Andrea conducts the business meeting.
Introducing Larry Martin and Angela Wong, our speakers for the event.
Genie Trapp arranged the speakers for the day.
Larry and Angela talked about the UH small satellites program.
Meanwhile, my friend John Gardner has been experimenting with LED oscillators in San Diego. Photo by John.
On Monday morning I took this photo of Emma playing on the cat post. February 3rd.
On Monday afternoon I photographed some bonsai. This is a hau tree from seed.
This is a twin trunk kiawe from seed in a pot given to me by Diamond Head Annie.
Andrea brought dinner for the team on Monday night. February 3rd.
The robot is coming along.
Photo by ZJ. Tuesday, February 4th.
Tuesday night Bill took us to dinner at Assaggio's in Hawaii Kai. We had a good sunset view.
Wednesday after lunch we went to the Oahu Club in Hawaii Kai to see about joining.
Wednesday afternoon the beach wasn't crowded at all.
Assembling the new pit structure. Banners go on the upper portion first. Wednesday, February 5th.
The upper structure is put on top of the lower structure.
It looks good with the banners.
Working on the robot.
The beach on Thursday was overcast.
Working on the robot. Thursday, February 6th.
Kai Fox presented a briefing on aquaponics, specially prepared for the Women's Campus Club.
Kai told us about the aquaponics installations.
It was a fairly low tide in the afternoon at the beach, and another gray day.
Electrical and pneumatics work begins in earnest. Friday, February 7th.
On Sunday, February 9th, Andrea and I went to Waimanalo to attend the monthly meeting of Rainbow Bonsai Club.
Secretary Stephany and President John.
That evening we took Lenore and Estelle to Diamond Head Theater to see Stepping Out, an interesting non-musical
about a Thursday evening tap dance class. Afterward we met Flo, Carol, and Lynn at Uncle Bo's restaurant for dinner.
I've been mentoring FIRST Robotics teams for a dozen years now. This just came in the mail. Andrea got one too.
Starting work on the robot. Monday, February 10th.
Rolled out the test carpet and assembling the pit structure.
It's a fine looking robot.
And a fine looking pit structure.
The last mechanical operation on the robot. Tuesday, February 11th.
The robot shoots!
Shoots again!
They stripped off about threee inches of old asphalt composite.
This is the big scraping machine.
A back hoe came along and pulled chunks off the concrete curb apron.
Wednesday evening students put some finising touches on the robot.
Thursday evening students get ready for autonomous program testing.
Driving practice! The robot looks and runs like it was professionally designed and built: all by students.
At Uncle Bo's Pupu Bar.
Andrea put the
Horan
plate on the bathroom cabinet. Photo Sunday morning.
Sunday afternoon Andrea made cherry pies for the team's dinner Monday night.
Cherry pies. Photo by Andrea. February 16th.
Getting the robot ready for autonomy testing. It started raining so we moved the test area to under the shelter by the office.
At the front of the school. The plaque says "Sign - Lighting Presented by the Class of 1961." The sign is back-lit by neon
tubes that no longer work.
Testing autonomy at the office area. I saw them score three in a row before I left later in the evening.
We have a very fine looking robot this year.
Posing with the safety board. Tuesday, February 18th.
Putting up the pit structure one last time before packing the crate.
Having arrived early, we took a walk and came back to the theater.
The stage set before the show. It was Chinese "opera." Quite interesting, set about a thousand years ago.
Lindsay first performed a critique of guests trees.
This one was planted two low in the pot and Lindsay also suggested a better angle.
This is a nice grafted shimpaku juniper.
After the critique, we had lunch and then we all worked on our trees, following Lindsay's suggestions.
This is the magnificent thornless kiawe tree in the white garden.
I see one. Three that is, yellow fronted canarys. Photo by Andrea.
Winding up the tour with the primavera (golden blossoms) tree and a giant crape myrtle (left, off camera). We saw
yellow fronted canarys and a northern cardinal. Afterward Karen and Alan presented a slide show of birds of Hawaii.
Waiting for the lecture and slide show to begin. Photo by Andrea.
We have bananas coming. Photo by Andrea. Thursday, February 27th.
Napoleon on the cat post. Photo by Andrea.
Emma. Photo by Andrea.
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