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.
Giggle Hill, the name of the park and the hill, from the ground.
Plumeria flowers in Hana, Maui.
Found in an old journal entry dated Saturday, September 8, 2012,
Landscapes speak to us. We just need to listen.
Kyoto, Japan - October 2016.
The weather forecast has been for rain for a couple of days now, but none has manifest. Instead we have had hot 90F weather. I’m no meteorologist, but it is as though the heat is just evaporating the rain out of existence. The grass has gone from lush green to parched.
Memories of visiting Saiho-ji and it’s beautiful moss gardens in October 2016.
The carpet of moss in the garden.
And a magical grotto formed around a small lake.
You might have read this quote before, but I heard it for the first time last night, and it hit home,
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Happy memories of sitting around this fire pit last night, chatting until late.
