🩻 An early morning checkup scan means no food and only sips of water. I’ll be going looking for food and coffee afterwards. ⚘
🐶 We are looking after my wife’s daughter’s dog while she is away. This morning he got out of our property through a hole in the fence that I have not been able to find yet. The morning started off hot and he was in no hurry to listen to us to and stop running further away from us - he had his freedom and was enjoying himself. Thankfully he did not get hurt and I eventually caught him (my morning shower was by then null and void - I was dripping in sweat). Next job, to seal every hole that he might have squeezed through, however tight that squeeze might look to be. ⚘
🏢 I joined a meeting based in the UK last night, via Zoom. I do so about once a month. Depending on whether British Summer Time is current or not, the meeting starts at 11:00pm or 12:00am Hawaii Time (the clocks do not change through the seasons in Hawaii). The meeting usually ends between 1:00am and 2:00am, sometimes going on for longer. I rarely make it past 1:30am and the following day, always a Monday, is pretty much a write off for me. Right now I am feeling exhausted. ⚘
🕔 An early start to my Sunday, taking family to the airport for a business & pleasure trip. Things will be quieter around here for the next three weeks. ⚘
🥱 Last night was late - 1:00am to bed, a time that my body was rebelling against - looking after my grandson while waiting for the rest of the family to return home from the Maui County Fair. Today has been slow. ⚘
A flowering Yucca_gloriosa in our front yard. I don’t think that I have ever seen flower at this time of year. I associate them with Spring.
🎠 We’ll be heading to the 98th Maui County Fair this evening with the grandkids. This year’s Fair will be the first one since COVID. It will also be the first time that I have been to a County Fair here on Maui. So a new experience for me tonight. ⚘
📱 First world problem. I am considering whether to replace my loved iPhone 13 Mini with a new phone. The battery capacity of the Mini is down to 81%. I had it on low power mode all day yesterday in Honolulu. It made it through the day, just, though I didn’t use it too much and my wife dealt with Ubers on her more powerful phone. A battery replacement will cost me about $200 here on Maui, and though I haven’t checked yet I believe I would get a good trade in deal if I were to go the ‘new’ route. A new battery will see me through another four years, should my older eyes still be happy with the size…and my mind not be craving new technology. Oh decisions! ⚘
The unexpected rain last night - at least I saw no forecast for it - brought faint rainbows in the smattering of clouds that were in the sky this morning. 🌈
✈️ Back to Honolulu today for another appointment. Sometimes I wish the big city was a short drive away, or a train ride away, but short of building a big tunnel, that is not going to happen. There have been attempts at inter island ferry services over the years, but they all have ended up shutting down for various reasons. So for now the only option is to fly. ⚘
I took this photo a couple of Sundays ago. Coffee was in the mug. The table was sitting outside our front door in a place that it does not normally live. The night before friends had been over for dinner and we had moved the table to escape the wind. I still hadn’t returned the table to its usual home.
Unlike the evening before, the morning was still, no wind. I’d opened our sliding doors to air the house and just sat at the table with my coffee, looking out on our front garden, the ocean in the distance. The quietness of the scene rested me.
…and it still does as I look at the photograph and remember that morning.
🎒 I helped the parents out today by taking the grandkids to school. I have never had children - yes, adoptive grandchildren - and so I am finding myself starting to do the school run a little later in life. ⚘
🎬 We went to see One Battle After Another last night. What great fun. The film was so well put together. It kept me engaged for its whole 2½ hour run time. Funny, action, twists and turns. Great acting by all the cast. A wonderful sound track. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⚘
Half Finished Work...
…if that even.
I’ve been going through a couple of folders that I have of blog posts that I started but for reasons that I don’t remember, never were finished.
Well I might not have got my wet, stay inside Sunday, but the morning showers did produce a faint rainbow. 🌈
🌧️ It’s a Sunday morning and lightly raining outside. The clouds to the east are dark and look full of rain. To the west I can see blue sky. My hope, my want for today is to have a day of rain, even if it is sunny 20 minutes down the road (as it can be here). My wish is for a stay at home, rainy Sunday. ⚘
Looking out over Maui.
⚽ My grandson’s weekly football (soccer) game this morning. Though I am on dog walking duty. I’m appreciating the cloud cover and breeze right now. Keeping things cooler than they might otherwise be. ⚘
☕ Because of my lifestyle and work I can go for days only seeing my immediate family. I am fine with that, comfortable with that, and occaisionally it feels good to shake that up a bit. So I’m looking forward today to catching up with an old friend. ⚘
With autumn now officially here, I asked @andycarolan@social.lol to create another seasonal owl for me. This will be the fourth version of the owl that Andy has created. Thank you to Andy for your work. As ever it has been a pleasure working with you.
Here are the four owls that Andy has created for me, with the most recent in the top left. I’ve now placed this new avatar across my online presence.
If you are curious as to ”why the owls”, I have explained that here.