Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Bath time

Daniel has the cutest way of asking for a bath:
"Mommy, can you take me a bath?"

We've all tried to tell him that the 'correct' way to say it is Can you give me a bath? No success, he is convinced his way is the way, so we just let it be.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Kilauea in action
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park

The fissure between Pu`u `Ō `ō and Napau Crater on
Kilauea’s east rift zone erupts lava spatter up to 25 m (80 ft) high.


Press release at the USGS website today:
A fissure that opened on Kīlauea’s east rift zone after yesterday’s collapse of the Pu`u `Ō `ō crater floor continues to erupt lava. Activity along the fissure was sporadic overnight and throughout today, with periods of quiet punctuated by episodes of lava spattering up to 25 m (80 ft) high.

The fissure is located west-southwest of Pu`u `Ō `ō in a remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Due to the ongoing volcanic activity, Park closures remain in effect in this area.

Live views of Kīlauea’s fissure eruption are now possible via a Webcam installed by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) this afternoon. The Webcam images, which are updated every five minutes, can be accessed at http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/cams.