November 2025 Journal Photos

Later Saturday morning I put up the first of two new sunshades.

Sunday morning I put up the second sunshade after Andrea stopped at City Mill to get the missing part.

Sunday afternoon I attended the Zoom philosophy meetup. The subject was free speech.

Now that anti-fascism has been declared terrorism by Trump, here is our terrorist flag.

Tuesday Andrea and I attended the Writers Circle Zoom session.

Wednesday morning clouds photographed by Andrea.

I received the cover art for approval Wednesday the fifth.

Photo by Andrea.

Two of the Palace curators with display artifacts (not for sale). The silver had been recently restored (polished and laquered).

Ornaments from past years were on sale.

The barracks building courtyard was set up for pupu and drinks. Andrea and I both had prosecco and plates.

Hawaiian childrens' books for sale in the store.

Andrea liked the Aloha Oe music boxes. She bought four for gifts.

Andrea looking at the music boxes.

View from behind the pupu tables.

Getting in the car to leave. We had parked in the Palace parking lot behind the capitol.

The Palace has been decorated for King Kalakaua's birthday.

We had pupu plates to share. Manhattans came later.

We had a nice sunset over Leahi (Diamond Head). Photo by Andrea.

Simina and Rick in the kitchen preparing dinner. Friends Andrew and Mariola joined us shortly.

The attendance was thin due to the potential for rain. Photo by Andrea.

Today I began to work on my willow leaf ficus (ficus nerifolia). They make great bonsai.

After over two inches of rain the stream behind our house is running for the first time in many months.

Monday I potted my willow leaf ficus (ficus nerifolia) into a plastic training pot, the chokan (formal upright) style.

At the courts with Aiko K., June, Karen, and Patrick with Aiko on bench.

We had bananas ready to harvest in the afternoon, Tuesday. We worked together to get them. Photo by Andrea.

We shared bananas with neighbors. Photo by Andrea.

Pruned on Thursday, November 13, photographed Friday morning.

My bonsai kou needs work, too. Photographed Friday morning.

My bonsai kou after pruning and wiring Friday morning.

Andrea drove to Waimanalo to drop off the compost material.

Andrea picked up our packets for the Kai Iwi run-walk coming up.

My bonsai kou after repotting Saturday morning.

My bonsai escambron after repotting Sunday.

June, Patrick, Aiko, and Karen.

Andrea and I had our fifth Zoom session for this semester's Writers Circle.

On Wednesday I cut some palm fronds and coconuts and photographd this one.

On Thursday I arrived just before nine and was the first one there. All four courts were unoccupied.

Karen, Patrick, and Aiko came and we played doubles. Aiko arrived first and we played singles for three games.

I stood guard with my fire extinguisher while she called a friend. Click the image for the full resolution version.

Police, ambulance, and tow truck showed up. Click the image for the full resolution version.

Andrea photographed our beautiful native maiapilo (Capparis sandwichiana) flower on our Friday morning walk before breakfast. Maiapilo is found only in Hawaiʻi.

Later Friday morning I photographed our bamboo orchids.

I played tennis Saturday morning at the Niu Valley courts.

Lois, Joleen, and Judy waiting for the race to start.

Andrea's selfie on the road.

Jason came with his wife and kids. He examined this foemina juniper, one of two trees provided for him to work on. He chose the other one.

Jason Chan demonstrated at the Rainbow Bonsai Club's annual December show four years ago. Posing for photos.

Jason chose this Monterey Cypress, owned by Jim Meyer, to work on.

They went to breakfast at the Beastside Kitchen in Hawaiʻi Kai afterward.

We invited all HBA members and we had a good turnout. Jason is a former officer of the Golden State Bonsai Federation (California) and
is proprietor of Eastern Leaf bonsai nursery in Chino, California.

Jason decided to make a bunjin (literati style) out of the tree.

He discussed the rationale for finding the front.

Discussing branch placement.

People brought pot luck items for lunch after the demo.

More discussion of the front showing the curves of the trunk.

The front is facing Jason.

Getting ready to bend the first branch.

View from the back.

After wrapping the branch with rafia, Jason applied heavy wire.

Rainbow president Pat lent a hand throughout.

Jason put rafia and wire on the back branch.

Detail of the wire and stays.

Continuing wiring.

He worked his way up the tree with more wired branches.

He removed unneccessary branches. Almost done.

Pat, Jim, and Jason with the finished bonsai. A beautiful result.

My bonsai escambron after pruning.

Sunday afternoon Andrea and I went to Mānoa Valley Theater to see Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

I photographed the escambron I plan to take to the meeting to work on.

Getting ready to start the meeting.

View from the back before the meeting started.

My phone died Tuesday and this is the first photo with my new phone. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

This is my escambron after pruning at the Pacific Club meeting on Monday.

Wednesday morning I tested the flash on my new phone with this painting photo.

Andrea prepared a marvelous Thanksgiving dinner.

The spatchcocked turkey was easy to carve.

Cheers! We are thankful for many things, to numerous to list. Praise the universe for life.

Full plates.

Walking up to the Niu Valley courts Saturday morning.

Patrick, Caroline, Steve, and Bill. We played rotation from 08:00 to 09:30.

We arrived early and entered before most.

After the musical (we left at intermission) we went to Mark and Aloha's place to entertain Bella, their cat.

Andrea photographed artwork at Mark and Aloha's condo at Kahala.

We walked to the Kahala Hotel for pupu and drinks at the Veranda later. Photo by Andrea.

I had two of their Knickerbocker martinis. Andrea had their variant on the Singapore sling. Photo by Andrea.

We listened to Hawaiian musician sing with his guitar.

We stopped for photos at the gingerbread house in the lobby. Photo by Andrea.

I attended the philosophy Zoom meetup on "who owns the bones?" on Sunday afternoon. Scientists vs. indigenous rights groups.

Andrea put up our Christmas lights Sunday and we turned them on that evening. Photo by Andrea.