Maui Sunset

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

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Maui Sunset

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It’s snowing and -11C (-17C wind chill) after a week of -30C. Practically balmy out there, I suppose. Still, the winter chill is so embedded in our damp southern Ontario climate right now it goes straight through you.

With Bear in convalescence and me his chief nurse I don’t really have the luxury of going anywhere warm for an extended period of time. So I’ll resign myself to basking in the captured glow of the setting Maui sun and the warm memories that brings.

Spring is only four weeks away.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2015

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour …

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My response to this week’s photo challenge which asks us to interpret “The Golden Hour.”

I love the golden hour. Herewith a gallery of images to reflect my admiration and imagination.

Click on the images to get a brief commentary.

Taken on Maui last November. There’s nothing quite like a Hawaiian sunset.
Cemetery at Glendalough
One morning I happened to be up early enough one to capture the sun’s rays in our front hallway. The golden sheen on Abbey the rough collie captured my imagination, so I did some experimenting.
This image was captured before a tsunami warning was issued after an earthquake hit the Queen Charlotte Islands last October. What I remember vividly was the number of “challenged” people standing at the end of the pier waiting for the tsunami to hit. I guess they thought they’d out run it.
Taken in Barcelona near Port Olimpic, February 2012. I simply love the dancing shadows on the sidewalk.
I’ll admit to being a bit intimidated by the idea of visiting Hiroshima in 2010. This beautiful sunrise our first morning there put me at ease.
Waterford
Sunrise at Waikiki is kind of magical. So many people up early to experience it.

Thanks for visiting  …

Dorothy 🙂

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Kaanapali Gold … Kaanapali Beach, Maui

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Hawaiian Sunset

I gaze through our bowed kitchen window and into the back garden. A thick layer of snow which, as you may recall I was longing for, coats the frozen ground and smothers the big, sleeping boulder that in the summer is my tranquil bubble rock.

My feet, bare upon the cool ceramic floor, sense the frigid outdoor temps, and in my ears ring the atonal chords of dancing chimes as they gingerly perform their pas de deux at icy, Winter’s hand.

And then a singular thought comes to mind:

“What the heck was I thinking?”

How I long for the bright sunshine and warm breezes of Hawaii!

Alas, for now I shall content myself with the memory of a golden sunset one delightful November evening as observed from the shore of Kaanapali.

Aloha!

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Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy 🙂

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections … Hawaiian Hula

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Hawaiian Reflection

It’s sub-zero temperatures here in Southern Ontario, and I seem to be feeling the chill of it more this year than usual. Perhaps it’s because this ol’ girl turns a half century old tomorrow at 3:41 p.m. Pacific Standard Time ;-).

This week’s challenge gave me another excuse (not that I need one) to cast my mind back just two weeks to the warm, gentle breezes of beautiful Maui and the reflections of Hawaiian maidens performing the hula by the hotel pool.

The jewel tones in their costumes create a lovely, rippling reflection in the water — perfect subject matter for this challenge.

And alas, wouldn’t you know it, this trip down memory lane has made me wistful for some tropical sunshine and a tall, cold drink.

Oh well, I guess a glass of water and the warming glow of a gas fireplace will just have to do. 😉

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy 🙂

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