The dawn chorus yesterday morning.

Dawn, a graduated sky going from yellows on the horizon to dark blues higher up. In the foreground is a silhouette of a bush, and silhouettes of tropical trees and other shrubs appearing over the bush

I have not used the Maui bus service for a good number of years now, but it seems that come March 1 I will qualify for a free travel. According to the article below, I will come under the 55 and older category (I am 60). So that leaves me with something to reflect on!

Maui fare-free bus transit program begins March 1

This morning’s Watch to 5K run was the hardest so far. The fifth in the program, the second of the second week, I think that my calf muscles were tightening up with this new regime that I am putting them through.

I’m still pleased that I am on this program, and look forward to see how I progress.

I took the case off of my iPhone 13 Mini a few days ago to clean the phone. It is a clear case and I could see dirt accumulating around the back of the phone. I cleaned the phone and case, but I have not put the case back on the phone. I feel that the phone looks so much better without it.

I don’t know if I will stay with this configuration? My previous phone was an iPhone 7 Plus. A year so before I upgraded the case for that phone finally disintegrated. Knowing that I was getting a new phone soon I decided not to buy a new case. Again I preferred the look of the phone unclothed. Thankfully I did not damage it and despite its age, I got a good resale deal for the 7.

The Mini is about two years old. I can see a small scratch in the center of the screen under certain lighting conditions, but nothing to get in the way of daily usage. I hope to have this phone for another year or so - “until Apple bring out a new SE version in the wraps of a Mini, or even another Mini”, he says hopefully. At the moment I don’t know if I will put the case back on the phone, or buy a new case (the current one is breaking)? Do I trust my hands from not dropping it?

I just like seeing the the clean lines of phone without a case

I just saw a bumper sticker,

Love Everyone

Now there is a practice of a lifetime.

Dawn this morning, a couple of hours ago.

The sky at dawn, just before sunrise with scattered clouds in shades of orange and gray above a dark silhouette of trees and shrubs.

🤫 All is quiet right now, and I’m loving it. It won’t stay this way, but for now I am making the most of it. The quiet rests my body and mind.

🤫 All is quiet right now, and I’m loving it. It won’t stay this way, but for now I am making the most of it. The quiet rests my body and mind.

I’m happy to have completed Run 3 and my first week of the Watch to 5K app and challenge.

Map of my third run on the Couch to 5K challenge, along with details of my run, distance and times

An Early Morning Sound

This is my first post and try out of Vincent Ritter’s new blogging platform, Scribbles. I’m not sure that I need another blog, but I love Vincent’s other offerings - Gluon, Tinylytics, and Shoutouts, and so couldn’t miss out on trying Scribbles. I was outside at dawn this morning and all of a sudden heard this deep swoosh sound somewhere above me. I looked around and could see nothing. And then to my right a flock of birds, maybe pigeons, flew low and fast on their way to an unknown destination.

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The Story Behind the Photo: A Bus Full of People

The original of this image was a slide. I projected it onto a wall and took this photo. I initially posted this photo on September 3, 2023, but offered no context for it. Following the reception to my story about a photograph that I took of Mt.Everest at sunset and encouragement of Miraz and Maique, I have decided to revisit other photos that I have posted of my travels, as well as ones yet posted, and share their story.

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Good morning ☕️. What will this week bring?

A cup of espresso coffee sitting on a mat on a marble table with a pile of white books behind it

Photographs from a walk along the cliffs near to Ho’okipa Beach, Maui last Friday evening.

Ocean waves crashing against rocky coastline with grassy foreground and the Hawaiian island of Molokai in the distance at sunset. The island in the distance is Moloka’i.

Sunset over the ocean with the sun peeking through the silhouette of the West Maui mountains, with a grassy foreground and a rocky shoreline. The sun is setting behind the West Maui Mountains.

A tranquil sunset overlooking the ocean with a gradient sky, viewed from a grassy hillside.

We went to see Poor Things last night. A good and bold performance by Emma Stone, who really carried the movie. However, I can’t fault any of the cast who included Mark Ruffalo and Willem DaFoe. 🍿

That was not easy, but a good challenge. A 500 piece jigsaw puzzle of rocks, a Christmas present that I have slowly worked on, a few pieces each day. 🧩

A 500 piece completed jigsaw puzzle on a wooden table. The puzzle is of rocks in different shades of browns, blacks and whites.

🏃‍♂️ Heading out for the second run of my personal Watch to 5K challenge.

🏃‍♂️ Heading out for the second run of my personal Watch to 5K challenge.

Accountability and Running

Towards the end of last year the iOS/Apple Watch app, Watch to 5K, was offered at a discount and it got me thinking. I wanted some easy accountability to get me exercising. This app essentially puts a Couch to 5K program onto an Apple Watch, with a companion iPhone app holding all the data from each run. What I found compelling about the app was that all I needed was my Apple Watch when I was out running.

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🐳 I saw my first whale of the season this evening. Way out to sea, a few water spouts and the cresting back of the whale.

🐳 I saw my first whale of the season this evening. Way out to sea, a few water spouts and the cresting back of the whale.