No Chicks Yet

I saw Henrietta when I returned from Motek this morning. She was alone. No chicks yet.

Heading to Jessie's back door to see what food is there.

The breakfast special at Motek Bakery today was jahnun. It is not my favorite breakfast but it is tasty enough for me to support them by eating it. I mean, I once ate a corndog for a fundraiser! My co-workers were surprised, but it was for a good cause, so I ate it.

At least I remembered to take a photo before I finished it!

On my way to Motek this morning, I saw that the neighbors 3 houses down had a "Moving Sale" sign out. I was going to stop on the way back, but noticed a smaller sign saying it would be open at 10 a.m. I dropped in after I finished the jahnun. It turns out they aren't really "moving". They are getting ready to start renovating so are getting rid of stuff so they have room to work on it while living in the house. I know that feeling!  

The Makali Ahu ʻŌhiʻa bloomed this morning! The flower cluster is smaller than usual; I think that is because it is still in the pot. I will have to make it a priority to get it & the Cherry Nani ʻŌhiʻa out of the pot & in to the ground within the next couple of weeks while we are still having occasional showers.  

Looks like the photo on the label.

The ʻŌhiʻa ʻai blossoms on the south side of the tree are in nearly full bloom. On the north side, not so much. At least that will lengthen my harvest period & spread it out a little so I won't be so overwhelmed with fruit when they start ripening.

South side.

North side.

Under south side.

I discovered I am using the wrong term for how I am trying to grow my kalo. I have been calling it ʻauwai kalo because I am growing it in a ditch (ʻauwai) that only gets water from the shower or rain. But the correct term for how dryland kalo is raised is māla. Right now the water is infiltrating a little too fast so it does not make it too far down the ditch unless I run the water for a long time; my showers are not long enough for the water to get to the end of the ditch. I will keep the pots of kalo in a pan until I can reconfigure the area to be more like the māla method of growing kalo, which uses mulch to provide the corms with enough moisture.

As I was checking out the kalo, I heard some saffron finches (Sicalis flaveola) singing. They were in the top of the persimmon tree. A trio of males were trying to impress a female!

Three males on right, wooing lone female on left.

I did well enough this week on my Papa ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi that I did not get demoted; I remain in the Pearl League. This week I will be trying to get promoted to the next level, the Obsidian League. 

The eruption at Kīlauea is still paused. However, scientists have decreased the time to the next eruption to 1 to 2 days.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Joan, JJ, & Laurie!