September 23, 2024 Adding a bit of red color to the concrete will make the center of the compas rose stand out The weeds and grass was getting too tall at the Ahi driveway, so I took the weed eater and trimmed up around the driveway. While I was at it, I cut down theContinue reading “Just a Little Trim”
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Rule the Roost
September 22, 2024 The red headed cardinals are becoming a regular visitor to my feeder. Sometimes they come in pairs, and sometimes they come one at a time. m Inevitably, they are followed by the larger Northern Red Cardinal who prefers to chase all the other birds away and tries to rule the roost, soContinue reading “Rule the Roost”
Four Points of the Compass
September 20, 2024 I poured the four points of the compass rose this morning. Using some liquid concrete coloring agent, I made the North and South points red, and the East and West points black. Actually, the North and South points are a bronze color. I had some of the bronze powdered coloring agent thatContinue reading “Four Points of the Compass”
It’s Just Pouring Out There
September 12, 2024 Another day of mixing and pouring concrete. This completes the floor for the bathroom at Holowai. Also. the third step at the gazebo. TTFN
Back To Work
September 11, 2024 After yesterday’s little diversion down at the shore. I got back to working on the steps for the gazebo. After removing the stakes and supports for the forms for the first step that I poured yesterday, I formed the next step down. With the forms in place, I backfilled using some ofContinue reading “Back To Work”
Just Another Day in Paradise
September 10, 2024 More concrete! Mixed up enough concrete to pour a step leading up to the gazebo. That’s enough work! Time to go down to the ocean! The ocean is pretty calm today, The sky is blue. The sun is shining, There is a slight breeze blowing. What a great day to be inContinue reading “Just Another Day in Paradise”
Playing in the Mud
September 9, 2024 In the morning, after breakfast, I mixed concrete and poured two of the squares in the bathroom floor. I set up the mixer in the driveway about 20 feet inside the gate and used the smaller material I had separated when I moved one of the gravel piles from outsde the gate..Continue reading “Playing in the Mud”
A Pebble in my Shoe
September 8, 2024 After struggling with trying to come up with a clever pattern for the floor of the bathroom, I decided to just keep it simple. Just four sections. So, I set up forms to be able to pour two of the four sections. When I had the gravel/sand mix delivered to Holowai, IContinue reading “A Pebble in my Shoe”
One Small Step . . .
September 7, 2024 The birds were all waiting for me at the lanai when I got up this morning. So, I crushed up a couple of crackers and put the crumbs into the feeder. If you look closely at the picture above, you will see a Northern Red Cardinal, and a couple of honeycreepers waitingContinue reading “One Small Step . . .”
Meeting a Menehune
September 6, 2024 I was greeted by two of my feathered friends this morning as they came by to get something to eat from the bird feeder. The Hawaiian Honeycreeper paitently waited its turn as the Red Headed Cardinal pecked away at the cracker crumbs in the feeder. After breakfast, I removed the forms fromContinue reading “Meeting a Menehune”
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