Aloha,
Another fun and busy weekend! The coffee is flowering again. This is the fourth flowering! This means a busy harvesting season. Repairs on some of the equiment continues. A farm is a never ending job but given the surroundings, its a joy. The turkeys have been hanging out and strutting their stuff. It will be fun when the baby turkeys are hatched.
Lots of orders and time to get to work!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
The weekend
Aloha,
I hope all those who are mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
Dave went sailing both Saturday and Sunday. The weather was great as you can tell by his sunburn. It had been years since Dave had been out sailing. He really enjoyed being back out on the water.
Trudy got to have some much needed peace and quiet. Then she and Dave had a nice dinner out for Mother's Day.
We got some rain last night. We really needed it. This is looking to be a very dry wet season. The trees have perked up with the rain. The rain cleared out the vog too. The view to the pier is awesome today.
Back to work!
I hope all those who are mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend.
Dave went sailing both Saturday and Sunday. The weather was great as you can tell by his sunburn. It had been years since Dave had been out sailing. He really enjoyed being back out on the water.
Trudy got to have some much needed peace and quiet. Then she and Dave had a nice dinner out for Mother's Day.
We got some rain last night. We really needed it. This is looking to be a very dry wet season. The trees have perked up with the rain. The rain cleared out the vog too. The view to the pier is awesome today.
Back to work!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Today is a busy day!
We finally got a bit of rain yesterday. We may have to turn on the irrigation though if it stays this dry. The stress is good for the trees and makes for a better bean.
The pigs are getting braver. While walking the farm last night, two sows and at least a dozen piglets emerged from the banana trees. That was quite a sight. Sparkle and Ewok bravely did nothing.
Its Wednesday and today the cruise ships come into Kona. We can see the pier from the office and we usually get some folks to come up for a tour and visit.
The pigs are getting braver. While walking the farm last night, two sows and at least a dozen piglets emerged from the banana trees. That was quite a sight. Sparkle and Ewok bravely did nothing.
Its Wednesday and today the cruise ships come into Kona. We can see the pier from the office and we usually get some folks to come up for a tour and visit.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Happy Monday
We had another busy and fun weekend on the farm. To prove that we aren't all work and no play, we went to two cookouts.
Saturday afternoon was the HCA cookout at the Greenwell beach house at Kainaliu Beach. The day was absolutely perfect. We had a great time.
Sunday's cookout was hosted by the Rotary Club. This was held at Pu'u Honua O Honaunau also known as City of Refuge. Another great time with great people.
This time of year is when the feral pigs start reproducing. Baby pigs are cute but they grow up to be big pests. Feral pigs are a big concern on the farm as they like to dig around the coffee trees. This can weaken the root system. Sparkle and Ewok don't like them around either but aren't inclined to do much about it. That is actually a good thing, as the boars have very large tusks. We are going to have some traps set up.
Even though its wet season, it has been pretty dry. So hopefully we will get some rain soon. We are fortunate that if need be, we can use our irrigation system.
Have a great day! Time for a stroll around the farm.
Saturday afternoon was the HCA cookout at the Greenwell beach house at Kainaliu Beach. The day was absolutely perfect. We had a great time.
Sunday's cookout was hosted by the Rotary Club. This was held at Pu'u Honua O Honaunau also known as City of Refuge. Another great time with great people.
This time of year is when the feral pigs start reproducing. Baby pigs are cute but they grow up to be big pests. Feral pigs are a big concern on the farm as they like to dig around the coffee trees. This can weaken the root system. Sparkle and Ewok don't like them around either but aren't inclined to do much about it. That is actually a good thing, as the boars have very large tusks. We are going to have some traps set up.
Even though its wet season, it has been pretty dry. So hopefully we will get some rain soon. We are fortunate that if need be, we can use our irrigation system.
Have a great day! Time for a stroll around the farm.
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