Report from South Kona

I forget what kind of Eggplant this is now . Here is it’s first flower of the season .

First flower on one of the Eggplants , there has also been a nice steady supply of Pea pods . Green beans and easy to grow radishes give a almost daily supply , the radish greens are very good thrown in with the stir fry . Radishes chopped very fine are good in Salsa and mixed in to a salad . This is a very small garden with a little time here and there put in . Right by the drive way it easy to do a little watering and picking a little something that can be used in dinner .

Fresh from the small garden , grew at a rapid pace with very little trouble . Picked them this afternoon after noticing one just starting to send off a flower . Wasn’t expecting them to be ready so fast . Just the smallest bit of nibbling on one or two leaves , no pesticides were used on the plants .

Washed and cooked in a bit of oil , with some Sesame oil splashed on , dash or two of soy sauce , garlic and blop of oyster sauce . Stir Fried then at the finish a lid slightly smaller than the pan . Placed on top for just a minute of steaming . For the purest , serve with two scoops sticky rice .

Hit town on Sunday for misc. adventures . Kyle hit his old haunt from working with me this summer L & L drive in . You don’t drive in , walk in , LOL ( : . He had his old favorite , two Spam Musubi and a cheese burger plate . Chris and I just got fries and then we opted for a Smoothie and Wheat Grass from across the street . We lunched over behind the public pool on the tail gate next to two large grassy areas that happen to be a very good kite flying spot . Gusty winds had been blowing most of the day , just the right amout for the Bone Breaker to fly with injury . lol After the trouble at south point Chris is still dubious about the whole kite thing . He opted for snacking on fries and drinking his Strawberry Surfrider . Kyle and I sent it up and had a good time with a 360 contest . Chris became offical counter , while Kyle and I battled up to 16 spins in and out . The rules being that you have to spin in and back out till the strings do not cross any more . Kyle ended up the record holder with 16 my 17 and 18 tries didn’t make it back out all the way to qualify . LOL

We then planned to swim in this salt water pool on the edge of the ocean , the tide being low and the water calm it didn’t have much water in it and wasn’t looking that great . It’s left over from a long ago house that was there and before there were any rules about the coast line . It fills when the surf is big and the tide is high , when the waves are right sit on the ocean ebd and they will push you into the pool with a big splash . Now after a stop at Ross to get Kyle a supply of shorts , a good day not crowded , we headed back to the public pool . Now every time I have been to this pool some kid has pooped in it , really three times I have been there to swim and each time out after 5 minutes . Poop in the pool . As luck had it they just were closing as we arrived . No swimming but we had fun any way .

Today it was sunny in the morning then turned overcast in the early afternoon , kind of a grey old day . Did all my rounds and hurry got home at 430 . Just 10 miinutes late lol . Had a Latte and my little Vap going watching the colorless evening advance . The ocean broke with a smash and a dive , mist blowing in the air and some huge bodies churning the water in circles . A nice pod of Whales hit the surface putting on a show . Hanging around for several minutes of course by the time you grab the camera no matter how close they dive and travel on . Maybe one of these nights , before they leave , a recording can be made of the big bull at night . It is a wild soound to hear roaring late at night up from the coast .

Peace and love Steve

Not perfect , but I can slice some up.

Just for something a little different , one of my favorite types of food !

Kind of a overcast day, had Kyle work with me today , we did a lot and some fun. He managed to fall in a couple of pools some how, well just one the heated one. hahaha
He managed to earn enough for just one more video game , like he doesn’t have enough
. The waves dropped back down and it’s a strange winter no North swells yet and it’s been over cast for a few days with a rain shower now and then.

I never realized how much Ham there is in one of those hams. I have a freezer full. Ham sandwiches yesterday and ham and eggs tonight. We need a break for the next couple of days. A lot of cookies and candy around too time for a little break from all the rich food.

Time for bed , wish you were here Steve

Its was a very blustery day right out of the kids book, started off this morning crystal clear. Maui could be seen from the deck , the very top of Haleakala, that only happens every couple of years or so when the weather is just right. Blue skies and nice waves , though by 10a the wind was coming up and clouds slowly gathered thru the day. By noon there was some hard rain but mostly very windy, the other Islands are due for much stronger winds than us here on the BIg Island. The wind is warm and wiping this way and that , now there is not a cloud in the sky all the stars are bright as can be I wish is was the week end we could sleep out on the deck watching the stars and listening the the wind.

Stir fried shrimp with broccoli in a ginger sesame sauce and some Ono cooked with pineapple and guava and soyu with steamed carrots and rice.

Peaceful thoughts Steve