Point State Park. The blue sky is half-full of fluffy, white clouds. There’s a beach that stretches off to the left side of the photo. In the mid-ground is a field of black lava rocks, shaped like long stairs.

A view of the Pacific Ocean from Kaʻena Point State Park. The blue sky is half-full of fluffy, white clouds, hiding the sun to the upper right side of the photo. There’s a beach that stretches off to the right side of the photo. In the mid-ground is a field of black lava rocks.

Haleʻiwa Metric Century this morning! Always great to visit the north shore of Oʻahu!

Thank you. Hawai`i is a beautiful place to live.

A view of Koko Head, on the left side of the picture, beyond Paikō Lagoon, on April 22, 2025. Taken just after low tide, the water level in the lagoon is fairly low. The blue sky is streaked with wispy white clouds.

Paikō Lagoon

Hālona Beach, a small beach on the eastern side of O’ahu, on Saturday morning, April 19, 2025. The beach is photographed from above (from Kalanianaʻole Highway), the turquoise blue water meeting the beach sand at a small inlet in the rocky cliffs. A few people can be seen on the beach, and in the distance, Makapuʻu Point. The blue sky is partly obscured by white clouds.

Hālona Beach, Oʻahu

The Ko’olau Range, in the background, reflected in the Kawainui Canal on a beautiful Saturday day, 29 March 2025. Palm trees on the right side of the photo are also reflected in the still water, along with a few clouds.

On the windward side of Oʻahu today.

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