Some more waves. This time in Waihe‘e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge which is managed by the Hawai’i Land Trust. I find it a special area, little known about, steeped in Hawaiian history and with the largest sand dunes in Maui.
I watched episode seven of Masters of the Air on Apple TV+ last night. When I started watching the series I didn’t feel as though it was living up to its reviews, and after two episodes was unsure about watching any further. However, I decided to stick with it and am pleased that I did. I feel that it has got grittier. At least one plot line has been abbreviated in my opinion, but that may be in part due to run time?
My decision to stick with the series was informed by my having lost an uncle during the Second World War. He was a gunner in a RAF bomber. Of course I never knew him, though I am named after him through my middle name. I find myself wanting to understand in some way what he and the other men who he flew missions during the War went through. Like the men in the series, my uncle would not have been very old when he lost his life.
I end each episode reflecting on what war does to people, the hatred it fuels and multiplies, the sacrifice of so many and the loss. For these airmen, the courage they have to get back in one of those airplanes after what they see…for me is unimaginable.
I’m experiencing a lovely after exercise glow. I headed out this morning for another Watch to 5K run after a week off for family visiting. The runs felt strong and consistent despite the strong wind that I was running into at times. I repeated the final run of week two to get myself going again. Back to the first run of week three on Wednesday.
Monday March 4, 2024 Newsletter letter
Monday March 4, 2024 Well it has been a long while since I sent out a newsletter to subscribers. The pause was initially caused by an illness last summer when I got pneumonia while visiting Portugal. Then that pause turned into a larger gap. I am now remedying this omission but with a slightly different frequency. Previously I sent out the newsletter on the first of each month with a hand curated selection of posts that I had made to my blog that month.
That comforting sound as the rain falls at dawn, while I sit in a dark room, slowly getting brighter, sipping my first coffee of the day.
A quick update on my attempt to get myself to running a 5K, through the Watch to 5K program. My wife and I have had a packed week with family visiting. Fun, but on the go showing them the island. There was no time for running, and today I have decided to take the day off, rest, and catch up things before the week begins.
Tomorrow I’ll start back up.
🫠 Having a slow morning. Our wonderful family guests left yesterday and today feels like a day of rest and catching up on a few things that need doing.
🫠 Having a slow morning. Our wonderful family guests left yesterday and today feels like a day of rest and catching up on a few things that need doing.
Especially for @jean and @Miraz. Waves this morning from the cliffs near to Ho’okipa Beach.
🤕 My grandson was firing a water gun (UK: water pistol) last night. In an attempt to get away I quickly turned and walked straight into a glass door. My head is still feeling it this morning. Ouch!
🤕 My grandson was firing a water gun (UK: water pistol) last night. In an attempt to get away I quickly turned and walked straight into a glass door. My head is still feeling it this morning. Ouch!
The Clean Up Crew - a flock of white egrets chasing the mower as the grass is cut.
The Wall that Heals
A little over two weeks ago The Wall that Heals, a touring replica of the Vietnam Wall Memorial hosted by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, arrived in Maui. It was here for five days, and I went to visit it the day before it left. I saw the actual Memorial in Washington DC almost forty years ago, and although then I knew no one connected with the war and indeed little about the war, I found the Wall very moving.
A table outside set for dinner last night, with friends having just arrived from out of State. Although a fire was lit in the fire pit and chairs set around it, a stormy evening dissuaded anyone (apart from myself) from hanging out around it.
Well that was an unintended and interesting experiment today. In getting ready to take our visitors out today I left my phone at home. I realized that I didn’t have it with me on our first stop. For the most part I did not miss it, in fact I noticed that my biggest concern was that it was indeed at home and not dropped and so lost somewhere (I had a leather version of Apple’s Wallet attached to the phone’s back, and so there was an added concern of the cards in the wallet). But at times I did notice a niggle, an itch for my phone. I also notice now the sense of relief and comfort at having it back in my orbit.
I have intentionally left my phone behind before, but I rarely have I forgotten it. In this day an age of awareness around people’s reliance and attachment to their phone, I was interested in just how I reacted to having unintentionally left it behind.
🚗 We have family visiting for a week and so we’re heading out today to show them some of the island.
This small island is full of microclimates. Overcast and wet here, sun where we are heading.
🚗 We have family visiting for a week and so we’re heading out today to show them some of the island.
This small island is full of microclimates. Overcast and wet here, sun where we are heading.
Well I’m having another break/halt on progress with the Watch to 5K program that I am following. The cause this time is a migraine. I have been getting them for many years, forty five to be exact, though of late their frequency has diminished. Still when I do get them they last for three days and doing something strenuous like running is just too uncomfortable. Hoping to be back out there again soon.
☕ Trying a third cup of coffee this morning as a remedy against this migraine that I have been nurturing since yesterday.
☕ Trying a third cup of coffee this morning as a remedy against this migraine that I have been nurturing since yesterday.