May 11, 2025 Decided I needed a day off. Went down to the ocean at Hanuapo to watch the waves crashing against the lava shelf. I could watch this all day. But I don’t. Instead, I go exploring to the east side of the “beach”. I check out the small natural bridge of lava andContinue reading “A Walk on the Beach”
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Alone on the Island
May 6, 2025 Now that Alanah has returned to the mainland, I can concentrate on work. But first, I have to feed the birds. I put the cracker crumbs in the feeder, but they can’t seem to decide who will venture forth first! It seems that the honeycreepers are the boldest! I have reinstalled theContinue reading “Alone on the Island”
7 Days of March Makes One Week – the same is true of April/May
I’ve been back in Hawaii for a week now. April 29, 2025 Alanah and I left Phoenix at 6:30AM and flew to Las Vegas. We flew over the Arizona desert north of Phoenix. We had a terific view of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, and the highway bridge over the dam. While waiting for the nextContinue reading “7 Days of March Makes One Week – the same is true of April/May”
Nine More Days
April 20, 2025 I leave for Hawaii in nine more days . . . or is it eight? I leave on the 29th at 6:30 AM, so does that day really count? What about today? Does today count towards the days until I leave? . . . Maybe I should say that my flight takesContinue reading “Nine More Days”
Other Diversions
I will be going back to Hawaii on April 29. I should say, that “we” will be going back, as Alanah will be going as well. She will be there for a long weekend, and returning to AZ, while I will be staying until July 24! While Kilauea continues to erupt and subside, then eruptContinue reading “Other Diversions”
Golf Diversion
March 25, 2025 While Kilauea is erupting on the Big Island, I’m on the mainland. So, I head over to my favorite 9 hole golf course in Mesa for a bit of golf! Not quite Pebble Beach, but within my price range. I booked this course from an online website for $11.99 After the websiteContinue reading “Golf Diversion”
Kilauea
I have received some questions about the current volcano activity on the Big Island expressing concern for my property, so, here is some information. This is from a news article from the Associated Press on March 25, 2025. Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadicContinue reading “Kilauea”
Hmmmmmmm . . .
Timmy Hummingbird sat on the rope near the nest looking around him. After spending the last month or so, confined within the small nest with his older sister Sally, it was great to be out where he could stetch. He could preen his feathers, and clean his wings with ease out here. And, every onceContinue reading “Hmmmmmmm . . .”
Marching Towards the Mainland
March 2, 2025 This morning was spent over at the neighbor’s property building a form on top of the gate column. I removed the 2 x 4’s from the second coumn that we were using as a guide, and used these as my form material and as legs to support the forms. Then I removedContinue reading “Marching Towards the Mainland”
February Draws to a Close
February 18, 2025 My dirty laundry is piling up, so it is time to do something about it. I get out my two “washing machines” aka wheelbarrows. After putting in some water, I add laundry detergent to one of them and dump some shirts and socks into it. I agitate it with my hands andContinue reading “February Draws to a Close”
TropicalCastaway 