Having bought the cookbook Vegan Japan Easy  a little while back (ahem), I though it about time that I try a recipe. A couple of nights back I prepared this “Ramen for Faye Wong,” as it was titled. Two hours lates(!) I was pleased with the outcome - both looks and taste.

Make, Day 13 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Well that’s that dinosaur contained. Evening construction projects with my grandson.

Sporg, Day 12 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. What a sporg will do to a tree after a bad day. Beware!

Machine, Day 11 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Rigged up to some machines at KBOO in Portland for an interview in 2011.

Energy, Day 10 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. My energy levels were much stronger at this early stage of the hike through Haleakala crater at the end of last year. My legs were heavy and dragging by the end.

Muddy, Day 9 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. The mudflats at low tide at Weston-super-Mare.

Hope, Day 8 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. My hope for this year is to be able to get back to the UK to visit my parents. 18 months or more have already passed since I was last there. The end of 2021, maybe? Here’s the Avon Gorge in Bristol.

Craving, Day 7 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Today I was craving peace and quiet, so found myself at Waihe’e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge. Hardly a sole there.

Sport, Day 6 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. This is probably the closest that I get to participating in sports, and I don’t do this enough. Here out hiking in the Oregon foothills, circa 2011. Cycling figures in the picture as well, but less so since moving to Maui.

Pets, Day 5 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. This is Bronx, my stepdaughter’s French Bulldog, our surrogate pet.

Layers, Day 4 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Cloud layers over Portland, OR at dawn, December 2012.

There is snow on the summit of Haleakala. Zoom in and you can see it. Not the quantity that some parts of the world are experiencing right now, but a rarity here.

Comfort, Day 3 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. I sometimes find comfort in remembering the corner of South Wales where I used to live.

Morning Beverage, Day 2 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Setting up to make my pre-dawn pour over coffee.

Close up, Day 1 of February 2021 Photoblogging Challenge. Sometimes I find nourishment in the little, unnoticed details of life.

Your morning rainbow fix 🌈

I’m joining the Scan Thing bandwagon. That cup was sitting on the dashboard of my pickup. Amazing!

I love the light in this photo. Outside the front of the Marriott in Wailea.

Walking down the driveway of the Marriott, Wailea on Saturday night. Old trees, twinkling lights, magic in the air.

A day of rivers and flooding, and it’s still raining as we turn in for the day.