The Roof Is Now On

Today Chris & Spencer started installing the roofing. It was completed by the time they left for the day. This is a big milestone, now the subfloor will have a little protection from the weather. The photos were taken at lunch break; I was not at home when they finished for the day so check back tomorrow for photos.

I was feeling tired this morning so slept in with my noise cancelling headphones on. I think the low-level pain from my fall on Wednesday is inciting my fibromyalgia; one of the side effects being fatigue. (Cold is my primary trigger, pain is my secondary trigger.) Hopefully, this won't last long. I have only been wearing the splint when I will be doing activities (like driving) that I know have been causing pain when I put my left hand through its full range of motion. 

When I woke up I noticed Roger next door. It looks like he now has a flock of 2 hens! This is the 1st day I have seen him with them. If they end up having chicks, I hope they go after the coquí frogs & eat them all!

Photo quality is poor because they are on the far side of Jessieʻs back yard.

In the late afternoon, I helped Kathy & the rest of her volunteers with putting mailers together for the 2025 Kohala Reunion which will be held over the 4th of July weekend. This is the event that the Front Porch is being built for. 

Reunion 2022 registration. (Photo by Kimi)

Work on the mailing was held in Kathy & Ted's garage & followed by dinner. Kathy & Ted provided rice & the main meal of baked beans with spam & corn, Uncle David made a stir fry with meat from one of his pigs & greens from his garden, & I brought some smoked salmon. I was so hungry I forgot to take a photo.

According to the Hawaiʻi Volcano Observatory the undersea volcano Kamaʻehuakanaloa, which is about 19 miles southeast of Hawaiʻi Island, had a series of small earthquakes yesterday. The earthquakes were 8 to 20 miles below sea level & are believed to be due to the movement of magma beneath Kamaʻehuakanaloa, which last erupted in 1996. Currently, Kamaʻehuakanaloa is about 10,000' tall & about 3000' below the surface of the ocean; scientists speculate it will reach the surface in about 200,000 years. 

The eruption at Kīlauea remains paused. The glow at the north vent is stronger than at the south vent, indicating lava is closer to the surface there.

(VMAP Vog Forecast)