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A really BIG iceberg is coming!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! Apparently NASA has a new project called IceBridge — keeping an eye on Earth’s polar ice. On October 14, 2011 they noticed this crack on Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier. You can barely see the crack in this…

Tagged with: climate change, icebergs, NASA's IceBridge
Posted in a matter of scale, Changing, choices, climate changes, web of life

Oceans and Wetlands — Certainty and Ambiguity

Posted on October 12, 2011 by a moment with god — 1 Comment

Good Morning, God! This is my view of Moanalua Bay while stopped at a red light. Up until maybe two or three days ago, I had four categories for Hawaii Kai: 1) Ocean 2) Moanalua Bay 3) Marina 4) Land.…

Tagged with: Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz, marinas, our love of certainty, wetlands
Posted in clear waterways, complexity, web of life

A Pet Fox? Physical clues to Domestication

Posted on October 2, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I guess everyone knows that some wolves — way back when — figured out that hanging out with humans was a good idea and slowly became dogs. That worked out well for dogs and for humans. And,…

Tagged with: a moment with God, changing, pet foxes, selective breeding, tame vs domesticated
Posted in Transitions, web of life

Our Water World

Posted on October 1, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! It is a Water World that we live on, God. And the water yesterday off of Waikiki was clear and green and gorgeous. And I enjoyed it even more than usual because I got to go out…

Posted in Rethinking, Transitions, water and love, web of life

The Comfort of Green — and Connections

Posted on September 27, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! The Ko’olau Mountains at the top of our valley are always green. The ridges turn to a brown as summer lengthens but I can always see green as I look up the valley. Green is a comforting…

Posted in Colors, comfort, connections, web of life

Too Many Cattle Egrets?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I remember the first time I saw cattle egrets. It was back in the 1980s and I saw two or three of them in the watercress patch below the Pearlridge Shopping Center. I thought they were beautiful.…

Tagged with: a moment with God, cattle egrets in Honolulu, too many cattle egrets
Posted in complexity, interspecies contact, web of life

Looking Closely: Spider Lilies, Holograms and Me

Posted on September 8, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! In scanning through my recent photos, including some glorious scenes at Sandy Beach, I found this lovely close-up of a humble spider lily. Compelling, I thought. But, Why? Maybe my husband Kit is right and it is…

Respecting Others: The CORE of Good Manners

Posted on August 16, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! A friend loaned me the book, Essential Manners for Couples, by Peter Post (yes, the great grandson of The Emily Post.) Actually, it was more like an “assignment,” so I have been dutifully chugging along, about one…

Posted in relationships, respect, web of life

A Variety of Perspectives — Skies and Stars and Galaxies

Posted on August 1, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! It is a much smaller world than it was when I was young, God. I just finished reading an email from a friend in Africa and another from a friend in Brazil. And Sanz has been sending…

Tagged with: countless galaxies, Perspectives, Stretching my mind
Posted in a matter of scale, Perspective, reframing, web of life

My Need for Meaning — and how to Invest my Time

Posted on July 28, 2011 by a moment with god — Leave a comment

Good Morning, God! I got up to make a note to myself about this book — but then I saw that my “How To” handout for tomorrow’s meeting wasn’t done. I confess, God, I spent 30+ minutes finishing it. Work…