Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Monday gratefuls: Kevin and Charlene. Dim sum. Waikiki. The Beach. The Ocean. Verizon’s billing department. Taiwan. The National Museum in Taipei. Lin Shing Long. BJ. Annie. Sarah. Jon. Ruth. Gabe. Murdoch. Kep and Rigel. … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Sunday gratefuls: the Pali. The windward side. That Macadamia Nut Country Store. The Chickens, the Chick that lost its way. The Byodo-In Temple. Hawai’ikai. The Mountains. Tetsuro Hanso tunnel. The wide Ocean. Incense. Racial … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Saturday gratefuls: Cool trades. Flowers lying in the grass, fallen from the tree. Birds, creatures of two realms, some three. This Cattle Egret. That Brazilian Cardinal. Heat in Colorado. Fire danger. Hawai’i. Words. Letters. … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Friday gratefuls: Kabbalah Experience. Jamie. Hawai’i. Its splendid isolation. The cool Trade Wind. My heart, opening. Joy. Joy. Joy. Down in my heart to stay. Kate, always Kate. Murdoch curled up on the couch. … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon June 10 addenda Long walk this morning. Over to the Wilbur and Orville Wright cafe for breakfast. About 30 minutes. Walking and thinking, mulling. Pruned life. Not downsized, no. I want a full-sized life, … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Thursday gratefuls: Hickam Community trash pickup. Those guys that mow all the lawns in Ozinuka Village. Ares. Eirene. Seoah’s delight in swimming gear. Her bibimbap. Joe’s generosity, giving of himself and his money. Mary’s … Continue reading
Beltane and the Shadow Mountain Moon Wednesday gratefuls: Slowed down workout. Leg less cramped. Meal last night all gone. Murdoch’s reaction to the lockdown. The last episode of the Last Dance. Torpor. Slack. Closed gates at JBPHH. Real world security … Continue reading
Beltane and the waning crescent of the Island Moon Saturday gratefuls: Seoah. Joe. Mary. Kate, always Kate. Murdoch. Paradise on Earth. Its Sun. Its Ocean. Its Sky. Its people. Its history. Old friends. Ancient friends. New friends. Grief. Death. Healing. … Continue reading
Beltane and the waning crescent of the Island Moon Friday gratefuls: The Hebrew alphabet. Sleep. Murdoch curled up beside me while I took my class this morning. Joe. His integrity. Seoah, her craziness. Mary, her resilience. Covid. Vaccines. Wind. Electricity. … Continue reading
Beltane (& Kau) and the Island Moon Tuesday gratefuls: Cardio. Coffee. Water. Murdoch. Logic. Emotion. Not separate. The Pearl River. The Mountains with Clouds backlit, drama provided by the rising Sun. Tenderness. Grief. Death. Ongoing life. Kate, always Kate. Comic … Continue reading