November 2021 Journal Photos

Jigsaw Puzzle

Monday, November 1: Andrea started assembling the jigsaw puzzle I bought her at Thinker Things at Kahala Mall last month.


"Well begun is half done" as Mary Poppins once said.


Andrea went for a walk Monday morning and took this photo of a nearly cloudless sky in Wailupe Valley.

Wailupe Stream

On Tuesday the second, Andrea shared her Wailupe Stream photos taken this morning on her daily walk.


This is one of the photos linked above: stream access right of way on Lawelawe Street.


New construction after a teardown on Tuesday, photo by Andrea.

Diwali

Thursday, November 4th. This holiday season begins with Diwali.

"May the light of Diwali remind us that from darkness there is knowledge, wisdom, and truth. From division, unity. From despair, hope. To Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists celebrating in America and around the world — from the People’s House to yours, happy Diwali." — President Biden


President Joe Biden and his wife Jill wish celebrants a happy Diwali. Whitehouse photo via Facebook.

Wailupe Stream

Friday, November 5th. I noticed some activity across the stream when I went out to the back yard to exercise this morning.


Working on a bank above the wall across the stream. Click the image to see the full resolution version.


A view of the great pyramid of Giza, downloaded from Facebook.


Sunday the seventh I photographed a pair of art objects in the front exterior of our house.


Flying the Thanksgiving flag. I'll replace it with Old Glory, of course, on Thursday, Veteran's Day.

Keawawa Wetlands in Hawaii Kai

Andrea went to volunteer work at the wetlands on Sunday, November 7, and after the work, at 5:00 PM, I joined them for an aloha oe, or bon voyage, party for Lolly, who is going back to New York after spending a year here.


As I approached the hale I took a picture of Elizabeth and helper setting up for the party.


Just about ready to begin the festivities.


Everybody gathered around.


Lolly bought a book for the group.


Lolly received lei from several volunteers.


Andrea and I sipped our champagne from the gold rimmed glasses.


Posing with the coconut trees.


Monday morning wall construction continued across the stream.


Monday afternoon I defoliated and wired one of my citrus bonsai.

Manoa Heritage Center

Andrea went to give school tours at the Manoa Heritage Center (MHC) on Tuesday morning, November 9, and I went to the Noelani Elementary School in Manoa to verify that there will be no Rainbow Bonsai Show this December. The school is not allowing use of its cafeteria due to covid. Then I went to MHC to meet Andrea and drop off a kou log for Keving to carve.


Kevin was maintaining the whaler kettle water feature when I arrived at the heiau.


Andrea was talking to a group of school children.

Veterans Day

Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day, after the armistice agreement was signed on November 11, after the Great War, fell on Thursday this year.


I put out the flag in the morning. Click the image to see the full resolution version.


It looked so good I took another picture. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

The Operas of Wagner

I attended my third weekly Zoom session of the OLLI course on Friday afternoon, November 12.


I unwired my bonsai olive and photographed it in the morning.


A screen capture of the Zoom session.


Repotted olive bonsai.


Saturday afternoon I repaired Andrea's shoes with RTV. Photo by Andrea.

Rainbow Bonsai Club Meeting

I went to the November meeting of the Rainbow Bonsai Club at acting President John's house on Sunday morning, November 14. This is the first meeting we've had since the summer due to covid restrictions. We held officer elections. Patrick is the new President, Scott is continuing as Treasurer, and I was elected Secretary.


Mel talks about a shohin bougainvillea he brought to show.


Mel looks at a premna that Duane brought while John looks on.


I brought three citrus formal uprights to talk about. Click the image to see the full resolution version.


This is the best developed chokan citrus. Click the image to see the full resolution version.


I was asked if they will have fruit someday. The answer is probably. Click the image to see the full resolution version.


After the show-and-tell portion of the meeting we went up to John's front yard to look at his bonsai.


He has a nice water feature in his front yard, now kept dry.

Environmental and Cultural Hui Meeting

Andrea and I were invited to attend the subject meeting by Mark and Aloha. Discussion included controlling overfishing in Maunalua Bay and a September 2022 fundraiser event at the Kahala Hotel.


Screen capture from the meeting.

Limu Huki

Andrea and I went to our adopted plot at Paiko to pull invasive algae (limu) as part of our volunteering with Malama Manualua.


We arrived in the morning. Photo by Andrea at 08:36 AM. The horizon is amazingly level!


We paused to get more bags. Photo by Andrea.


Andrea at work.

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Together we got five bags. It's best to fill them no more than one third, as they need to be carried to the street an loaded on a truck later.
Click the image to see the full resolution version.

Manoa Heritage Center Mahalo Zoom

Andrea and I attended the Zoom presentation featuring JC Watson of Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership after driving by to pick up our mahalo box lunch.


First Zoom capture.


Second zoom screen image.

Makahiki Begins

Thursday, November 18, is the first day of Makahiki, the Hawaiian season when peace reigns.


Lono and Ku on our livingroom console.


Ku wrapped in white cloth.

The Operas of Wagner

I attended the fourth in the series on Friday afternoon, November 19.


A screen capture from the Zoom session.


Becky sent us a coyote from Oaxaca, Mexico. Andrea named him Yote. Photo by Andrea.

I developed a runny nose and one degree of fever on Thursday so I scheduled a covid-19 test at CVS (Long's Drugs) here in Aina Haina for Saturday Afternoon (the soonest available). I was told the results will be available in a day or two. On Monday morning, November 22, the result of the covid test came in negative via the CVS MyPage Web interface.

At CVS, I checked out their vitamin and mineral aisle. I found Airborne, the travel virus prophylaxis product, because I knew it had zinc in it: 8 mg. Then I bought a bottle of 50 mg zinc capsules, and took one when I got home, and one the next morning with breakfast. My regular daily multivitamin tablet has 15 mg. zinc.

Pacific Encounters

Andrea and I attended the second session in the OLLI Zoom series on Tuesday afternoon, November 23. This one focused on Fiji.


A screen capture from the Zoom session.


Wednesday Andrea went to CVS to get a printer cartridge and bought me this nice looking Santa Claus.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving fell this year on the 25th, the fourth and last Thursday of November.


Might be getting lots of "no comment" from teachers in anti-CRT states. Ask a question about slavery, get "no comment." I prefer public schools
where teachers aren't afraid to talk frankly in answer to controversial questions. The anti-CRT states are exactly those states that have banned
teaching of, or influenced by, critical race theory, e.g., Texas. Such laws are quite stupid, because history needs to be taught in public
schools. Accurate history at all levels is important because properly taught at younger grades means wrong history won't have to be unlearned
later. In the cartoon, the "answer" to the question will no doubt be in dispute, even among the descendants of the Wampanoags.
Fair use for educational purposes.


We drove to the care home in the morning and Andrea gave Mom some presents.


A jigsaw puzzle of a painting of Crystal Cove.


A Hawaiian Santa decorative toy. Photo by Andrea.


We three. Photo by Claire, RN.


After our visit, Mom watched some television.


Eric and Becky sent this photo from upstate New York at Eric's parents' place.


Grandson Grayson in the oak leaves in Virginia. Photo by Malia.


Thomas in California. Photo by Kat.


Starting to cook Thanksgiving dinner at 1:46 PM.


Turkey is getting ready for the oven.


Turkey is ready for the oven at 3:19 PM.


A beautiful Thanksgiving dinner. Photo by Andrea.


The cook is ready to dig in.


Best Thanksgiving dinner yet.


Becky sent us an image of the wooden reindeer being worked on in our carport ten years ago.


From the November issue of Scientific American: climate change is real.

Holiday Preparations

Andrea and I sent out eVite invitations for a party we are planning on Friday the 17th of December. Then we began setting up indoor and ourdoor Christmas decorations on Saturday, November 27.


Hanging ornaments in the front window.


How it looks in the day. Photo by Andrea.


How it looks at night. Photo by Andrea.


I put candles in the menorah Saturday night and photographed it Sunday morning, the first day of Hanukkah this year.

Malama Maunalua at Koko Head District Park

Andrea and I joined Malama Maunalua and volunteers to plant native plants in the rain garden near the park entrance on Sunday morning, November 28.


Andrea went ahead in the Leaf to help set up at 8:00 AM. Koko Crater is in the background. Photo by Andrea.


I came in the Toyota before 9:00 AM.


An old kiawe tree is fallen over in the drainage ravine. The trunk is about five feet in diameter.


Alex (back to camera) gave a talk before we began work.


Photo by Andrea.


A pair of egrets came looking for bugs in the grass.


Two pop-ups provided shade for the sign-in table and refreshments.


Getting to work in the rain garden. We planted over a hundred native plants.


In the afternoon, Cedric came over for a bonsai lesson.


Andrea went to Keawawa in the afternoon, with 'alae 'ula (black dot in mid foreground) and four ae'o (Hawaiian stilt, next to left boulder) near
the marsh. Photo by Andrea. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

Iolani Palace

Andrea and I drove to Iolani Palace to pick up the Christmas ornaments she had ordered on Tuesday morning, November 30, stopping on the way at Longs CVS in Aina Haina for medicine for Mom, at City Mill in Kaimuki for potting soil and paint, and on the way home at Mom's care home to drop off the medicine, and at the bank in Aina Haina to get cash.


At the palace after stopping at the gift shop where we bought the fabric Christmas tree.


Andrea went to the ATM at the bank while I took this photo of Wailupe Valley.

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