November 2020 Journal Photos

Election

2020 is a presidential election year and November 3^rd is election day.

Andrea went sign waving for a final time before the election on Monday evening, November 2^nd.

By Thursday, November 5, the election outcome was still not decided, with Biden with 264 electoral votes and the buffoon with
214. 270 are needed to win. The cement crew were here as they are every Thursday for grouting the stream's new wall.

Friday afternoon Andrea and I went sign waving for mahalo (thanks) to Biden-Harris voters. Photo by Andrea. I'm way in the back.

We were across from Kalani High School. Mahalo to everyone in the nation who came out to vote for Biden-Harris.

Photos by Amy Monk who organized the sign waving.

Sunday morning, November 8, I flew the Biden Flag in honor of the President-Elect, and Veteran's Day coming up Wednesday, November 11.

The nation still has a huge covid problem. The red states are in denial. Utah deaths are ramping up.

Tuesday graphs from the New York Times.

Tuesday morning, November 10, Andrea went to look at a Manoa Senior Care home in Kaimuki. Looks nice. Photo by Andrea.

Veterans' Day

November 11, the day the Great War armistice was signed used to be called Armistice Day. Now it celebrates all military veterans, falling on a Wednesday this year.

Flying the flag for Veteran's Day.

Thursdays are cement days on the stream.

Completing the cementing at Betty's house.

Our turn now.

Lots of holes to fill. Looks like about a yard of concrete per yard of wall.

Filling in.

People sometimes ask me, "what does it take to be a bonsai master?" So Friday morning I photographed it. That's right, it takes one of these.

Red Hibiscus Bonsai

The red hibiscus bonsai has been growing wild for about a year and it's time to give it a good pruning. Saturday, Novemeber 14.

It's had a place in the sun, on the left, on the white glass table.

I moved it to the glass table under the lychee tree for the pruning work.

I first cut off all the flowers and put them into a champagne flute. Hibiscus flowers last only one day.

After pruning, I painted the trunk shari with lime sulfur and added more soil to the pot. Lime sulfur bleaches the deadwood and prevents rot.

Our friend Elizabeth on the mainland sent this shirt to Andrea and we got it Saturday, the 14th.

Devin Oishi is the artist who painted the surfboard we purchased from him. Image via Facebook.

I made a separate page for the red hibiscus bonsai.

Monkeypod Bonsai

One of my monkeypod bonsai was ready for pruning again, Sunday, Novemeber 15.

The monkeypod tree, grown from seed, has been growing in the sun for several months since its last pruning.

That was quick. Ready to go back on the growing bench. Monkeypods can be wired too, but this one doesn't need it this time.

I made a separate page for the monkeypod bonsai.

Breadfruit Bonsai

I started documenting the breadfruit bonsai in September, 2019. This continues the work begun then, Monday, Novemeber 16.

The breadfruit bonsai on the growing bench, center front. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

The breadfruit tree is first defoliated.

Then the excess branches are cut off and the remaining branches are wired. The lower branches will need to catch up to the upper one.

Covid-19

Covid-19 is reaching a crisis level in the USA, with the red states being hit hard with too little too late emergency actions by the Republican governors.

Trump has not yet thrown in the towel, but continues to spew lies about election fraud and the campaign continues spurious and incompetent lawsuits that keep getting dismissed for lack of evidence. Every day he delays the inevitable is a diminishment in whatever "legacy" he may have left.

New cases and deaths in the USA are both shooting up.

I was notified by ResearchGate today of a new citation of my 1995 international conference paper.

Wailupe Stream

After a rainy weekend, the stream workers are back on Monday and Tuesday. Joe Biden started his transition after the GSA administrator authorized the start on Monday, November 23.

Tuesday morning Andrea photographed the stream work from the Hind Drive bridge while I got ready to go to my dermotolotist, Dr. Matsunaga.

Looking makai from the Hind Drive Bridge. Photo by Andrea.

Wednesday afternoon we went to Manoa Senior Care in Kaimuki to drop off a clothes hamper, shower chair, and a new iPad for Lenore,
who will be moving in on Monday.

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 26, getting ready to watch the Macy's Parade at 9:00 AM.

Stanford Yuen posted this Thanksgiving graphic on Facebook, so I downloaded it.

Andrea fixed a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat.

Here is the chef herself. I consulted on the menu.

Friday morning I put out a Christmas flag.

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