Visiting the Vet

Keala went to the vet today to get her vaccine booster shots. Dr. Belcher worked with her today; he's from Waimea and also works at the vet clinic in Kapaʻau. Dr. Belcher said Keala is at a good weight (8.9 pounds) for her age; he says she is 12 to 18 months old. I am going to pick February 1, 2019, as her birthdate. On the way there she was complaining, on the way back she was quiet.

I don't wanna go!

On the way home.

I got up almost on time and did my usual walk. I remembered the beginning photo but forgot the photo at the halfway mark. The moon was quite large, it was full this morning at 3:45.

Eleven minutes before sunrise on Waiʻalae.

One minute before sunrise on Maunalani.

Moonset.

Flattened ʻEhakō.

I finally finished balancing all the check books yesterday. And today the first of the next round of statements came in. There is never a lack of paperwork to take care of for Dad.

Yesterday Arka Kinari started on its voyage across the Pacific. Sort of. Grey blogged, "Less than an hour after weighing anchor for Asia the motor suddenly dies. As much as I hate the sound of a diesel motor, hissing and chugging followed by a tense silence is far worse. ... the west side of this island has little wind, making it a great place to anchor but useless for sailing. ... The volcanoes make a shadow that's 1-3 times the size of the island itself. We can sail from all the way from here to Asia, but first just have to motor out of this wind-shadow. Along the coast there are only fitful back-eddys of wind, which at this moment are pushing us steadily towards a rocky volcanic bluff, we raise all the sails in to make some headway, but are slipping sideways and withing ten minutes will be a shipwreck." They avoided the shipwreck and fixed the problem but spent the night in Kealakekua Bay. They left this morning, "This time for real. Anchors up, heading due west. Shrinking off the stem is Hawaii with its leaping dolphins, rainbows and one of our crew. Ahead of us a vast ocean followed by the shuttered lands of Asia." They anticipate it will take 42 days for the crossing. Since they left later than they intended, the last half of their voyage will be during typhoon season. Malama pono! Ā hui hou kākou!

(From Arkakinari.org)

The Neighborhood Security Watch sent out a drone photo of City Mill, my favorite hardware store!


There were 3 new COVID-19 cases reported today bringing our total up to 629 known cases; the number of deaths & hospitalizations have remained the same. Almost 90% of positive cases have now been released from isolation.

About 2.7% of the population has been tested.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Scot!