Natural Hippy

09/23/2026

'Cuz she is STELLAR & 8 years old today>>>>photo shoot with my BFF bulldog-style 📸

#𝕚𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝🌸

09/17/2026

🤙🏽Pretty stoked I was asked to assist in a 🐢 Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) right front flipper amputation surgery this morning at the Maui Marine Institute. 🩺⚕️❤️‍🩹

The patients we see and that I have helped in water rescue 🤿 has been far more frequent than I personally have ever thought. Although the outcome for this surgery is not what anyone wants, humans still need to fish for their food 🎣and sometimes the honu (sea turtle in Hawaiian) want a bite. 🐟 And sometimes discarded line is in the ocean that they get tangled up in. 💔

Their recovery is actually quite quick and will soon be on their way surfing the waves 🌊and munching on some limu. (Hawaiian for seaweed and marine algae) 🌿🌱🪸

Stella, my french bulldog sure thought I smelled pretty good after! 🐽🤣🤣🐢

This honu is marked MA704 if some day you see his/her in the ocean! 🏝

12/05/2025

View from the lanai
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10/25/2025

Snorkel Report:
1st thing I found was a long fishing line🧵 entangled on the coral reef 🏵 😱😰😭😭.
I was so 💔 bc I haven't snorkeled in a long time, but then realized I was there for the Mission! Save ocean wildlife. 🤙🏽 I started untangling most of it loose, but was caught around 2 sea urchin. Diving down I got another 3 feet loose to find the weight and realized it had a 2nd line on another reef cluster beside it.
I was afraid the waves getting rougher would send my salvaged pieces further into a cranny,but I got enough wrapped in a ball to rest it in place in a dip of the influx and swam to shore to get my nail clippers.

🍄 Found the coral again and went back to work, freeing the line and holding my breath and ofcourse drinking 😤 some saltwater 💦 bc I needed to relax & be calm to hold my air longer. And there was a heavy 🔽 triangle weight anchor that was what was preventing me- but I did it! 🧜‍♀️

The reef was so beautiful today and after 20 so minutes i was getting numb hands from the cold and holding the fishingline debris, i couldn't swim faster to warm up. .....but my reward from the
OCEAN 🌊 STEWARDSHIP, mālama kai.

Mating (He'e) Octopus that I swam upon just like this photograph!!! 🥰😍🐙💜🐙
This is my second experience of this in Maui waters and they are my ultimate fav! 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙
More baby octo, yes!!!!!! 💌👶🏼
Now will he live for tomorrow? I wish i could go see, but I will be at work. 😏

☆ Not all female octopuses kill their mates, but it is common in many species for the female to kill or eat the male after mating, or for the male to die shortly after if he is not eaten. The female will also die after laying her eggs, a process often triggered by a self-destructive biological death spiral that begins after mating. ☆

🚫 Uncool fact: 😤 Fishing line debris is a major environmental hazard because it is durable and can entangle and kill marine life. 🐢🦈🐡

New spotted fish: Huge Bluefin swimming solo and hiding when I swam down and saw these HUGE eyes & teeth 👀🦷....a Barred Filefish! She seemed to be nesr guarding and was dark black/purplish in color.

Need to get a used 📸 Go Pro, any suggestions?

09/09/2025

As predicted: 1st photo Stella is eating the Orchid Lei. 😅
🥺Last photo of our Boxer, Atrox who lived in same ohana in 2019 and received her purple lei🌸🕯

🌸 Lei are not just garlands for special occasions. In a Hawaiian worldview, lei also serve as a metaphorical device, symbolizing the union of people and the connotations of aloha. The intricate and time-consuming work involved in making lei further adds to their significance, with many lei makers dedicating entire gardens to their craft.
💮 Hawaii’s tradition of lei greetings stands as a testament to the islands’ rich cultural heritage and the warm spirit of hospitality. This practice, where visitors are welcomed with intricately woven garlands of flowers, embodies the essence of Aloha—signifying love, respect, and a connection to nature.

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07/24/2025

Grateful for slow- cool mornings, coffee, a cat, and a book. ☀️ ☕🐈📗

THE LET THEM THEORY by Mel Robbins, Chapter 11-Adult Friendships

04/27/2025

Fair friends and noble kin 🛡
Lend thine eyes and gladden thy hearts, for I bring thee glimpses of merriment and adventure past. The brave lads and their fair maidens did embark upon their very first sojourn to the grand Scarbrough Renaissance Festival!
Over yonder weekend, tales were writ in laughter and light, and now, by grace and fortune, I unveil these captured moments for thy delight. Come, let us journey together through these treasured scenes!

🛡⚔🏹🥁🎻🎤🎸🍻🐉☪️🐾🐈⛓👑🎩🍯🥧🎭

[It was also 🛡🗡 Viking & Barbarian themed weekend. So many awesome, movie worthy costumes, it was incredible!]

04/17/2025

It was a wonderful Cosmic bEARTHday!
🌌🌠♈☕

03/24/2025

I walked through it.

03/19/2025