The Bunker: Monday 18th November, 2024

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I posted a photo of this smiley face on the bunker before I started The Bunker series, and so I decided to post two more angles of the building on that day.

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Waves, Whales and Celebrations

I was going to post this yesterday evening, but after starting to write on our return I was just too tired to finish it. So I’m completing it on the day after. I’ll leave the post in the tense fitting of my initial draft.

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A video from yesterday morning, stopping off again to see how the big swell was developing.

While Cleaning the house I’m listening to the late George Winston’s December

A snow-covered landscape with bare trees is featured on the album cover for “December” by George Winston, highlighting piano solos.

The Bunker: Wednesday 7th October, 2015

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In going back through my photographs I found this distant view of the bunker. Although the artwork is not clear, it can be seen if you zoom in. I also like how this photo gives another perspective on where the bunker sits.

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One last photo today of the waves. This is looking west towards the West Maui mountains.

A grassy hill overlooks a vast ocean with waves crashing under a clear blue sky.

A lunchtime visit to the waves today. If I had brought a picnic, I could have sat there for an hour watching these come in.

A couple of friends grab a grandstand view of the waves coming in at lunchtime today.

Two people sit in chairs on a grassy hill overlooking a blue ocean and clear sky.

The Bunker: Sunday 3rd December, 2023

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The swell coming into the north shore of Maui continues to grow. This from this afternoon. As yet it has not peaked. I stand in awe of seeing these waves in person, and am grateful that I have the opportunity to do so. The raw power of nature is quite something to behold.

The Bunker Tuesday 22nd June, 2021

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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.

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Another of those mornings when although we live a mile away from the ocean, I can hear the waves crashing against the cliffs. 🌊

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.

I was out walking and listening to an episode of the Tricycle Talks podcast. The podcast is an offshoot of the Buddhist magazine Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. In the middle of the podcast there was an advertisement for other offerings that Tricycle currently has, during which it was mentioned that Tricycle started 34 years ago. I remember when the first issue of the magazine was published. There was a lesson in impermanence for me.

Waves at Ho’okipa this evening. The calm before the storm, before the arrival of the big swell coming in in a couple of days. Something for the For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society to look forward to.

Dusk at Ho’okipa this evening. The island of Moloka’i is visible in the distance.

The orange and yellow glow of sunset over the ocean. A cloudless sky, rocks and pools in the middle ground with a beach in the foreground.

I love this quote, the imagery, from author Steve Edwards from over on Bluesky.

I’ve had enough of villain origin stories. Show me how that old man next door who sits in his lawn chair under a shade tree all summer–with a bowl of water for the neighborhood dogs–achieved enlightenment.

The Bunker: Tuesday 24th January, 2017

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🤕 After four days, the migraine that I have been nursing finally appears to be dissipating. I’ve been getting them for almost fifty years. In that time their intensity and frequency has varied. What has remained constant is that they come out of nowhere, start with with an aura around my eye until I can hardly see anything, that goes and then a thud of varying strength makes it presence felt. Nausea is probably present as well, perhaps a weak feeling through my body. The best treatment is usually silence, rest and no strong light. I have never had any luck with medication, both allopathic or alternative.

🤕 After four days, the migraine that I have been nursing finally appears to be dissipating. I’ve been getting them for almost fifty years. In that time their intensity and frequency has varied. What has remained constant is that they come out of nowhere, start with with an aura around my eye until I can hardly see anything, that goes and then a thud of varying strength makes it presence felt. Nausea is probably present as well, perhaps a weak feeling through my body. The best treatment is usually silence, rest and no strong light. I have never had any luck with medication, both allopathic or alternative.