Living aloha
If I try to describe my on Friday , I sound like I'm describing some fantasy future for myself. How did I get here?
At 8 I got up, drank (Hawaiian) coffee, and got to work. Made some phonecalls and sent some emails, and spent time online finding photo reference for geckos and ohia (a local flowering tree.) Have to stand in the backyard to use my cellphone because of reception -- barefoot on bermuda grass with birds flying and chirping all over the place, puffy clouds in a blue sky and banana leaves blowing in the breeze. Work temporarily stopped as a giant day gecko showed up on the doorframe that Todd and I had to take photos of. Finished up drawing of a moorish idol for new jewelry series (see right and new icon) while Todd worked on his potentially-environment-saving science project. At 3 our friend Ben from the other side of the island showed up, and we stopped for the day and rode our bikes 9 miles to
Mahukona, packing our masks and snorkels. Jumped in and tricked myself into swimming probably a mile while pursuing needlefish, japanese tangs, parrotfish, and my current favorite,
lei triggerfish. Then I spotted a pair of moorish idols! Chased them around to make sure I got it right. Dried off while looking at the sea, watching a black tern dipping and diving over the water, a storm building towards Maui. The sound of distant thunder and the waves. A humpback whale blowing in the distance (right now you can spot them almost every time you drive along the coast on this part of the island...) Tough, uphill, windy ride home, showers, cold beer, and dinner out with Ben. Passionfruit margaritas, fresh-caught local ahi, and Tahitian vanilla ice cream. Finished my book and crashed out, Todd beside me.
Posted by tammy at January 20, 2008 1:32 PM
