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Last Sunday in church the congregation sang “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains,” and this Sunday “Silent Night” was sung. Both songs written in the 1600’s have much in common.
The most striking similarity was the motivation for their having been written in the first place. The words to “Silent Night” were penned by an Austrian Priest, Joseph Mohr, to offer hope for his congregation who were going through difficult times amid wide spread famine. “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains” was written at the direction of Apostle Erastus Snow who wanted to provide hope for church members in Southern Utah who were facing difficult times with food scarce and a dreary winter ahead.
Both songs were first performed for Christmas programs and the music for both was provided by the choirmaster for the respective Christmas programs. “Silent Night’s” music was written by Choirmaster Franz Saver Gruber and “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains” by Choirmaster John Menzeles Macfarlane who also wrote the words. The first song was first heard in 1818 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg in Austria and the second in 1869 in Saint George, Utah.
Link to Young Men and Young Women Singing "Silent Night" at a This Year's Christmas Program:
Thoreau had his Walden Pond to which he ventured to find spiritual awakening. Each time I return to Molili Fishpond and its environs it hearkens me to the beauty of the natural world offering a respite from the more complex one of daily life.
Molili Fishpond is located on Oahu’s Kualoa Ranch’s property encompassing 125 acres of water and surrounding vegetation.
In this video the surrounding vegetation with its massive trees impress. Look closely through the trees and you can catch glimpses of the waters of Molili Fishpond.
The fishpond can be reached on a short trail behind the Ranch’s Macadamia Nut Farm complex along the Windward highway.
Fishponds were built by Hawaiian Royalty and only a few, such as this one, survive to our day.
Link to Oahu's Molili Fishpond Setting as Rooster Crows:
The naturalist, William Ellis, on Captain Cook's third (and final) voyage to Hawaii recorded the practice of Hawaiian royalty maintaining fish ponds. He subsequently wrote, "They [the Hawaiians] have numerous small lakes and ponds, frequently artificial, wherein they breed fish of various kinds in tolerable abundance,"
The fish farms of today and the Fish Ponds of ancient Hawaii differ in a significant respect. Historically they were walled to connect with the sea and a small entrance allowed small fish from the sea to enter. As the fish grew bigger they could not escape through the small entrances to return to the ocean. Today's fish farms are stocked with selected varieties. This apparently allowed the fish to remain genetically diverse without some of the detrimental issues that apply to farm bred fish today.
Oahu's Moli'i Fish Pond located on the Windward (East) side of the island remains one of the few and largest Fish Ponds to have remained intact for centuries. Its 125 acres extends as deep as 30 feet and the fish commercially harvested from it include Moi (thread fish), 'ama'ama (mullet) and awe (milkfish.)
Its history is steeped in legend and like the well recognized Chinaman Hat Island (properly named Mokoli'i) which is close to it, has a mythological storied origin. While Mokoli'i is said to have originated from the discarded tail of a dragon lizard that Hi'lika (the volcano goddess Pele's sister) threw into the ocean after defeating it, Moli'i Fish Pond is said to have been built in a day by the mythological elf-like creatures known as Manehunes.
Its more recent history is documented to include Dr. Gerritt P. Judd's purchase of the surrounding land from King Kamehameha III in 1850. Ownership remains in the family today and is operated as part of the Kualoa Ranch by Judd's descendants, the Morgan family.
My own personal introduction to Moli'i Fish Pond aligned with a roadside stop at the connecting Macadamia Nut Farm (actually a sales location rather than a farm) in the summer of 2001 just months before the eventful 9-11 calamity. As I wandered along a wooded pathway I encountered an artist with an approximate 50 inch by 30 inch canvas mounted on an easel. He told me he was completing a painting of the Moli'i Fish Pond. The setting there under the shadow of the westward looming majestic Cliffs of the Kualoa Mountains was serene. Extending eastward from the enclosed body of water was a thin peninsula of land known as Secret Island which separated the fish pond from the Pacific Ocean.
Observing the quality of his effort I let the artist Dennis Morton know that I would be interested in acquiring his completed work. In the ensuing weeks we kept in touch and he let me know that his intent was to have prints replicated from the original painting. Those plans fell apart somehow as a consequence of 9-11but the original painting eventually made it to me where I resided. It hung in my office for many years before eventually returning to Hawaii for hanging there.
First, a Photo of the Painting:
Dennis Morton, the Artist, discusses my acquisition of his painting in his book:
Photos from this Week's Return Visit to the site of the painting as depicted in the above linked video:
Photos taken at the Macadamia Nut Farm entrance to Molili Pond:
And on this same New Year's Eve, Nature had its own "Fireworks" Display as evident in this photo of the New Year's Eve Aurora as messaged from Anchorage Alaska:
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A HOLOGRAM WHALE AND FISH SWIM TO "JINGLE BELL ROCK" IN CHRISTMAS GIFTED AQUARIUM
Link to Video of Swimming Holographic Whale and Fish:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IaZme_6KsDs
Above, These clever kids set their iPad timer to catch Santa while they were asleep.
Below, Gift opening time:
Exploring with the Christmas gifted Magical Adventure Globe with its 600 custom videos which magically appear with a touch on the globe:
Link to Video of Exploring with the Magical Adventure Globe:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yygy7Q6kKvg
Concurrently taken Christmas Day Photos:
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I love Pink Floyd!
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My latest addition to the collection…
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This thread has just become my favorite since recently joining. I'm up to page three and it will become my daily haunt until I catch up. Request: I don't care about the photo info that professionals post with images; but I would like to know the what (if it applies) and at the least the where of the photo if you took it and it was not copied from someone else.
https://www.omnicoin.com/collection/colind?page=1&sort=sort&sale=1&country=0
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In our blood.
A few years ago, removing stock grill and installing new one.
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Happy Holidays
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Dinner
Latin American Collection
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PT Boats being built for WW II.
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A TALE OF TWO CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Last Sunday in church the congregation sang “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains,” and this Sunday “Silent Night” was sung. Both songs written in the 1600’s have much in common.
The most striking similarity was the motivation for their having been written in the first place. The words to “Silent Night” were penned by an Austrian Priest, Joseph Mohr, to offer hope for his congregation who were going through difficult times amid wide spread famine. “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains” was written at the direction of Apostle Erastus Snow who wanted to provide hope for church members in Southern Utah who were facing difficult times with food scarce and a dreary winter ahead.
Both songs were first performed for Christmas programs and the music for both was provided by the choirmaster for the respective Christmas programs. “Silent Night’s” music was written by Choirmaster Franz Saver Gruber and “Far, Far, Away on Judea’s Plains” by Choirmaster John Menzeles Macfarlane who also wrote the words. The first song was first heard in 1818 in Oberndorf bei Salzburg in Austria and the second in 1869 in Saint George, Utah.
Link to Young Men and Young Women Singing "Silent Night" at a This Year's Christmas Program:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CuOySZ04MHM
Errata
Both songs were written in the 1800’s, not 1600’s, 😁
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The Snowmen ar ready to take over
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low budget housing
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Had my ‘64 Studebaker out yesterday….
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RETURN TO MOLILI FISHPOND
Thoreau had his Walden Pond to which he ventured to find spiritual awakening. Each time I return to Molili Fishpond and its environs it hearkens me to the beauty of the natural world offering a respite from the more complex one of daily life.
Molili Fishpond is located on Oahu’s Kualoa Ranch’s property encompassing 125 acres of water and surrounding vegetation.
In this video the surrounding vegetation with its massive trees impress. Look closely through the trees and you can catch glimpses of the waters of Molili Fishpond.
The fishpond can be reached on a short trail behind the Ranch’s Macadamia Nut Farm complex along the Windward highway.
Fishponds were built by Hawaiian Royalty and only a few, such as this one, survive to our day.
Link to Oahu's Molili Fishpond Setting as Rooster Crows:
MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH OAHU'S MOLILI FISH POND:
The naturalist, William Ellis, on Captain Cook's third (and final) voyage to Hawaii recorded the practice of Hawaiian royalty maintaining fish ponds. He subsequently wrote, "They [the Hawaiians] have numerous small lakes and ponds, frequently artificial, wherein they breed fish of various kinds in tolerable abundance,"
The fish farms of today and the Fish Ponds of ancient Hawaii differ in a significant respect. Historically they were walled to connect with the sea and a small entrance allowed small fish from the sea to enter. As the fish grew bigger they could not escape through the small entrances to return to the ocean. Today's fish farms are stocked with selected varieties. This apparently allowed the fish to remain genetically diverse without some of the detrimental issues that apply to farm bred fish today.
Oahu's Moli'i Fish Pond located on the Windward (East) side of the island remains one of the few and largest Fish Ponds to have remained intact for centuries. Its 125 acres extends as deep as 30 feet and the fish commercially harvested from it include Moi (thread fish), 'ama'ama (mullet) and awe (milkfish.)
Its history is steeped in legend and like the well recognized Chinaman Hat Island (properly named Mokoli'i) which is close to it, has a mythological storied origin. While Mokoli'i is said to have originated from the discarded tail of a dragon lizard that Hi'lika (the volcano goddess Pele's sister) threw into the ocean after defeating it, Moli'i Fish Pond is said to have been built in a day by the mythological elf-like creatures known as Manehunes.
Its more recent history is documented to include Dr. Gerritt P. Judd's purchase of the surrounding land from King Kamehameha III in 1850. Ownership remains in the family today and is operated as part of the Kualoa Ranch by Judd's descendants, the Morgan family.
My own personal introduction to Moli'i Fish Pond aligned with a roadside stop at the connecting Macadamia Nut Farm (actually a sales location rather than a farm) in the summer of 2001 just months before the eventful 9-11 calamity. As I wandered along a wooded pathway I encountered an artist with an approximate 50 inch by 30 inch canvas mounted on an easel. He told me he was completing a painting of the Moli'i Fish Pond. The setting there under the shadow of the westward looming majestic Cliffs of the Kualoa Mountains was serene. Extending eastward from the enclosed body of water was a thin peninsula of land known as Secret Island which separated the fish pond from the Pacific Ocean.
Observing the quality of his effort I let the artist Dennis Morton know that I would be interested in acquiring his completed work. In the ensuing weeks we kept in touch and he let me know that his intent was to have prints replicated from the original painting. Those plans fell apart somehow as a consequence of 9-11but the original painting eventually made it to me where I resided. It hung in my office for many years before eventually returning to Hawaii for hanging there.
First, a Photo of the Painting:
Dennis Morton, the Artist, discusses my acquisition of his painting in his book:
Photos from this Week's Return Visit to the site of the painting as depicted in the above linked video:
Photos taken at the Macadamia Nut Farm entrance to Molili Pond:
HAPPY NEW YEAR'S
Making of Shave Ice at Matsumoto's in Haleiwa on Oahu Hawaii's North Shore:
Link to Video of the Making of Save Ice:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9GiB9E3B6xE
Concurrently taken Photos:
AN ADDED HAPPY NEW YEARS WITH FIREWORKS AND NORTHERN LIGHTS LIGHTED SKIES
As the count down to the New Year of 2025 approaches, fireworks explode over Hawaii Kai on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu.
Link to Video of Hawaii Fireworks:
Added Displays of New Year's Eve Fireworks Over Hawaii Kai:
Link to Added Video of Fireworks Exploding in Hawaii:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GT8RCRYbKVA
Link to Further Added Video of Fireworks Exploding in Hawaii New Year's Eve Sky:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GT8RCRYbKVA
Link to Further Added Video of Exploding Fireworks:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uiqFPk3ri_U
Link to Additional Video of Fireworks Exploding Over Hawaii Kai as the New Year Approaches:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3pVrDbb8wIY
Finally with the New Year now Here:
The New Year has arrived and with 2025 now here the firecrackers make their final bangs and the aerials make their final lighted sky displays.
Link to Video of Fireworks in the New Year:
Concurrently taken Photos:
And on this same New Year's Eve, Nature had its own "Fireworks" Display as evident in this photo of the New Year's Eve Aurora as messaged from Anchorage Alaska:
New Year's Eve Ebi (Shrimp) Tempura Making at Hawaii's Don Quixote to Sound of Japan:
Link to Just Posted Video that already is approaching several hundred views with multiple likes:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VdvtKaSqezY
Concurrently taken Photos: