This bonsai kamani needs some work. Kamani is a Polynesian introduction to Hawaiʻi. I grew this one from seed.
The bonsai kamani after unwiring, pruning, and wiring.
Andrea took this photo of her weeding and landscaping work Monday afternoon.
The lime tree after pruning and repotting into a smaller terra cotta training pot.
We had six for the Zoom session and finished the two hour class half an hour early.
Wednesday morning I photographed this sulphur colored mushroom in a pot. I met Eddie at Kahala Mall and Warren at his house for HBA letter signatures.
Patrick, Steve, June, and Karen on court 3.
I received serve. Photo by Andrea.
Serving. Photo by Andrea.
We walked out to the highway, passing Holy Nativity Church, where Andrea's family used to go.
We walked to Nehu Park which is getting some new play equipment.
People were there with dogs illegally off leash. Andrew apparently didn't bring his ticket book.
Looking back across Wailupe Valley.
Saturday morning maiapilo blossom on our morning walk, photo by Andrea.
Sunday Andrea began working with the pottery kit sent to us by our grandkids.
Seven weeks after styling and repotting of the bonsai crape myrtle. The tree was unwired and pruned.
Tuesday morning I photographed the ten bonsai that I will be selling next Sunday at the Pacific Bonsai Club show and sale.
We had prosecco to celebrate in the evening.
Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to play on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex.
Andrea photographed a beautiful red hibiscus.
After applying wood hardener to the head carved by Prof. Johnson, I reinstalled it on the post. Photo by Andrea.
Thursday morning maiapilo. Photo by Andrea.
Thursday morning tennis with Patrick serving.
View from the Ewa end of the cemetery.
We had bentos and white wine. Photo by Andrea.
Palama Settlement's James Rath. Photo by Andrea.
Dr. Iga Mōri. Photo by Andrea.
Contented Emma after breakfast.
In the afternoon we went to Noelani Elementary School to set up the Pacific Bonsai Club show in Mānoa.
I had ten bonsai and several books to sell. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
The empty table is reserved for Keith's tools and pots.
Quite a nice setup in just over an hour.
My show tree is an orange bougainvillea moyogi with a Harry Hirao viewing stone. Click the image to see the full resolution version.
Our reservation at Roy's was for 6:15 PM, so the sun was behind the building. We started with spring rolls and old fashioned.
The pineapple sauce was excellent. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea had a Caesar salad with blackended ahi and I had the miyasaka butterfish. Photo by Andrea.
I had a Sauvignon blanc with my entree. Photo by Andrea.
A nice sunset over Diamond Head. Photo by Andrea.
Andrea had a Prosecco with her ahi salad.
Yummy desserts: halo halo, special anniversary mouse, and chocolate ice cream.
At 8:38 AM the show was all set up and ready to open at 9:00.
The bonsai display filled one wall of the cafeteria.
Waiting to open the show.
Many fine bonsai on display.
Meanwhile, Andrea was helping at ʻIolani Palace. Photo by Andrea.
The cashier tables are ready to go.
Group photo by Keith.
Visitors enter and begin shopping and viewing the bonsai display.
The holding area and check-out tables swing into action.
One of Keith's tables. A bonsai show is the place to go to get pots, tools, wire, etc.
The holding area lets shoppers put things away for later and keep on shopping. Pairs of numbers: one for the group of items, one for the shopper.
Alvin and Nelson of Classic Bonsai Club enjoy the show.
The statue of King Kamehameha had been draped with lei for his birthday last Thursday. Photo by Andrea.
Duane's beautiful literati style gardenia. Photo by Andrea.
My bougainvillea moyogi. Photo by Andrea.
John's elegant shakan prostrata juniper. Photo by Andrea.
We had a third of an inch of rain overnight and I found this mushroom growing in my back yard in the morning.
This bonsai juniper is ready for some work. See how it's growing strong in the top?
Monday morning Andrea gathered plumeria flowers to make a lei for Lenora.
She came in on United a little early to baggage claim 31. Photo by Andrea.
I gave her the lei and a kiss. Photo by Andrea.
Steve serves and Lenora plays the net.
Steve serves again.
Lenora tries for a lob.
Tuesday afternoon I had my OLLI Writers Circle Zoom session while Andrea and Lenora went shopping.
The prostrata juniper after a light pruning. Later I will restyle and wire it.
Follow-up on the bonsai mountain apple (ʻōhiʻa ʻāi) that was styled seven weeks ago. It has one flower bud on the upper left.
We arrived early on Thursday and practiced volleys and ground strokes.
June serves to Tomy.
Lenora, Steve, and Karen on the bench watching Tomy and Patrick (Helen and June off camera).
Jenny, Jenny, and Kevin watch.
We walked up to Kūali‘i. My group started in the living room.
I photographed the room and some of the paintings.
North shore of Molokai.
Kauai.
Cook's ships at Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island.
Part of the art collection.
The sun room, later and formerly a library, to become a meeting room.
It looks festive. Our solstice theme this year is light.
I finished Jane Eyre and began reading Time Enough For Love, the one remaining book of Heinlein's that I hadn't read.
I got half way through I Will Fear No Evil back in the 70s but couldn't finish it.
Joyce and I got plates. Photo by Andrea.
Gary and Simina. Photo by Andrea.
Charlene, Alan, Kilohana, Lothar, Carl, and Alice. Photo by Andrea.
We had a great buffet table, as usual, with superb dishes brought by guests.
Filling up plates.
Nearly every seat was filled.
Laurel and Lenora at the long table.
Closeup of Laurel and Lenora from the picture above.
Andrea looked nice in her muʻu muʻu and puakenikeni lei given to her by Joleen.
Happy partiers.
Lots of conversations.
Hal, Joyce, and Jenny.
Andrea and Anna.
Chopsticks in use.
Alan, Hal, and Joyce.
Alan, Paul, and Karen.
Lots of good food and conversation.
Lenora gave me a desktop pickleball set and Andrea gave me a model backhoe. Photo by Andrea.
Later in the morning we played with the desktop pickleball court.
We walked up to Kalakaua Avenue and saw Diamond Head (Leahi).
On the way home we stopped at the Diamond Head lookout and saw the Amelia Earhart memorial.
Lenora at the net.
We had a Chinese dove in the birdie cam while we were there.
We paid the bill in cash. Photo by Lenora.
We took the scenic route by the highway home.
Verified Einstein quote.
My 1,500 observations thanks.
Lenora and I went to play tennis in the morning.
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