Sunrise in Hana, East Maui, yesterday.
2020
Currently reading: LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL by Ronan Hession 📚
Saturday, September 26, 2020 →
Finished reading: Sweet Bean Paste by Dorian Sukegawa , 1962- (author.) 📚
While setting up my new MacBook Air this evening, I somehow deleted a handful of Calendars. I can’t figure out how that happened, but have decided to shut down and finish off the set up (and try and figure out what appointments are deleted) tomorrow. 🤦🏼♂️
My new MacBook Air has arrived. It will replace my trusted but beginning to struggle Early 2014 Air. Batteries being one problem - access to them is an issue here on Maui. However, I love opening Apple products. It feels like peeling back packaging oragami.
Thursday, September 24, 2020 →
West from east. West Maui from Maluaka Beach on east Maui.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 →
The front cover.
The Second Highly Sensitive Men’s Seminar
Monday, September 21, 2020
Towards the end of the second week of December, the 2nd Highly Sensitive Men’s seminar will be held. I am not an organizer of this event, but plan to attend. The first such seminar, A Weekend for Highly Sensitive Men, was in person in California and held just before the pandemic. Due to COVID-19, this seminar will be online (see Details below). Why am I attending? First and foremost to be in the presence of men with the same or similar personality type to myself.
Yesterday, I watched the documentary My Octupus Teacher on Netflix. An extraordinary feature that I highly recommend. I was left wondering just how much our modern society has lost, or is missing. 🍿
Thursday, September 17, 2020 →
I installed iOS 14 on my iPhone 7 Plus this morning. I am not sure how old this model is now, but it is no spring chicken in iPhone years! While I still have to explore the new features that I now have available to me, I am not noticing any speed lag yet, which I am happy about.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 →
A mongoose visiting the flower bed just outside our house. I think that we have a family floating around the property. I have seen a couple of youngsters running around.
A Bird Flew Into A Window
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Last weekend was one of unplugging and heading to the beautiful community of Hana on the eastarn edge of Maui. So isolated is the community, that at the height of the recent pandemic lockdown there was a road block established to prevent all but local residents from traveling out there, thus protecting their vulnerability. Along with my wife and a few friends, we spent the day at Hamoa Beach, enjoying its crystal clear waters.
We unplugged yesterday and took a trip to Hana on the Eastern edge of Maui, spending the day with some friends at Hamoa Beach.
We took a brief break at Keanae from the twisty road to Hana, here looking westwards.
Once at Homoa, the Big Island was clear to see.
I took a nap (my view!)
And a view of Hamoa Beach as we left.
Seen on Twitter. I could feel the meaning in this,
Loneliness is the inability to speak with another in one’s private language.
~ Yiyun Li
Scenes from upcountry Maui.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 →
Just listen. Recognize the tendency to want to save, and instead hold back and just listen.
This morning’s double rainbow. I had to use pano mode on my phone to capture this, it was so big. 🌈
Living in a hot, sunny climate, I find something comforting about waking up to a wet, overcast morning, especially when that morning is on a Sunday. I’m sure that this is related to my UK origins.
I find it interesting to watch my mind’s reaction when the internet goes down for a few hours. It’s not that I need to be online all the time, or that I don’t have a life away from the web, but I just notice the occasional twitches as my mind looks for distractions.
Currently reading: Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa 📚
Well there’s something to send me off to bed with sweet dreams. The house just shook and the news subsequently reported that a 3.7 magnitude earthquake happened just down the road. So far no injuries or damage reported.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 →
Those times when I try and avert my eyes from my todo list.
Love
I have been visiting the ruins of Tintern Abbey since I was a kid. I like to be there after the day’s visitors have left, to sit beside the river Wye, taking in the stillness that inhabits this beautiful place.
Day 31 of mbaug
Discovery
Back in the late 80’s when I was out discovering the world and myself. This slide is of Erhai Lake near the then small town of Dali, Yunnan, China.
Day 30 of mbaug
Flake
I feel that this door’s look benefits from the flaky look as the paint peels off. Taken in Hudson, NY last year.
Day 29 of mbaug
Emotions
My wife will be arriving home tomorrow following the sad passing of my wonderful mother-in-law. We shall no longer look out over this Florida scene.
Day 28 of mbaug
Overcome
This vehicle has been overcome by age.
Day 27 of mbaug
My local post office offers three reasons for wearing a mask in public during these times. These reasons come under the headings of,
- Humility
- Kindness
- Community
Thank you Haiku Post Office.
Relentless
The relentless expanse of the ocean. Hana, Maui. August 2016.
Day 26 of mbaug
Finished reading: Hardboiled and Hard Luck by Yoshimoto Banana 📚