One of my favorite early morning visits when I go home to Molokai is to swing by the Molokai Canoe Club just to see what kinds of canoes are parked there. I imagine the young men and women who practice paddling the canoe several times a week; maybe more as competition time approaches.
That's the Kaunakakai wharf that you see off in the background. Summers at home meant watching the barges come and go each day. The barge parked at the very end of the wharf and was filled up one large crate at a time full of the pineapples that were being harvested. When no more crates could fit on the barge, off it would go. I think there would be at least two barges a day coming and going between Molokai and Oahu. A moving, rectangular brown box going across the often turbulent, sapphire blue channel. It was like a measurement of time.
Funny, when I visit this spot in the early morning, I never run into anyone there. It is so peaceful and quiet; yet you can feel the energy that lives within these canoes. The energy from the paddlers. Even the location itself has a certain kind of energy. I can't quite describe it. It's like the energy that comes from the center of your being. Powerful. Quiet. But, there.
There are a lot of shadows that live here. I caught quite a few of them. But, I am releasing them to you all slowly, one by one. So, know that there are more shadows to come from this spot!
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16 comments:
Just glorious, miss Paula!
Every word and every shadow ... .
and you're so right: it never a good day to have "neurologist" on the schedule. Hope all went well -
JJJj
Absolutely marvelous shot, Paula! Great post as always! Hope all went well with the neurologist! I'll hold good thoughts for you!
Sylvia
Hello Paula...what a beautiful place to live... sigh... Thank you for visiting me, I appreciate it.. Michelle
Just beautiful..Someday I will visit this Island..It seems so peaceful and beautiful. Can't wait to see other shadows.Great pictures.
so very very pretty!!
Very beautiful shadows, with a great sense of place. I wish I could be eating one of those fresh pineapples right now!
Beautiful photo and shadows, Molokai Girl! Happy SSS! :)
Wonderful quote and photo.
I see two ways to fing relief from the paradise sun abd heat: The shadows or the surf. The diffusion of the sunlight through the trees gives a comlex mixture of shapes. This looks like paradise!
They call it paradise for a reason, who wouldn't fall in love with this island and it's traditions, very powerful energy.
This is a beautiful photo and it sure does look very peaceful. I tried the canoe thing once and just went 'round and 'round in circles. It's hard! Looking forward to seeing more lovely shadow shots from this area.
As for the #100 SSS, I'm not sure how we'll commemorate that. Ideas from you are more than welcome! :D
Lovely. I really would like to sit in that shadow :-).
Under the palm trees
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This is really the most magnificient shot I seen today, so far.
Lovely shot, girl! Job well done.
Have a blessed day.
xoxo
those are wonderfully deep shadows, what lovely light...
great shadows on this beach...gorgeous place..
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