Comments on: Urban wildlife, etc. http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/ Life in Honolulu: it's not all pineapples and mai tais. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:06:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Eric http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-332 Eric Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:18:02 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-332 Sure, I saw some plovers -- I listed them as "kolea". Sure, I saw some plovers — I listed them as “kolea”.

]]> By: Linkmeister http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-331 Linkmeister Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:10:19 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-331 No plover? We've seen one in our back yard quite often this year for the first time ever, and we've had a few mongoose sightings in the yard, too. No plover? We’ve seen one in our back yard quite often this year for the first time ever, and we’ve had a few mongoose sightings in the yard, too.

]]> By: Eric http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-318 Eric Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:24:31 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-318 Leo! Good to hear from you, my friend. I would love to have a commute through a park like Golden Gate, but alas, my route is past some of the densest parts of Honolulu instead. Seeing how one neighborhood blends into the next is fascinating. If you travel by car, especially on highways and major streets, different parts of a city can seem very disconnected from one another when in truth they're all of one continuous piece. Leo! Good to hear from you, my friend. I would love to have a commute through a park like Golden Gate, but alas, my route is past some of the densest parts of Honolulu instead.

Seeing how one neighborhood blends into the next is fascinating. If you travel by car, especially on highways and major streets, different parts of a city can seem very disconnected from one another when in truth they’re all of one continuous piece.

]]> By: Leo Pereira http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-317 Leo Pereira Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:51:42 +0000 http://www.hawaiistories.com/eric/2006/02/08/urban-wildlife-etc/#comment-317 In SF, my ride to work takes me almost the length of Golden Gate Park before I'm on the city streets and when on a bike, you are really part of the environment. A car blocks everything out and so you miss the wonderful smells of spring in the park and the speed of the car prevents you from taking in all that is going on around you. In GGP, you see the people going through various exercises (tai-chi etc) on sun drenched fields and you can't help but be drawn into the peacefulness from their communion with nature. You also feel every change that happens within your neighborhood - a work crew digging up gas/water/powerlines etc creates not just a minute and a half inconvenience as you drive through it but a much longer affect - the change in street texture - now you have to remember the bumps and holes to ensure a smooth ride. In SF, my ride to work takes me almost the length of Golden Gate Park before I’m on the city streets and when on a bike, you are really part of the environment.

A car blocks everything out and so you miss the wonderful smells of spring in the park and the speed of the car prevents you from taking in all that is going on around you.

In GGP, you see the people going through various exercises (tai-chi etc) on sun drenched fields and you can’t help but be drawn into the peacefulness from their communion with nature.

You also feel every change that happens within your neighborhood - a work crew digging up gas/water/powerlines etc creates not just a minute and a half inconvenience as you drive through it but a much longer affect - the change in street texture - now you have to remember the bumps and holes to ensure a smooth ride.

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