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πŸŽ„οΈ Our Christmas tree has been lying in the back yard since New Year. I usually cut up the old trees and use them for kindling when we make fires in our fire pit through the year. This morning I finally got round to that short job. Once it was stacked up and put away I stood back and wondered why it taken me so long complete? ⚘

Rainbows come in all sizes. 🌈

A faint rainbow-colored light is projected onto a plain wall.

Movie: GOAT

Watched: GOAT GOAT was not a movie on my ”Must See” list, indeed as of late morning this morning I knew nothing about it. However, the grandkids’ parents were going out on a Valentine’s Date and so my wife and I were looking for something to do with the boys. A bite to eat and a movie was the decision, and GOAT was that movie. We all enjoyed it. The arc of the movie was predictable, but that didn’t matter.

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The Bunker: Friday 13th February, 2026

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There are no changes to The Bunker in a while and then it receives a couple of refreshes.

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A rainbow peaks over the hedge. 🌈️

A rainbow arcs over a row of hedges and trees, with a clear sky in the background. In the foreground is a low concrete wall and driveway.

The Bunker: Monday 2nd February, 2026

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The Bunker has not been updated in a long while, and this update is simply writing over an old image.

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πŸ‹οΈ I was taking a friend to the airport just over a week ago. We rounded the corner coming out of the Maliko Gulch on the north Shore of Maui. On a clear day the view is spectacular looking across to Mauna Kahālāwai (the West Maui Mountains). It is one of those views that fit into the category of “never tire of that view." We pulled over so that my friend could take a photo….and in that moment, so close to shore, a whale breached. I have never seen one breach so close to shore on the north shore of the island. That image is etched into my mind. ⚘

Two rainbows from a few days ago. 🌈️

Two photos of a lush green landscape with a faint rainbow arching over it under varying sky conditions. The top one has ominous dark grey clouds building. The one below under a blue sky with lighter clouds.

🌳 Sometimes time away is the medicine even if the remedy is not what was expected, or even what was wanted. It is the doing of being away…the being that restores…I think? ⚘

The Rainbows return. Two from this morning. 🌈️

Two views of rainbows over a lush green landscape. The bottom one shows a vibrant single rainbow arcing across a blue sky with patchy cloud. The one above shows a double rainbow, the lower one being vibrant and the one above more faint though visible.

Finished reading: From Wild Man to Wise Man by Richard Rohr πŸ“š

Sunset from a few days ago….(looks up the photo)….actually from 8 days ago.

A serene sunset creates a silhouette of the landscape against a sky filled with clouds.

πŸ›Œ That moment when I flop into bed, tired at the end of a long day. ⚘

Come and get your tacos and burritos at Haiku Market, Maui.

A black and white photo of a rustic outdoor seating area with wooden benches and a corrugated metal roof is labeled with a sign for tacos and burritos, all sitting on paved ground.

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.

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This morning’s double rainbow. 🌈️

A vibrant rainbow with a more faint rainbow above it, arcs over a scenic landscape with lush greenery and a clear sky. A grey ocean with dark clouds hanging over it and dropping rain on it is in the distance.

🌬️ 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 side…very little rain). Today not so much rain, though it has been putting in an appearance. ⚘

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 black and white photograph of palm trees framing a view of the ocean with an island in the distance under a cloudy sky.

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! 🌈️

Two photos of rainbows. The first is a faint rainbow arcs over a lush, green landscape with a partly cloudy sky. The second is barely visible, a tint in the sky, arching over an evergreen hedge.

The trash collectors were getting creative on Friday morning.

Four plastic trash cans sit upside down on a wet road, with a fifth metal one sitting upright on two of them. Behind them is a yellow sign warning of a speed bum and a speed limit of 15 mph and to slow down because of children and dogs. Behind all of this is a lot of lush green, grass, trees and bushes, and a misty grey sky.

I caught this low in the sky rainbow as I left Haiku Market yesterday morning. 🌈️

A faint rainbow appears in the sky the other side of a fenced utility area with power lines and a small building.