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Later in September 2011
very early morning walk, with boots on!
Toby and Jodie, parents of Luke
Fun with Grandpa Bob
Beach time at Honaunau Bay
September of 2011
Cea, Bob and Toby & Elisabeth Bacon and spouses and children atop the Pali Lookout on Oahu
All of us gathered for the beautiful wedding of niece (and Toby & Elisabeth's first cousin)
after swimming there was iPad fun with cousins before the wedding day
pool fun before the wedding Summer of 2011
What grandsons love to do?- Go for a ride with Grandpa Bob who drives slowly
Ezra and Jonah-our grandsons from WA and me at the top of the Diamond Head Hike. Waikiki is in the background below
May 2011- Katie and Maile, grand daughters from Springfield, MO who love Honaunau
June 2011- Laie, Oahu- I was born about 2 miles away and lived here as a small child-Lucky me that it looks the same! May 2010 Trip to Maryland and elsewhere
Liko and Lono trying not to watch TV as I take the photo but you can see where the concentration is...
Maylea swinging May Trip To Missouri
Luke having fun with his sister
Maile the High School graduate and her college junior sister, Katie. It was the big occasion and nice to be there! May Trip To Seattle
Bob reading a book of Grossest (Natural) Things and all are obviously fascinated Below- In Kona with our summer visitors who came after the Missouri Graduation
Maile, me and Katie on their last day here June, 17, 2010 and then Cea went on a trip while Bob held down the Farm Iceland and France photos here Busy and fun times for all of us!
January 24th, 2010 in Washington State to celebrate Elisabeth's 40tieth birthday. It was so much fun to have so many loved ones there!
Elisabeth and husband Dave who arranged the surprise birthday for her
Cea with Toby and Elisabeth and grand sons
Kevin came from Seattle
Aunty Drucy came from Hilo and thrilled Ezra and Jonah with her Card Magic:)
Toby & Jodie (and Luke) came from Missouri, with Elisabeth-- being silly
Jodie and Bob with the Seattle skyline in the background
Aunty Jane and Uncle Capie came from Oregon
(birthday) Aunty Elisabeth with nephew Luke, from Missouri
and finally cousins
Pennsylvannia doing what she does best- sleeping beauty March 2010 Summer 2009 and we had fun!
Ezra and Jonah lying in the clear water at Honaunau Beach, making seaweed hair
Elisabeth with her boys at Puuhonua
At Kua Bay- hard to keep them out of the water during their summer visits!
On their way back to MO after 3 weeks in Kona
2009 Flora, Fauna and Family - we love them all May Trip to see our Kids and Grandkids
Bob with Tracy, Hiromi, Lono, Liko and Maylea in Maryland
Toby, Luke and me in MO
Luke's older sisters, Katie and Maile in MO
Bob, Kevin and Dave in WA
Elisabeth in Seattle
Ezra and Jonah end of May 2009 Trip
Sylvester Smith on 11.23.08- Miracle Story On August 6th, Sylvie ran away and did not come home again. I knew he was dead. Sparkles (our little terrier mix) was fierce on chasing him away. In mid November, Sparkles with his terrier brain decided he did not want to live with us, so he was given away. 2 weeks to the day Sparkles left, we were driving out of our yard and we thought we spotted Sylvie, but he slinked into the bushes. I could hardly believe it was him! It was more than 105 days since we had last seen him. We don't live in suburbia where kind people would feed him. No chance. The next day after spotting him, I went down with smelly tuna cat food. I called and called. No Sylvie:(. Then I went down 2 hours later and I called and a miracle!!! Sylvie came screeching out of the bushes. He had probably lost 12 of his 18 pounds but he is home, happy and healthy and we are absolutely thrilled to have the guy back at home. He lived, I figure, on catching birds and mice but he loves cat food too and we think he is happy to be home. Just an unbelievable story but absolutely true! Sylvester, (below)February 2009, after being home just 13 weeks has certainly plumped up and is back to his spoiled & happy self!
Bob holding a Hawaiian Bat that I found while running one morning.
recognized expert, Ben Okimoto, DVM, Zoo Veterinarian at the Honolulu Zoo on Oahu, "Historically the Hoary bat was the only land mammal here when the Hawaiians came. The Monk Seal is the only marine mammal. There is fossil evidence of another species of prehistoric bat. No one knows why it went extinct and the Hoary bat didn't. However the Hoary bat is a large (for an insectivorous bat) and strong bat. It is perhaps the most widely spread insectivorous bat on the mainland and it is also found on other oceanic islands, so undoubtedly it is a very hardy bat and a strong flyer. The Hawaiian Hoary bat is a subspecies of the Hoary bat of the US southwest, but one recent UH grad student thought that there were enough anatomical differences to classify the Hawaiian bat as a separate species. That will probably not happen without much more substantiating research." Thank you, Dr.Okimoto! FYI, in April 2008, I found another dead bat on my walking road and kept it. The Bishop Museum on Oahu asked for Hawaiian Bats and mine was chosen to reside in its austere halls. The bat has a "second " life. I took a photo of the explanation of the exhibit which has "my" bat- below. Such fun for me to be included in a Museum! .
Mollie is our very sweet Border Collie. She is always cheerful, almost laughing- if dogs can do that! She is a joy to have although she does have food-aholic tendencies and we always have to put blocks of butter far away. I lost 2 mysteriously this year! She's a lovable nut. |
