In 2019, we stopped by Woody Howard’s music and furniture store on Moorea and found this lovely ukulele with a soundboard made from island tou wood. This beautiful wood has wonderful tonal quality and was once reserved for use by the Ali’i (ruling class) only. I played it for 20 minutes or more, mesmerized byContinue reading “Lesson to Learn”
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A Fool’s Errand
“You idiot!” a friend exclaimed in 2015 after hearing of my visit to Molokai and the beautiful, solid koa ukulele I had found there, but had not purchased. It had been very reasonably priced, was hand made by the Hawaiian holding it in the right photo above, and it played beautifully. The coveted koa woodContinue reading “A Fool’s Errand”
Robins in the Hood
“He rocks in the treetop all the day long, hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and a-singin’ his song…” Yep, these robins were hoppin’ and boppin,’ and flockin’ as well. Usually they are just an occasional visitor to our neighborhood, but on this day there were at least thirty, counting the others on the opposite side of theContinue reading “Robins in the Hood”
Out of this World
My new UIN Art Travel Shoes arrived recently, with their artistic canvas design perfect for someone with his head in the clouds and feet somewhere in the general direction of the ground. I have had my first pair for several months, and when I saw this design, just had to get it as well. I’mContinue reading “Out of this World”
One Good Tern Deserves Another
Yucky gray days are a great time to reminisce of brighter times in happy places. We were on a dolphin watching tour with Michael Poole in the lagoon around Moorea when these two terns landed on the railing and began to watch the tourists. They were probably hoping for a handout. Had we been fishing,Continue reading “One Good Tern Deserves Another”
Now You See It, Now You Don’t
A large “blemish” can be seen on the lower right part of the upper photo, but not on the lower photo taken a day later. Don’t you wish face cream worked like that? Well, maybe not; this “blemish” is over 100,000 miles long, weighs on the order of billions of tons, and was explosively ejectedContinue reading “Now You See It, Now You Don’t”
A Picture Apart
The dining room table is a great place for people, as well as puzzles, to come together. #jigsawpuzzle #diningtable #afternoon #sunlight
Colorful Conundrum
The winter sun is slowly shifting northward again and in the process produces curious late afternoon light shows that vary daily. Its setting rays recently passed through the windows and through a pane of glass that painted this rainbow on the doorway. With a little effort I might have been able to identify the sourceContinue reading “Colorful Conundrum”
Happy Trash
The boxes appear to be happy. Maybe it’s because they made the owner happy with their contents, or maybe it’s because the boxes will be recycled instead of just trashed. Maybe they are just dumb boxes with stupid grins painted on. I don’t really know or care, but their silly grins did put a smileContinue reading “Happy Trash”
Earthy But Not That Rare
They’re called rare earth elements (see yellow highlights above), and while they are not abundant like oxygen or carbon, they are not all that rare compared to the dangerous radon gas which we don’t want in our homes. In fact Cerium (element 58) is as abundant as copper. The problem with “rare earths” is thatContinue reading “Earthy But Not That Rare”
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