One last photo today of the waves. This is looking west towards the West Maui mountains.
Photographs
A couple of friends grab a grandstand view of the waves coming in at lunchtime today.
The Bunker: Sunday 3rd December, 2023
Friday, December 20, 2024
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The Bunker Tuesday 22nd June, 2021
Thursday, December 19, 2024
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There is only a partial view of the bunker here, but I didn’t want to lose an opportunity to capture any record of The Bunker that I had.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 →
The big swell is starting to arrive this evening. My wife and I headed down to Ho’okipa to catch the first waves coming in. Apparently it will get bigger as we go into the weekend. The road and shore line was covered in a mist of water thrown up by the surf.
Dusk at Ho’okipa this evening. The island of Moloka’i is visible in the distance.
The Bunker: Tuesday 24th January, 2017
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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The Bunker: Monday 13th June, 2016
Monday, December 16, 2024
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The Bunker: Thursday 28th April, 2016
Sunday, December 15, 2024
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I’m currently listening to A Charlie Brown Christmas (Expanded Edition) by Vince Guaraldi Trio. I love this soundtrack and the associated Peanuts TV special. I’ll be watching it again this year. 🎄
The Bunker: Friday 1st April, 2016
Saturday, December 14, 2024
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The Bunker: Sunday 27th December, 2015
Friday, December 13, 2024
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🎶 Christmas Time is Here 🎶
This morning’s partial rainbow 🌈
Dying peony flowers.
This evening was beautiful, crystal clear with hardly a breath of wind. A couple of friends dropped by to say “hello.” At sunset the conversation turned to what to do for dinner?
So while I lit a fire, everyone else got busy in the kitchen and concocted a meal from leftovers. Our dishes full, we sat round the fire eating, chatting and catching up. And there we stayed for long after our plates were empty, under a dark sky thickly dotted with stars.
A lovely, unplanned evening.
Setting the scene, from the garden.
A big “Thank you” to Andy Carolan for creating my seasonal owl avatar to take me through the holiday period…and maybe through the winter?
This is my third owl avatar. Two by Andy and one by heyheymomo.
Why owls? I lived in South Wales for just shy of two decades. While there I could hear owls calling out during the stillness of the night. Occasionally during the day I would catch a glimpse of a tawny owl sitting in a tree, or quietly in flight. On one lucky occasion I caught a tawny owl feeding its young in the hollow of an old apple tree.
Here on Maui I have seen Pueo, the short-eared owl that lives here in Hawaii.
Owls have felt like a silent presence in my life.
Lunch break at Ho’okipa Beach Park.
A wave like cloud at sunset this evening.
Aloha from Maui.
Well who would have guessed? I thought that I was a leak, but it appears that my Veggie ID is…
Broccoli.
These images are a week old. Over the course of a day these rainbows greeted me on the day after my return to Maui. Hawaii is known for its rainbows. Last Wednesday the skies over our corner of the island excelled themselves. 🌈
This morning’s rainbow 🌈
Heathrow airport on a gloomy afternoon…and a lot of aliens hovering above.
Changing tires.
Playing with the camera.
We are back in Alcácer do Sal after two nights in the Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in Portugal. I love the mountains and during a brief hike, looking out over these hills, I was reminded of The Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons in South Wales. I use to go hiking in those hills and lived for almost two decades looking out towards The Black Mountains. The mountains of the Serra da Estrela took me back to there.
I could sit and watch this movie all day.
I am thinking that it has been almost a decade since I have been amongst trees in autumn, and I am so appreciating it. The colours, the damp smell, the cool air. It all takes me back to what I grew up with and spent so many years around.
