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Bee orchestra in the cherry tree.
Bee orchestra in the cherry tree. There’s a bee orchestra in the cherry tree. Bees descend in a buzzing cloud in the earliest morning, when … Read More
Corrupted by beauty: #Kaua`i
When you grow up in a place like Kaua`i, it does something to you. The island’s enchantment ruins everywhere else. I call it being corrupted … Read More
The nature of water.
I’ve always loved water. Perhaps it’s growing up in Hawaii–some of my earliest memories are the intense physical sensations of the ocean, the cold of … Read More
Retreat treat! (a two-part essay)
All my adult life I’ve been someone who retreats. A retreater, if you will. a (1) : an act or process of withdrawing especially from … Read More
Posted in Creativity, Life, Personal, The Writing Life, Uncategorized
Tagged creativity, life, nature
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Squeezing the juice of passion
Heh heh. I got you with that, didn’t I? Couldn’t resist. I told you I’d blog about what to do with lilikoi, but first I … Read More
The road ahead post-kids
Father’s Day 2011 was a big one for Renaissance Man and I, the first ever where we had no children on island to share it … Read More
Posted in Hawaii, Life, Personal
Tagged adventure, Hawaii, nature, parenting, photography
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Pause for the Super Moon
I’m working on a series of essays about our relationship with the Inadvertent Celebrities we know, the Hamilton family… but I had to pause to … Read More
On the care and feeding of muses
It is an exceptionally clear, warm and gorgeous day at the park on the side of Haleakala. The ocean, glowing blue mystery, merges with the … Read More
