December 2021 Journal Photos

Four bags of invasive limu on shore so far at 9:00 AM.

A beached double outrigger sailing canoe and a smaller catamaran on the left, mostly hidden.

Friday afternoon, December 3, I finished painting the repaired concrete pot, titled Art/Not art, #1, 2021.

Saturday morning I photographed the painted pot right side up and from another side.

I moved the heavy concrete pot into position. Photo by Andrea.

We got 1.18 inch of rain overnight. Photo by Andrea. Stream is running gently.

The Aina Hain Post Office and Aina Haina Library are in proximity. I waited outside while Andrea waited in line inside.

By 4:40 PM the water was covering the entire streambed. Photo by Andrea.

Screen capture of the Zoom session.

All decorated.

Pointing to my USC ornament. Photo by Andrea.

The visit lasted about an hour.

Afterward we went to the bar at the Kaimana (a beach hotel).

A view of the artwork on the lobby wall while we waited for a table.

The sun had set before we were seated.

Here comes our food. I had the crispy pork belly (tasty), and Andrea had the crab ravioli. Both quite good but overpriced.

We also had the Bengal old fashioned cocktails. Ready to dig in.

On the way home we stopped on Pueo in Kahala to see the immense Christmas tree.

Another Zoom screen capture from the opera session.

Gavin, President of Aina Haina Prepared, gives the morning briefing.

Matt of Hawaii Kai Strong is in full regalia for directing traffic. Photo by Andrea.

The full setup. Students from Kaiser High and Marines came to help.

Saturday afternoon we went to see Elf at Diamond Head Theater.

Andrea waiting in the shade.

The new theater, under construction.

We were at medical station six, across from the Niu valley Shopping Center.

Typical scene at the medical tent.

On the way home I stopped to photograph some panels on the ground floor with a potted false kamani.

A large painting with a scheflera tree in the background.

More people showed up as the meeting got going. I had to leave at 8:00 after 90 minutes.

It rained hard at 5:00 as the first guests arrived. Less than an hour later it stopped completely so we dried off the tables and chairs
and went outside to enjoy the cool calm evening.

After dropping off gatorade at Mom's care home, Andrea joined us under the lychee tree.

Having a wonderful dinner with wine and deserts.

The lights were powered by my battery backup system in the garden shed.

Looking at the decorations indoors.

A great spread at the food table.

Andrea went for a walk Sunday morning and got this shot of a Rainbow in Wailupe Valley.

On rainy Monday, Andrea made these two lauhala stars for the tree from kits given to us from Manoa Heritage Center.

Trade showers continued all day Tuesday, the winter solstice, December 21. A friend sent us this croche tree ornament.

The New Zealand ohia in the front yard is blooming. Photo by Andrea.

Andrea took this photo of me building my scale model spaceship.

Andrea did her weekly volunteering at Keawawa wetlands at 3:00 PM on Thursday. Photo by Andrea.

Screen capture by Becky.

Screen capture by Becky.

I got a Lego bonsai kit from Malia. Photo by Andrea.

I got a Medieval chess set from Tom. Photo by Andrea.

I gave Andrea an Anne Klein watch and bangles (not shown).

We gave Mom a sparkly bracelet. Photo by Andrea when she visited at 9:00 AM.

When Andrea got back from visiting Mom we went for a drive to Makapuu with a stop at Sandy Beach. Photo by Andrea.

This is the guy flying the kite in the photo above. Photo by Andrea.

Andrea photographing her favorite view.

We stopped again overlooking the beach: Makapuu lighthouse. Photo by Andrea.

I set up the Japanese knife sharpening machine that Becky and Eric sent me for Christmas. I hope nobody cuts herself on those really sharp knives.

I sharpened half a dozen kitchen knives, including a serrated bread knife. Photo by Andrea.

Andrea got a pair of laboratory beakers.

The banyan circle with fountain looking south toward the concert hall.

Looking north. The king celebrated the return of the kingdom from anexation by Great Britain.

I worked on the spaceship scale model in the afternoon. Photo by Andrea.

I painted the observation dome dark gray blue to look like tinted glass. Pressure vessel diameter is 20 meters (1.25 inch actual size).
Photo by Andrea.

Thomas sent me this really good-looking Medieval chess set.

We were still five minutes early so we walked to Foodland next door to get pork for our New Year's Eve dinner this Friday.

In the afternoon I worked on my spaceship model. Photo by Andrea.

Our plumeria tree has kept on blooming into the winter, so Thursday morning I took this photo of a blossom.

Thursday morning I finished the passenger module and photographed it with a black background. Click the image to see the full resolution view.

Another view of the passenger module model. The cylinder is 20 meters in diameter in this scale. Click the image to see the full resolution view.

We got a Christmas card from the White House. Watercolor by Becky Larimer, White House Calligraphy Office, 2021.

Here's the inside of the card.

After a period of rain in the morning, I took this photo of clouds down around the Koolau ridge at the top of Wailupe Valley.

We watched Thin Man movies on TCM with William Powell and Myrna Loy. Selfie by Andrea.