January 2020 Journal Photos

Andrea took Lenore for a morning drive on Wednesday, New Year's Day, and saw this dramatic sky off the Ka Iwi coast (east end of Oahu).

The shade was pretty badly damaged. The lamp has been in the family as long as anyone can remember.

The lamp after cleaning. It's a nice looking lamp.

In the afternoon I went to the beach while Andrea did her Thursday Mission Houses tours (noon and 2:00 PM). It drizzled the whole time I was at
the beach. Fishing is allowed in even numbered years. They didn't catch anything besides a small eel while I was there.

Friday morning, January 3, I reassembled the lamp with new lamp cord, and tested it out with the old lamp shade. Andrea has ordered a new one.

Andrea continued to put away Christmas decorations on Friday. Photo by Andrea.

Also on Friday we received a Christmas party thank you card from Margo. This is the outside.

This is the inside of the card.

Our team sat mostly in the third and fourth rows in the high school auditorium. Photo by Andrea.

Waiting for the telecast to begin.

Counting down to the kickoff at 5:30 AM.

Team photo after the game reveal.

Team photo.

Mentors discuss the game.

Later that morning Andrea worked on her 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle.

Meanwhile there was a meeting for parents.

Brainstorming design ideas.

Discussing design ideas. Photo by Team Magma via Facebook.

I went to the beach on Monday the 6th while Andrea went to Costco. A crew was pruning coconut palms near the Aquarium.

Team leader Mija set up the chop saw while freshman Andrew watched.

Mija and Andrew worked together to build the prototype hook deployer.

The prototype assembly progresses.

All done and it works.

Tuesday's robotics session started with the daily tag-up meeting.

Getting ready to use the chop saw on some extruded aluminum as a parent volunteer watches.

Last year's robot will be used as a testbed for this year's programming.

Everyone is busy.

Walking back to the Mission Houses I saw this police escort for the police emergency command post.

Jaron was outside the Chamberlain House with a group of school children.

Part of the tour group in the Bingham Bedroom.

I went to the beach in the afternoon while Andrea stayed home to roast a duck. It was quite windy, so I got a place in front of the
Sans Souci Apartments, between the palm trees and out of the wind.

Wednesday evening started as usual with the "I'm Excited" ritual.

Using the chop saw for further prototyping.

Thursday the ninth I brought neighbor Pete along to robotics as a potential mentor. He has a daughter who goes to Kalani High School.

Getting ready for the team student photograph.

The team student photograph.

Friday afternoon I went for a swim whil Andrea volunteered at the Mission Houses. A monk seal visited the Sans Souci Apartments end of the beach.

An idiot was in the water inside the cones, within 50 feet of the seal, a violation of federal and state law.

I went to robotics Saturday morning. Mija was setting up a Web repository for software files.

Three students worked in the cave.

After the business meeting we toured Mike's backyard bonsai collection. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

He has a very good setup for growing and displaying bonsai. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

His yard gets full sun. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

There was a light rain at first, increasing to moderate. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

One of Andrea's favorites is this weeping style ironwood. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

As the rain increased, people stood under the eve. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

Josephine donated these two fukien tea bonsai for our Natsunoya Tea House exhibit later this month.

Sunday afternoon I painted the tiki and set it in a disk of anchoring cement using a See's candy tin I got for Christmas from Andrea.

A large scaffolding has been set up in the restaurant space.

I completed painting the cement base of the tiki in the morning and took this picture while watering after returning from the beach.

When I arrived around 5:30 PM the programming team had the test bed up and running.

The mechanical team was building a control panel wheel for testing the robot prototype.

Operating the mill.

Lining up for dinner.

Testing the control panel positioner. It works.

Andrea and I went to the beach Tuesday afternoon. We moved up out of the wind by the Sans Souci Apartments.

Students at work.

Programming team at work.

Parent and mentor booster meeting in the cave.

Dinner break at 7:00 PM.

Operating the mill. I told the operator to tuck in his hoodie strings right after I took this photo.

CAD designers at work.

Before heading home I stopped in the Kaimana Hotel to see if the bar is open while the construction is going on. It's not. The sign
said that there were emergency repairs underway and they would be completed by January 31.

Jessica introduced anthropologist Dr. Kirch.

Dr. Kirch fielded questions after his talk about discovering the location of Puka o mao mao (green opening, AKA Puka'oma'oma'o).

Afterward we went to the Moana Hotel for ahi poke nachos and mai tais.

We were entertained with ukulele and song.

Bill and Andrea in the living room.

The design team at work in the main room.

Mr. Kwock helped make bearing blocks on the mill.

Kareem and Jefferson cut one-by-two extrusion for the chassis.

We brought a lei for Becky at baggage claim 11.

In the car on the way home. Photo by Becky.

I went to robotics after we brought Becky home. The PR team at work in the cave.

Disassembling last year's robot for parts. Later I helped Chris do the robot lifting winch drum size calculation.

Andrea brought Chinese food from Aina Haina Chop Suey while I was at robotics.

Meanwhile Becky went with Bill to visit her grandmother Lenore. Photo by Becky.

At Sans Souci Beach Park headed for the shore. Photo by Becky.

In the afternoon Andrea and I took Becky to the beach and after our swim we did some pull-ups.

Thursday morning Becky and I went for a swim while Andrea went to a doctor's appointment. Then we did pull-ups and bar dips and looked for fish.

City workers were repairing the barrier wall at the Natatorium.

Later Thursday morning Bill flew his quadrotor (drone) while Becky watched.

Flying the drone.

Napoleon. Photo by Becky.

I set up my tree, a moyogi kiawe with mountain viewing stone, when we arrived at the Natsunoya Tea House and moved it more to the right later.
Photo by Andrea.

After setting up the bonsai display, we were greeted by David.

John set up a demonstration table and we had four donated trees for the raffle after dinner.

After Ryan brought his large banyan tree, we had four bonsai in the main display.

With my kiawe bonsai. Photo by First Allied.

We paused for a group photo at the demonstration table. Photo by Andrea.

Just over a hundred attended.

Selfie with attendee Jennifer.

The view from the stage. Buffet dinner is about to begin. I had salad, rice, butterfish, chicken, steak, and shrimp tempura. Outstanding.

Singing entertainment by Shanita Akama who won first place in the National Association of Teachers singing competition. Shanita teaches
chorus at Waianae Intermediate School.

Ryan called the winning numbers in the raffle with help by Cheryl. Photo by Andrea.

Andrea and Becky went for haircuts. Photo by Becky.

Happy Lunar New Year from Thirty Meter Telescope.

Friday afternoon Xitlali's friend came over to give her some jagua skin art.

Friday afternoon Becky, Andrea, and I went for a swim.

Friday evening, Becky and I went to robotics where she talked about her experiences at Beach Cities Robotics (FRC 294) at the daily meeting.

Replacing belt pulleys with sprockets on the six robot wheels.

Joleen brought over cupcakes and Becky repaired Lenore's pendulum clock.

Guests began to arrive as we finished preparing the food table.

Photo by Andrea.

Group photo by Andrea.

Photo by Bill.

Enjoying our food.

Mary from the library and her friend and coworker Holly came by for a short time.

Lots of good conversations.

Linda and her brother Carl.

Elsie sat next to Lenore.

Doraine and Carl talk to Andrea and Becky.

Singing Happy Birthday. Photo by Andrea.

Libby and Betty came by for while.

Lenore reading her birthday cards. Photo by Andrea.

Joleen and Alice Tucker.

Waiting to cross the street and tour the International Market Place before going to the Moana Hotel (in the background). Photo by Becky.

Clowning for the camera. Photo by Becky.

Well posed. Photo by Becky.

Mai tais and pupu are on the way.

The two people at the next table offered to take our picure.

Cheers! Photo by Andrea.

Cheers! Photo by Andrea.

The lovely hula dancer Kamaile.

Kamaile came by our table to see if we had a request. I asked for "Wai Lele o Akaka" (Akaka Falls). Photo by Becky.

Becky took lots of pictures unposed. One of many.

Beautiful dancing.

As the sun set, Becky went out to the beach for photos. Photo by Becky.

Kamaile came by our table a second time.

The lion dancers came to the hotel and Becky and Xitlali went to the lobby to meet them. Photo by Becky.

Becky feeding the lion. Photo by Andrea.

Yummy ten dollar bill. Photo by Andrea.

Feeding the lion in the Banyan Court. Photo by Becky.

On the way back to the car Becky stopped for a photo at the Duke Kahanamoku statue.

The room of the house where a lunch buffet was set. Click the image to see the full resolution version. Photo by Becky.

Joe Hawley and his daughter Jorin were there visiting for a few days.

A delicious lunch on the deck by the bay. Photo by Becky.

Another view of the lunch on the back deck.

Chuck joined us a bit later.

Daily team meeting. We are behind schedule.

I taught Becky how to make mai tais earlier and she made some for dinner.

We had her favorite dinner (teryaki steak and broccoli) under the lychee tree.

The back yard was all lit up for the occasion. Photo by Becky.

After breakfast Andrea and Becky went for a drive to see the sunrise. Panoramic image by Andrea. Click on the image to see the full
resolution version.

After Andrea and Becky got back from their drive to the Ka Iwi coast, we went to the beach for a swim. Becky at the Natatorium.

We walked behind the Aquarium looking for fish.

The sand is returning to the beach at the Sans Souci Apartments. Two of the three palm trees are completely filled in now.

Beach babes! Click the image to see the full resolution version.

Tuesday evening I went to robotics. This is the daily status meeting.

Mentor Uncle Donny in the programming room.

It was a productive evening.

Mentor Wayland Kwock and student Mathew running the mills.

Button making.

Working on the lift winch prototype.

Dinner break for pizza.

The robot frame is partially assembled.

The Hau Tree Lanai repair work seems to be completed, right on schedule.

A student year book photographer attended again to take photos. Here the students do their "I'm excited" ritual.

Photographing the daily status meeting.

Assembling the robot chassis while Matt's mother applies a bandage to his cut finger (minor injury).

Mentor Uncle Donny with the programming team.

I had two fried eggs with bacon and Andrea had the egg and cheese croissant sandwich.

While Andrea shopped in the gift selection, I explored the back yard and found Robert Louis Stevenson's grass hut.

We went to the beach in the afternoon. Towling off after our swim. Photo by Andrea.

Temperature in the low 80s, light breeze, some clouds. Even when we are having "bad weather" it's good. I did eight pull-ups and ten bar dips.

Heading home after reading a page or two in Sapiens. One carries one's slippers on the beach to avoid flipping sand on people. Photo by Andrea.

Setting up the chop saw to cut some aluminum hex shaft.

Drilling a pilot hole in the end of a piece of hex shaft.

At work on a Friday night.