Monthly Archives: October 2014

今週末は、善行（ぜんぎょう）の公民館は賑わっています。 まず、半被（はっぴ）姿の役員さんのご挨拶から始まりました。 お囃子（はやし）では、子供達も一生懸命に太鼓を叩いていました。 獅子舞（ししまい）も熱演してくれました。 駐車場いっぱいに並んだ出店からは、美味しそうな匂い！

こんにちは！ 今日は暑いくらいで…冬桜も 咲いていましたぁ! 汗がでますね！

</font? The Hawaiian name given to me at my birth is Kawenaulaokala. Wena, or wana means sea urchin (うに) or sun rays. Ula, has a double meaning. Ula is red, and it also translates as kahuna (shaman), ka la is … Continue reading →

筋向かいのシュガーメイプル、今年もちゃんと晴れ姿を見せてくれましたが、一昨年と昨年にくらべて紅葉は１０日早く、そして、さっさと落葉し始めました。それでも、庭がみるみる赤くなっていく様には思わず見とれてしまいます。

ほんとうに お寒くなってしまいましたね～ わたしは やっぱり…暖かい方が好きです それに 四季がありますと…慌ただしくて。（汗）

Today was a cold and rainy day. Even so, I was still fine with short sleeves! With an umbrella in one hand, I went out for a stroll to the Semimaru antique shop. It’s in the same neighborhood that I … Continue reading →

Recently, I discussed differences between tornadoes and hurricanes with some friends. The discussion was prompted by the passage of Hurricane Ana near Hawaii. Hurricanes are of course intense storms, and tornadoes are related to severe thunderstorms, but they are different. … Continue reading →

Around 8:00 this morning the hurricane had passed the Big Island and was about 300 kilometers or so from Maui. When I went to work this morning around 5:30 it was very, very humid with absolutely no wind at all. … Continue reading →