March Journal Photos

In the afternoon I went to the uncrowded beach while Andrea got her nails done.

We met Lynn and Walter at Roy's for a great dinner. Andrea and I had the dim sum canoe for two. Lynn had the scallops.

Walter and Lenore study the menu. Photo by Andrea.

After guiding the tour of five at the Manoa Heritage Center, we went for a swim at Sans Souci Beach.

This is the memorial stone in front of the Natatorium War Memorial.

At the beach bar. Photo by waitress.

From the makai direction. Photo by waitress.

Andrea got this great shot of Diamond Head. The vog seems to have cleared up.

I slouched down so Andrea could get us both in (Diamond Head and me).

Bass and guitar with some good singing. Photo by Andrea.

Rascal Rick? Photo by Andrea.

Hula dancing by Kamaile.

Ready to munch pineapple. Photo by Andrea.

Getting closer to sunset. Photo by Andrea.

More hula. Kamaile had very good moves. Photo by Andrea.

At the Kaimana Hotel bar for coffee and dessert.

I had a Manhattan with Jack Daniels with dessert. Photo by Andrea.

Photo with flash this time. I think I like the natural light better.

The finished table. Painted it blue with yellow, green, and white decorations.

I also refurbished the suspended bonsai bench, painting it blue and white and replacing the rope suspension with
stainless cable and turnbuckles.

On Thursday, March 10^th, we went to the beach and at the Kahala exit we saw a man on the sidewalk, not moving.
We pulled over. A couple in a car had pulled over too and they had called 911, but couldn't stay. I stayed until the paramedics
and police arrived. He appeared either really drunk or on the verge of a diabetic coma. He was unconscious when I approached
him on foot, but woke up before the paramedics arrived. He was holding a cigar and a lighter and his knuckles were skinned,
as if they had scraped the sidewalk. The paramedic thanked me and we left.

On Friday, March 11^th, we went to the beach. We swam and then I did my pullups and bardips. It was windy, but
not too bad. The water was clear and we swam out toward the wind sock.

We arrived a little early and waited in the back yard in the shade.

We didn't get to go inside the firehouse, but got a tour of the engine.

The fire captain did most of the talking.

A fireman suited up to show us the gear.

I counted 16 adults attending the tour.

Near the end of the tour. Photo by Andrea.

Later on Friday I finally got around to restoring the copper tetrahedron I made back in 1971. Here it is after wire brushing.

After the business meeting we had bonsai show and tell.

Thanksgiving 1977: the tetrahedron is hanging next to the shell lamp. It needed refurbishing.

After repainting with flouescent paint. It demonstrates the relationship in space of the square and triangle.

Back on display in the bedroom.

After taking the photo above. Photo by Andrea.

The entry display. Photo by Andrea.

On the way home we stopped at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden.

Pointing at the Hawaiian flag. Photo by Andrea.

Andrea is behind the blue sign, on the right.

I held the handmade cardboard sign. Photo by Andrea.

Afterward we went to the Kaimana Hotel bar for pupu and Manhattans.

View of the sunset through the hau trees at the Hau Tree Lanai.

Our waitress Ashley took this photo. Cheers!

The TV behind Andrea was distracting so we picked up our drinks and moved to this table. Desserts!

On the way home we stopped at Russel Convenience in the Kaimana Hotel building and bought some cans of blueberry tea.

Andrea took lots of photos.

My tree is in the middle of this row.

Club members work on the forest.

This is my moyogi elm with a mountain view stone (suiseki).

There was an ikebana display.

A succulent display.

Some award winners.

Some of my favorite orchids, the paphiopedilums.

Three of the nine forest trees are in place.

The anthurium display with the Ellison Onizuka anthurium.

The forest is nearly complete with lots of onlookers.

Later we moved inside to eat because the weather became drizzly.

A kiawe from seed, five years old.

Another kiawe from seed, also five years old.

Monkey pod from seed, five years old.

Wednesday morning, March 23^rd, the first full moon after the vernal equinox, I photographed my hau tree.

This is a flowering red hibiscus.

We went to Zippy's in Hawaii Kai for lunch on Wednesday, March 23^rd.

Next we had the Toyota (bronze, second from left) washed at McKinley Car Wash on Kapiolani.

The outside view of the cafeteria at Aina Haina Elementary School.

The room filled up fairly quickly. Drew and Estelle Murphy joined us at our table.

Senator Mazie Hirono, a Hillary supporter, was there.

We went to dinner at Bill and Caroline's house where we saw some baby ducks.

They have a number of Pacific art works.

Paul and Faye came over for slow cooked lamb shanks dinner.

We had a fairly good turnout. Photo by Andrea.

Cookies and water were provided by Danny. Photo by Andrea.

Bob Lew and Linda Starr were there too, sitting to either side of me. Photo by Andrea.

Team Magma (Kalani High School) set up their pit and worked on their robot on Thursday morning. Photo by Andrea.

Blake in the pit.

Andrea in pit admin.

Working on the robot.

368 and 359 on the practice field.

Cammy helped Kalaheo High School with a programming problem.