paul & matt visit dean in hawaii

[paulgila]

"zzzzzzzzzz."

heres what i look like if yer 3 feet tall & sitting in my lap.

not like that would ever happen.

atmosphere.

good AND cheap.

my 2 favorite adjectives.

[paulgila]

"do you have any smaller saucers?"

"meanwhile,back at the palace..."

the only place bo has not planted any clinostigma's.

yet.

"shop till you DROP!"

plus i finally learned the hand-thingee!!!

[daxin]

What is that house in post 400? The decorative details seems to be in Chinese style, but not quite exactly.

[paulgila]

it was a fascinating building.seemed to have alot of chinese

influence.i think it was the phone exchange.

[paulgila]

various shots from around downtown hilo.

it reminds me of a tropical downtown la mesa,for those of you who know the san diego area.

[paulgila]

here's another cool old building.looks like it had been a bank in a past life or perhaps the "national socialist party headquarters" but is now the "tsunami museum."

sadly leaving hilo to the teenagers who are getting stoned in this park.for some reason they declined to be photographed.

heading up the coast.our destination is the hawaiian tropical botanical garden,which is FAR too long a name.

[paulgila]

i felt like martin sheen in "apocalypse now."

livistona sp.but which one?

[paulgila]

"don't jump!!!"

leaf detail of that livistona sp.

i love these.

[paulgila]

words don't do it justice.

[paulgila]

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pay no attention to matt's un-intentional commentary.

[paulgila]

this was just plain funny,not to mention the fact that all the tools he had loaded on the back kept falling of the cart.

as far as parking lots go,i've seen worse.

[paulgila]

cannot for the life of me remember what this is...matt?

to be continued...

[freakypalmguy]

Oh sure, leave us hangin right at the entrance.

[MattyB]

Palm in the middle of post 412 is Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum I think.  I likey.  Grows indoors I believe.

[paulgila]

some of the movies aren't working so lets try again...

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[MattyB]

that's working now, both links actually.

[paulgila]

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[MattyB]

:laugh:  :laugh:

"They look alright Matt, shut up for once and let me work!"

:laugh:  :laugh:  

[MattyB]

This is one of the many streams that Scenic Drive crosses over on your way north out of Hilo towards the HTBG.  This is an amazing area where Archontophoenix alexandrae have naturalized and created a dense palm rainforest.

[paulgila]

was it that obvious?

(re:post 418)

[MattyB]

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Inside Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens

Paul with what appears to be a variegated Licuala sp.  The middle leaflet is missing.  Rabbits? Gophers? Chupacabras????

We wanna give a big thanks to Sean Callahan, Horticulturist and Garden Manager @ HTBG who gave us a warm welcome, a fun golf cart ride, and answered all our questions.  He's a former San Diegan and so were several of the employees there at the garden.  They were all sporting their Chargers hats which made us feel right at home....until we turned and saw 50 foot tall Metroxylons then it was back to reality.  Thanks to Bo for introducing us to him too.  Sean said, "Any friend of Bo's is a friend of mine!"

[MattyB]

We thought we'd seen the worlds smallest hummingbird until Sean informed us that it was a moth.  So cool!!!!!!

It looked like a cross between a shrimp and a hummingbird....I bet they're tasty with tartar sauce. :cool:

[paulgila]

this was super-steep.it felt like 45 degrees.

matt was really hungry(as usual) so he ate this after i took the photo.he didn't even take off the skin.

couldn't swing a dead mongoose without hitting an archontophoenix.

believe me--i tried it.

[paulgila]

an heroic pose with heliconia.

if only i could hear the sound of this gurgling stream again!

oh yeah,i took a movie of it

[MattyB]

I'm very interested in what you guys think this palm is below.  Sean got it from Jeff Marcus Floribunda as Dypsis rivularis if that helps.  But it's suckering, regularly pinnate, and dosen't seem to resemble D. riv to me.  I honestly have no idea what it could be though.  Look at the interesting spotting on the newest node of trunk.  I almost took a dip in the drink to get this shot.

If we can get an I.D. I'll call Sean and let him know.  Come on Palm Society, now is your time to shine.

And no Dean, "moderately clumping dypsis from the high plateau" is not an acceptable answer.

Mod Edit: Good thing I read this entire post before offering my snarky ID.  

[paulgila]

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htbg waterfall.

[MattyB]

Stills of the same.

[MattyB]

"No Paul, it's not upstaging you, you look great down there"

[paulgila]

nice burgundy undersides.

at this point i didn't expect to see much more than heliconia & archontophoenix(matts posts are a little out of order).

a precarious foothold.

[MattyB]

Sorry, I'm jumping the chronological gun.  Sue me!  I do like your way better.  The stupid way.

[paulgila]

(MattyB @ Dec. 04 2007,15:09)

QUOTE

"No Paul, it's not upstaging you, you look great down there"

way to throw me under the bus after you begged me to get in yer little picture.i will never forgive you!

so,matt...whatcha doing this weekend?wanna hang out?

[junglegalfla]

Can someone ID the orange plant in #395. I must have one    

[bubba]

Great shots of a trip of Biblical proportions!Paul,Is that the national flag of Borneo?

[MattyB]

(junglegalfla @ Dec. 04 2007,12:43)

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Can someone ID the orange plant in #395. I must have one    

Bren, the only orange in 395 that I see are the pendulous seeds from what could be a Linospadix sp.

[bgl]

Bren,

Yes, if you're referring to the last photo in that post, that is a Linospadix. Not sure of the species, but Jerry might be able to fill us in since it's in his garden.

And the "nicy burgundy" plant in 429 is Miconia. A major invasive pest that's creating problems in various areas because it takes over completely, and chokes out all other vegetation. It'll get very bushy and get up to 30-40 ft eventually. There's a special Miconia Eradication Team here in Leilani Estates, but we've never had a problem on our property. Onomea Bay/HTBG is Ground Zero for Miconia, because it was introduced there more than 40 years ago (reportedly by the late Donn Carlsmith, who owned a large piece of land overlooking Onomea Bay, and also including part of the area that's right next to HTBG's visitor center, which was built in 1998. Of course, at the time, Miconia was just seen as a very attractive plant and nobody could anticipate that it would turn into a major nuisance!

Bo-Göran

[paulgila]

bubba its the flag of grenada.

cuz i like grenades.

[MattyB]

Paul said this was Livistona rotundafolia.  He says that about all Livistonas though.  I think it's the only one he knows.

The trail through the garden leads down to an oceanside view of the waves crashing agains the rocks.  I tried to get a shot of a blow hole here but (fill in your own joke).

Paul's camoflaque only worked when he was in the gift shop.

[MattyB]

"Mom, Dad, I want you to meet my new girl friend, Hairisha.  She's from the Carribean."

Some gingery stuff.

[MattyB]

The misquitos finally caught up with Paul and his face swelled all up.

The last I saw Paul was here, where I left him.

Well, that's all the pictures I have of the trip.  My camera was full.  I even deleted the movie of Paul doing his chicken dance to make more room.  I think he's got about 50 more pictures so stay tuned.

[paulgila]

matt have you noticed up at the top of the page where it says"forum guidelines"?

i din't think so...