Wednesday, May 1, 2024
It was sunny when I got up – around 7 AM.
While fixing breakfast (french toast) I glanced down at the bird feeder on the Lanai.
There was one of those green/yellow/orange birds (I wish I knew what they were) licking out the bottom of the bird feeder.
OK, . . . It wasn’t actually licking it, as I don’t think they have a tongue and can do that if they did, but it was trying to get to the scraps in the cracks and joints of the feeder. So I crushed two Ritz crackers and put the crumbs into the feeder. 10 seconds later, the bird was back (or one like it), followed by two more, two red headed cardinals, and a Northern Red Cardinal. At first, they each took a turn at the feeder, but then the Northern Cardinal began bullying the red headed cardinals trying to chase them away.
After breakfast, it clouded over like it was going to rain . . . but it didn’t! Since the lawnmower is still out of commission, I proceeded to cut the grass and weeds out of the garden areas below the gazebo and down past the shed.
Then I went out to the road and began cutting the grass along the road in front of the walk-in gate and along the property towards Lorenzo’s property.
Doing this with hand clippers took most of the day!
Thursday – May 2, 2024
Watered the tire gardens. Lettuce, turnips, radishes and squash have all sprouted.
Worked at the Ahi property at the top of the driveway.
I started at the north corner (the one closest to the peak of Mauna Loa).
Using my hand clippers, I cut the tall grass along the side of the road from the property corner to the rock column at the driveway, across the front of the driveway, and about fiften feet past the rock column with the address sign.
Then I cut the grass and weeds on both sides of the driveway as it slopes down. The driveway seems to be quite firm – not as much loose gravel as before. I haven’t tried to drive on it yet though! I’m not too confident without four wheel drive.
Spent the rest of the day digging into the debris pile near the bungalow, on the opposite side of the pile, away from the bungalow.
I have separated a pile of rocks and large branches that I want to move to the sides of the driveway. – maybe tomorrow.
It was mainly overcast and cloudy for most of the afternoon.
Friday – May 3, 2024
It is overcast this morning and lightly raining with the typical slight breeze.
Two Northern Red Cardinals are coming to the feeder on a rergular basis along with a half a dozen or so of the green/yellow/orange birds – I wish I knew what they were – I think they are a form of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper, so that is what I will call them!
Over at the Ahi lot, I worked on the plumbing drain lines for the bathroom. I am excavating through and under the concrete “footing” I have poured. I am going to need a chipping hammer to remove some of this rock.
I dug out more from the debris pile at the back part of the lot, then moved rocks and branches to shore up the sides of the driveway.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
Lazy morning – checked emails and news on the internet.
Watered the tire garden. The lettuce, turnips, radishes squash and beets are doing well. It looks like the cantaloupe (aka rock mellon), carrots and onions are starting to peek through the ground.
There are also lots of little plants in the tomato planter – at least 25 or 30. I can only hope that they are tomatoes. Time will tell.
The handle on my small sledgehammer broke, so, I cleaned out all the wood from inside the metal head and shaped the end of what was left of the handle to go into the head. Now I have a short handled small sledgehammer – 8 to 10 ” long!
TTFN
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