An aluminum awning with no rain gutter.
Walking home, we stopped at Adele's house to see her setup. I like the bar for hanging clothes hangers.
A water heater closet outdoors, too.
Stone, etc., countertop material was downstairs.
Andrea liked the Thermador refrigerator ($5k) at Ferguson.
Pacific Source was also helpful. They had a Jackson Pollock style painting, barely visible in the back right.
Everything you wanted to know about feral chickens in Hawaii.
Looking at ceramic floor tiles.
This is the natural wood cabinet door we decided on.
Andrea photographed the newly planted lime tree in my painted pot upon returning from our walk.
She also photographed this ma'o hau hele in my painted pot.
We arrived at ten after nine.
We sat and talked with Officer Farley for a while. I had a free coffee and Andrea got a tea from Starbucks.
Selfie with mirrors in the underground hallway to the restrooms.
On Andrea's return from shopping at Long's.
Perusing the menu.
The view of the park.
Andrea. Click the image for the full resolution version.
We shared a romaine lettuce salad. Fresh and crispy; delicious. I had the Wise Guy drink, Andrea had the Lotus. I liked them both.
After dinner Keoki coffees. I sent a photo to Threads (a more mainstream version of Twitter, without all the right wing jerks).
Members discuss bonsai as things were wrapping up.
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The tour at the front of the house.
Five of the eight people on the 2:30 tour on Wednesday.
Plumeria flowers by Andrea on our Friday the thirtenth morning walk.
Four 1 mm wires were applied and the trunk was shaped. Click the image for the full resolution version.
A bonsai ilima after growing wild for a year. Click the image for the full resolution version.
And more refrigerators.
And more refrigerators.
The bonsai a'ali'i after its second round of training. Click the image for the full resolution version.
Wednesday morning. Painted the interior and exterior and added a pot to paint.
Wednesday afternoon. More paint applied with a brush.
Thursday morning. More paint applied with a brush.
Thursday afternoon. Pot paintings completed. Two coats (or more) can be done a day with acrylic (water based) Rustoleum paint.
Becky got the Halloween chocolates we sent. Photo by Eric.
Friday morning, October 20, I photographed my small plant growing bench attached to the rock wall in the backyard.
We found our countertop to go with the gray painted cabinet doors.
At Home Depot.
After we got back, the city came by to prune our bauhinia for us. I moved the car that was parked there.
This is the after shot.
While Andrea went to the store I finished my painting on an oak board.
Stylin'. Photo by Andrea.
Wednesday October 25: We met the civil walking patrol at the Hind Drive bridge at 7:00 AM. Photo by passerby via Adele.
My broader view of the upper valley.
Just before setting out on the walk down the eastern side of the lower valley.
We split off from the group and walked over the bridge on Kalanianaole Highway. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea and I went to the Aina Haina shopping center and had breakfast at Jack's.
They have an extensive menu. Photo by Andrea.
We walked back home via West Hind Drive. Photo by Andrea.
At 1:30 Thursday morning we were awakened by honking (car alarm), door pounding (no answer) and truck towing at the corner house at Alahe'e.
I walked over to talk to the person doing the towing hookup and took a picture. The towing company speializes in reposessions.
We had the place to ourselves at first. Photo by Andrea.
Our waitress took our picture with my personal device.
Judy got pictures of all the dishes. Everything was served family style.
The waitress also took our picture with Judy's personal device.
The requisite dessert photo by Andrea.
Another view crystal liqueur set.
After pruning and planting in a round bonsai pot.
At the meeting.
There was a legend that the Bellows transmitter site had been built on an old Hawaiian graveyard and that the place was haunted. There was a superstition, if things were going well, that one should never remark to that effect. Sgt. Van Meter believed this superstition, and knowing that, one night at the start of midnight shift, after the swing shift had left, I said in a very loud voice, “It looks like it’s going to be a quiet night tonight.” Van Meter was upset with me, and I just laughed. We went into the office to sit down. I had just gotten my feet up with a Time magazine when we heard a loud “bang” out in the transmitter wing. One of the HF transmitters was down with a catastrophic failure. Van Meter and I were up all night troubleshooting it, and it still was down when the day shift came to work. I learned a lesson from that, and now I think twice before making fun of the beliefs of another.
Andrea went to her hula halau in the afternoon.
The seminar was indoors this time, in the Maile foyer.
Dolphins at the Kahala were used to verify drone photogrammetry techniques for dolphins in the wild. Captive dolphins live longer, too.
Trick-or-treating in Virginia: granddaughter Lenora.
Trick-or-treating in Virginia: grandson Grayson.
Spooky resident of the house.
Spooky ghosts. We had a nice turnout of trick-or-treaters this year. Only three treat bags left.
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