Yesterday I just watched the world go by. It was an interesting day.
Some Short Thoughts On Writing
Saturday, January 18, 2025
I love writing. It is my therapy, my confidante, my playground of creativity, my place of exploration. It is a quiet place where I can go and get lost, forget the passage of time and come out refreshed.
The Bunker Friday 17th January, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
Sorry no new murals on the Bunker today, but I thought to share a couple of other perspectives as to where the Bunker sits on the cliffs.
🐳 I went out for a walk at the cliffs again this lunchtime, checked on The Bunker...no new murals..., but the whales were jumping. I saw three water spouts, and then a big splash as one breached. This was followed by a fluke slapping in the water. Elsewhere I caught sight of a couple more breaches. This is all a long ways out, but clearly visible at the same time.
🐳 I went out for a walk at the cliffs again this lunchtime, checked on The Bunker...no new murals..., but the whales were jumping. I saw three water spouts, and then a big splash as one breached. This was followed by a fluke slapping in the water. Elsewhere I caught sight of a couple more breaches. This is all a long ways out, but clearly visible at the same time.
The Story Behind the Photograph: Lovina Beach, Bali
Thursday, January 16, 2025
In August 1988 I was nearing the end of what would be a 17 month journey. At this point I had spent a couple of weeks in the United States en route to New Zealand. In New Zealand a two week stay morphed into three months. From New Zealand I traveled to Australia where I spent a year. Now I was on the home straight back to England.
As the saying goes, I do believe that at times,
A change is as good as a rest.
Around lunchtime today I felt that I needed to clear my head, take a short break. So instead of laying down or just sitting quietly, I took a drive to the cliffs for a walk, and to look out at and take in the ocean - in short to let nature in, in order to shake the cobwebs out of me. While I was there, I also took the opportunity to see if any changes had been made to the Bunker…that was actually another reason why I headed over there.
I’m pleased that I decided to do that. I wasn’t out for long, but I returned feeling refreshed and jumped straight back into things.
The Bunker: Wednesday 15th January, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
All credit to the artist(s) 🎨
I stopped by the Bunker at lunchtime to see if there were any changes. This time just a small update to one of the side panels.
🤔 I feel as though I have missed a day somewhere. I could have sworn that today was Tuesday, but Wednesday it is. I guess that the week is moving faster than I thought?!
🤔 I feel as though I have missed a day somewhere. I could have sworn that today was Tuesday, but Wednesday it is. I guess that the week is moving faster than I thought?!
Sitting in silence as the world wakes up. I wish that I could stay here.
After spending the morning running through websites trying to understand and make sure that I was clear about a legal process, I was very grateful to stumble across someone who has been down the road that I was attempting to figure out, and had laid it all out step by step. Thank you to him. 🙏🏻
I’m catching up with some images from the weekend. Sunday was a good day for rainbows. Here are a few 🌈
The Bunker: Saturday 11th January, 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
All credit to the artist(s) 🎨
Some artists, or an artist was busy last night. This new mural was on the Bunker as I drove by today. I’ve included a few photographs to show what was created.
This evening’s rainbow 🌈
After a thunderstorm to end all thunderstorms last night, the rumbles shaking the house and the lightening illuminating the landscape, we woke up to snow on the summit of Haleakala (please excuse my iPhone Mini 13 struggling with the distance of the shot).
It is sounding right now as though the south side of the island might have got it worse than the north. Huge power outages and trees down.
I am not long home from my weekly sit with my men’s group. I’ve said it before on this blog, but I am grateful for these men.
A Car Ablaze
Thursday, January 9, 2025
A couple of nights ago we had not long turned out the lights and were dozing off when both my wife and I heard a thump sound outside. We had no idea what it was or where exactly it came from. My first thought was someone snooping around the house, something that thankfully has never happened and so my mind let go of the idea straight away, …but that reason also did not allow me dismiss that there might be someone outside!
I went to visit The Bunker this morning to see if there was any new art. Sadly not. Instead though, the view towards the West Maui Mountains took my breath away. The air was so clear and with that the Mountains were in sharp relief, etched against the deep blue colour of the sky.
In addition to the clear air, another swell has arrived on the North Shore. Not as large as the waves from a couple of weeks ago, but impressive nonetheless.
I thought that the Trade Winds had returned, but with aircraft still landing over the ocean, it means that we are still experiencing Kona winds, southwest winds.
The usual landing pattern in Trade Winds is to approach over the island, north to south. This video taken a couple of days ago shows a Hawaiian Airlines flight coming in over the ocean, north to south, due to the Kona winds.