Saturday, November 7, 2020
In this little corner of Hawai’i the wet weather has been slow in coming. While the seasonal changes are not as noticeable as in the far northern hemisphere, there is a subtle, perceptible change in the atmosphere - the light, the sensed feeling of the days. Autumn arrived a few weeks ago . . . in part. The part that was missing was the wet weather, the rain. Days have been hot, the sun piercing in its strength.
Today we were going to inflate some balloons and have a Lu’au to celebrate my grandson’s first birthday. However, both grandsons have had a cold and so the celebrations have been postponed until next week…though the weather doesn’t look too good then. Fingers crossed🤞🏻. ✍🏻
I’m exploring and experimenting with the new wallpapers that came with iOS 14.2.
Rain, rain, rain. It is overcast and wet outside. We’ve needed it. ☔️
Those days - hours/weeks/months? - when I could just disappear into a world of thought and reflection.
When I question other people’s choices, I need to remind myself that they probably find some of my choices just as puzzling. ✍🏻
I sat in the car in a parking lot to do a short loving kindness meditation before heading home. Creating a pause in the day, and a softening of the heart. I did, however, forget the Book in the Car.
I’m of below average height and wonder what it would be like to be so tall that I would have to stoop to pass under a doorway, or to be able to see over a crowd. ✍🏻
Thursday, November 5, 2020
In my attempt to read more, I have put a book in the glove compartment of my car. I am not the fastest of readers, and find that I do not have a lot of time to read - perhaps a few pages before turning off the light at night. Other opportunities are grabbed here and there…and that was the motivation for the book in the glove compartment idea. No, I do not intend to read and drive.
I am happy where I live, but at times I do wish my family lived nearer to me, or me to them. My parents, sister’s family and I are spread between England, New Zealand and Hawai’i. In part it is a yearning for family to be closer, in part it is a yearning for home. ✍🏻
Noticing how my mind looks for or manufactures distractions when I don’t want to do that job.
OK, enough for tonight. Results have slowed down to snail pace now. This feels too close to call, but going to bed with fingers crossed.
I’m finding the sound of rain falling outside quite soothing right now.
It’s 8:45pm here in Hawai’i. I have been listening to NPR since 6:15 while eating dinner, alongside keeping an eye on websites and Twitter. I’m normally in bed quite early, but I don’t think so tonight. Election Night.
For those reading this blog who do not use the Micro.blog blogging platform, if you see the emoji, ✍🏻, I am using it to denote that the entry is a part of Micro.blog’s November blogging challenge, Microblogvember.
As I sit and think about what to write that includes Microblogvember’s word for day three, astonish, I feel as though I am forcing a blog entry. Might that be because I do not use the word often, or that I use a synonym instead? Or do I simply lack imagination?! ✍🏻
I concentrate best when I am by myself with no one buzzing around, or even working in the same space. The paradoxical aside from that is if I am by myself, in an airport lounge or similar. Then I am alone in the company of others. Such is the nature of this introvert. ✍🏻
And “Dinosaur Family” from yesterday evening. 🦖🦕
Last night’s costume - front & side views! In order to keep the costume inflated there was a small fan blowing inside the dinosaur. It served the additional role of built in air conditioning against the warm Hawai’ian evening.
Oh what I would give for a dreary wet, cloudy, even cold morning right now. We had the glimpse of one a couple of days ago, but otherwise it has been hot days with a lot of blue sky. I might be sounding ungrateful, but I grew up in cool climates and miss autumn weather. ✍🏻
My grandson is in for surprise this evening. His dad, grandmother and I will all be dressing up as dinosaurs, his big love. He has no idea that this is happening. I look forward to his reaction. 🦖🎃
Last night I watched On The Rocks on Apple TV+ and thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe a little slow at first and a little wanting for more in places, but overall well done and funny. I especially enjoyed Bill Murray, a role made for it and his delivery. 🍿
My grandson’s new favourite song:
I Love Hawaii (feat. Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm) - Single by Tammy Moniz 🎵
Walking into the kitchen this morning, the air smelt of freshly brewed coffee - delicious! ☕️
I was out on slug patrol tonight in the vegetable garden, I pick up snails & slugs and move them a long way away. I lifted up some parsley and saw something that I had never seen before - 40, 50, 60(?) baby snails. They are the grey dots on the earth.
I watched Rebecca on Netflix yesterday afternoon while the rain fell outside. It felt like a guilty pleasure that I haven’t indulged in for a while. 🍿
Patience and many crossed fingers was rewarded this afternoon with rain falling. We could have done with more, the ground needed it, but I’ll take what fell. Hopefully more next week. 🤞🏻
Well that last bank of cloud, although it got quite dark and big, was burnt out. I’m now resting my hopes on this second bank of cloud that is growing.
The clouds and wind are growing. I’m hoping that this means some rain after a very hot, dry spell. This is very much fingers crossed 🤞🏻 as rain has been forecast before and nothing materialized.
The airspace over Maui has definitely been busier in the last week. Not as busy as it was pre-pandemic, but busier since new COVID testing policies were introduced a week ago, making it easier to visit the island.