More Windows!

I got a surprising call on Tuesday morning; it was DHX again. They had another delivery of windows for me! I had not thought to count the number of windows in the box that was delivered last week; so I did it right after the call. There were 11 windows in the box; my order is for 26 windows. In my defense, when they are all stacked together it looks like a lot.

Today Joseph showed up with another crate of windows. Fortunately with the new crate on the forklift he was able to nudge the 1st box further back in to the garage. After he left I counted the windows in the 2nd crate; there were 15. So I should not be getting any more calls from DHX.

All 26 windows now present & accounted for.

Fred also came by today. Yesterday he dropped off the fencing material. Today he brought his little trackhoe to clear along the easterly cat fence line & dig the holes for the posts. It took him a little over an hour to clear the fence line.

Fred takes his little trackhoe over to cat fence area.

He had to remove a la'i that was on the fence line.

The little trackhoe can squeeze in to small spaces.

He also took out an old panax stump.

The line & holes for fence posts.

He also moved the remaining portions of the chip pile over towards the property line in the area where I will be transferring the olena. While he was in the midst of doing that I realized he could also help me dig a trench for the kalo planting area. It took him less than half an hour to dig a 10' long x 2' wide x 6-8" deep trench. He even smoothed out the surrounding ground for the lawn. 

This pipe carries water from washer over to kalo growing area.

Fred starts the ditch from the far end.

Kalo ditch pau! Hulō!

Kalo ditch will be right outside cat play area.

And he also spread a couple of wheelbarrow loads in one of the holes Moʻo dug by the driveway & the little dip from where the timber bamboo was removed since it was growing too close to the garage.

Timber bamboo was removed from here about 6 years ago.

Fred made sure the hole Moʻo dug got filled; he had stepped in it earlier even after I warned him.

Since the last of the windows arrived, I also called Jim from Kapaʻau Screen. He will be putting in pet screen for the windows in the cat room. As soon as Chris & I figure out the work schedule for the renovation, I will be able to give Jim a better idea of when I will be able to bring the screens to him. I am pre-emptively having pet screen put in even though the cats will be able to get outside.

Here's a progress photo of the maiʻa. They have now been in the ground about 2 months & 4 are doing very well. I think the 5th is dead but I had not expected much from it.

 

That 5th maiʻa might surprise me, just like the dwarf coconut that did not have a sprout on it surprised me today. Fred went to go & move the coconuts so he would not accidentally mess them up while pushing the remains of the chip pile over to where they were. The dwarf sproutless niu had a 6" long root in the wood chips & was just starting a 2nd root about an inch long. Both of the coconuts with sprouts are fairly firmly rooted. I will be getting large pots for them since I don't want them getting firmly established; they have a 50% chance of being a regular height coconut. 

Look at that long root!

Niu is in its permanent location. Check back in 5 years for 1st harvest.

Later in the evening Chris sent me an email. He currently has me on his schedule to start in mid-December. He anticipates the work taking about a month.  Stay tuned for photos of the work progress.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Tricia, Susie, & Christina!