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September,
2001 – Issue #4
BOB
AND CAMILLE AT HOME ON MAUI
OUR LAST WEEKEND WITH HENRY
AND KELLY
We were able to get together
with Henry and Kelly on Saturday and Sunday for some more fun. We
played in the surf for hours. Does it look like we’re having a good
time?
It’s plain to see that these
two have been friends for a long time and truly enjoy each other’s company.
One last photo in the parking
lot with the light fading. Henry wanted a picture of our car and
license plate.
BACK TO WORK
Four days of hard work
resulted in the installation of five weather stations on Kaho’olawe.
They are already collecting data. Bob was able to take advantage of
the new driving agreement and is seen here driving the “duece and a
half.” Kristian, Lani, Deepak and Andre hash out the details.
Deepak looking very serious or
probably just drained. Shaun volunteered one day.
BOB’S BIRTHDAY – September 25
In which we took the day off
to meet Henry and Kelly at the airport and drive over to Ka’anapali for
lunch beside the beach. They brought gifts, one of which Bob is
holding on our way back down the beach to our car after a nice afternoon
with these two very special people.
IS THIS MAN FUN TO PHOTOGRAPH
OR WHAT?
Always clowning! We were
looking for a piece of cloth September 23rd and Bob decided to model for me.
MORE GARDEN SCENES
Bob loves to water and here’s
why: Water Creates Beauty as in these lovely Gerber Daisies. You can
tell he’s having a good time giving Aloha to our landscape. He says
it’s “Management by wandering around.”
Most evenings turn the sky
into these brilliant colors. They remind us of Maxfield Parrish’s
landscapes. If we are home when this happens, we’ll say “It’s
Maxfield Parrish hour!” and grab the camera.
PLANT OF A DIFFERENT COLOR
Bob has been wanting to buy one of
these magnificent Red Ti plants for some time now. We decided it looked
right at home in this garden of succulents we call “Seymours” for want
of the proper name and because they remind us of the man-eating plant in
“Little Shop of Horrors.” Every three weeks, we take a drive
over to the Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery to fill our spare propane
bottle. That way, we never run out of propane. It’s always fun to
see what kinds of plants they have in their nursery.
A LABOR OF LOVE
It occurred to me that we have
posted lots of before and after shots but none of the During. Here is Bob
working hard in the garden Sep 3. He is shaping the landscape with a
shovel and his bare hands. We get a lot of satisfaction doing it this way
and wonder why other people bother with weed eaters and roto tillers. This
sloping hill is my labor of love. I’ve been encouraging this ferny type of
plant to cover it for the last 6 months while discouraging all the other noxious
weeds. It’s finally filling in.
A NEW VIEW
This is the best shot we have so
far of the view from our house to the Pacific Ocean. We were never able to
see this much daylight until the neighbor took out some huge Eucalyptus
trees. What a great surprise it was to come home from work and see this!