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π That moment when I flop into bed, tired at the end of a long day. β
Sunset from a few days ago….(looks up the photo)….actually from 8 days ago.
Come and get your tacos and burritos at Haiku Market, Maui.
The Sun Magazine
I was gifted a year’s subscription to The Sun Magazine for my last birthday. The first issue took a while in arriving, but since it has I have been held by the articles in the magazine. I have long been aware of The Sun Magazine, but for some reason have never picked up a copy to read. I have been trying to put my finger on what I like about the articles - both fiction and non-fiction - that The Sun publishes.
This morning’s double rainbow. ποΈ
π¬οΈ A storm that has been making its way down the Hawaiian Island chain is still battering Maui. At least here on the north shore where the wind is strong. It might be a very different story on the southern side of Haleakala? Yesterday was overcast, windy and very wet (here, talking to a friend on the south sideβ¦very little rain). Today not so much rain, though it has been putting in an appearance. β
Looking across the ocean to the small island of Molokini, a partially submerged volcanic crater during the last few minutes of day light, on a cloudy evening. The threat of rain drove us indoors a hour later.
A couple of rainbows from yesterday. You have to look carefully to see the second one. It was visible through a slight tint to the sky…either that or I am just imagining them now! ποΈ
The trash collectors were getting creative on Friday morning.
I caught this low in the sky rainbow as I left Haiku Market yesterday morning. ποΈ
On Tech Support and People
I have just spent almost 40 minutes on a tech support line this afternoon. I have no idea where in the world my call landed? From the accent and voices that I heard in the background, it could well not have been the US (where I live)…..And I have to remember that my accent is in no way a native US accent. Even after living here for almost 19 years, I still detect a slight pause in some people if they are meeting me for the first time and an accent comes out of my mouth that they were not expecting.
The Elements of Maui
My wife and I went for a walk this morning to welcome in the New Year. Although it is overcast and raining now, early morning was clear with only scattered cloud. We walked by the cliffs near to Ho’okipa beach Park, a favourite place for us. There is an old lava flow to walk out on and from there we took in the views looking towards the West Maui Mountains, Mauna KahΔlΔwai.
The first rainbow of the New Year to welcome in 2026 this morning, a double rainbow in fact. ποΈ
An aircraft approaching the island at sunset yesterday evening, just in time for the New Year celebrations.
β Listening to rain trickling down the down pipes from the gutters, still with just over 5 hours to go until midnight. β
A New Years Eve evening Rainbow π
Afternoon sunlight catching the tree last week.
This reminds of a passage from David Abram’s book, The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World, page 39.
β¦a magician spoke of a power or ‘presence’ lingering in the corner of his house, I learned to notice the ray of sunlight that was then pouring through a chink in the roof, illuminating a column of drifting dust, and to realize that that column of light was indeed a power, influencing the air currents by its warmth, and indeed influencing the whole mood of the room; although I had not consciously seen it before, it had already been structuring my experience.
πΆβπ«οΈοΈ It’s cloudy today and I’m pleased for that. It compliments how I feel. Not that I regard cloudy days as gloomy. I usually welcome overcast days here on Maui - we already get plenty of sun. A cloudy day gives me permission to go inside, both physically and metaphorically. Today I am just feeling a wish to be inside of myself and alone. I am struggling to feel motivated to do things, when there are plenty of things that need doing. So the overcast weather is giving me permission to move quietly, slowly and be with myself. β
π Boxing Day was just as the doctor ordered, quiet and restful. β
Boxing Day rainbows, over land and sea, and hanging there in the clouds. π
It’s day 12 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Home.
