Capturing the Moment

2014 Year in Review: Life in Oahu   Having only spent a couple of months in Oahu before the year 2014 rang into existence I wanted to spend some time to explore the underwater depths around my new island. I came to realize that I shouldn't expect the variety and color of Maui scuba diving, or the coral covered drop offs of the Big Island. It may be the big waves or the development associate with nearly a million people, but the underwater world here is a bit more on the rugged side. Not too much beautiful coral, and tougher to find nudibranchs, but you can easily find sea turtles and spinner dolphins carousing the near shore waters. The waters can be very, very clear, and there is almost always one side of the island that is protected enough to head out for a photo session.   For dolphins I found that Electric beach over the on the west side is the place to go. I see them there in Spanish Dancer Phoebe and her turtle  mornings seventy percent of th...

2014 Year in Review: Travel Pics Well, looking through my photos from the past year is a bit overwhelming. I was planning on doing one year in review post, but now I am at a point where I think it's best to split into two...at least. So for the first post I will put up some memorable travel pictures, memories, and adventures from the past year. In the next post I will recap my first year spent living on Oahu.   This year I was able to travel a bit around Indonesia, a few jaunts to Maui, and a big trip back east to visit Savannah and Vermont. Throw in a wild wedding in upstate Wisconsin and you've got some fun memories indeed. So here goes a throwback of pics from 2014... Colorful Hypselodoris infucata Creamy Nudibranch, Chromodoris fidelis    Heidi and I revisited Indonesia this year with the goal of diving a ton, exploring some new places, and seeing some wild underwater creatures. We were not disappointed. With the addition of Phoebe and Erica to the Bal...