This morning’s double rainbow. ποΈ
Photographs
Looking across the ocean to the small island of Molokini, a partially submerged volcanic crater during the last few minutes of day light, on a cloudy evening. The threat of rain drove us indoors a hour later.
A couple of rainbows from yesterday. You have to look carefully to see the second one. It was visible through a slight tint to the sky…either that or I am just imagining them now! ποΈ
The trash collectors were getting creative on Friday morning.
I caught this low in the sky rainbow as I left Haiku Market yesterday morning. ποΈ
The Elements of Maui
Thursday, January 1, 2026
My wife and I went for a walk this morning to welcome in the New Year. Although it is overcast and raining now, early morning was clear with only scattered cloud. We walked by the cliffs near to Ho’okipa beach Park, a favourite place for us. There is an old lava flow to walk out on and from there we took in the views looking towards the West Maui Mountains, Mauna KahΔlΔwai.
The first rainbow of the New Year to welcome in 2026 this morning, a double rainbow in fact. ποΈ
An aircraft approaching the island at sunset yesterday evening, just in time for the New Year celebrations.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 β
A New Years Eve evening Rainbow π
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 β
Afternoon sunlight catching the tree last week.
This reminds of a passage from David Abram’s book, The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World, page 39.
β¦a magician spoke of a power or ‘presence’ lingering in the corner of his house, I learned to notice the ray of sunlight that was then pouring through a chink in the roof, illuminating a column of drifting dust, and to realize that that column of light was indeed a power, influencing the air currents by its warmth, and indeed influencing the whole mood of the room; although I had not consciously seen it before, it had already been structuring my experience.
Boxing Day rainbows, over land and sea, and hanging there in the clouds. π
It’s day 12 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Home.
Thursday, December 25, 2025 β
It’s day 11 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Feast.
Just before Christmas breakfast with family this morning.
Thursday, December 25, 2025 β
A Christmas Day double rainbow ππ
Tuesday, December 23, 2025 β
It’s day 9 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Baking.
A chicken pot pie that my wife made 14 years ago (wow, time flies). It was delicious. ποΈ
It’s day 8 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Grinch.
My grandson being attacked by the Grinch last year. …He survived…
It’s day 7 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Solstice.
If I could have seen the horizon, the sun would have been rising as I took this photograph, rising on the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere.
Saturday, December 20, 2025 β
It’s day 6 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Sparkle.
This train is the Maui Sugar Cane Train that ran on Maui’s West side, taking locals and visitors on a short 7 mile run. In the lead up to Christmas it use to run to Santa Land in the evening to pick up Santa so he could meet the kids. Sadly it stopped running in 2019.
It’s day 5 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Beard.
Thursday, December 18, 2025 β
It’s day 4 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Evergreen.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 β
It’s day 3 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Firelight.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 β
It’s day 2 of the 12 days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Cozy.
Today is the first day of the 12 days of the Winter Wonder Photo Challenge on Micro.blog. The subject for today is Frost.
Living here on Maui frost is far from a common occurrence. Maybe you’ll see it at higher elevations and on the summit of Haleakala during the winter months, but definitely not where I live.
So I have chosen a photo that was taken in South Wales in December 2010.
I seem to be falling a day behind the last couple of days. This is yesterday morning’s rainbow. There were none this morning, so hopefully I am caught up now. ποΈ
Yesterday morning’s rainbow π
Saturday, December 6, 2025 β
A quiet beach on Maui’s north shore, strewn with tree stumps and the West Maui Mountains (Mauna KahΔlΔwai) in the background.
Saturday, December 6, 2025 β
I caught a rainbow hiding out amongst the clouds yesterday morning. π
A faint, partial rainbow this morning. ποΈ
The trees across the valley from us lit by the rising sun, the light on them contrasting strongly against the dark storm clouds behind them.
Saturday, November 29, 2025 β
A Cardinal on the beach yesterday. I tried to also tried to catch a photograph of a Common Sandpiper (Hawaiian: Εpae Κ»ula) that was searching for small crabs to eat, but it was moving too quickly.
