Offgrid Homesteading In Hawaii

I broke up a mean bird fight between a couple of male Kalij Pheasants on my way down the driveway, while I was headed to work. I missed the vicious, screechy part of the battle. They get pretty brutal. Once I got back in my car they went into full attack mode again. Crazy birds! ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

Spent a very beautiful Good Friday cleaning out my greenhouse and picking up the yard. It's so nice to be able to use my greenhouse workbench again, and to tend to my terribly neglected plants that had been decimated by bugs and vermin. After plucking leaves infested by whiteflies, smooshing countless mealy bugs, and pulling weeds, I swear that the plants have perked up overnight! So awesome! 😃 ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

These weird, creepy Bipalium "Hammerhead Worms" are invasive predators in Hawaii, and eat earthworms and insect larva.

Removing vast tangles of invasive waiwi [wy-vee] or Yellow Cherry Guava by hand is an extremely arduous task, often taking months to make even small amount of progress. This also leaves the tangled root systems in place, which rapidly generates new offshoots. It is extremely difficult to manage without toxic herbicides, which I prefer not to use. I was very fortunate to have friends bring over an excavator and chainsaws and help me clear near my house and prepare the area for a shed for my solar and a new shower! Woohoo! ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, on the Big Island of Hawaii, both have snow on them. If you look closely, you can see the Mauna Kea Observatories. ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

It's a tremendous undertaking, but I'm slowly making progress on my land expansion for my jackfruit forest. Slow and steady! Once this is complete, I will make more bottomless buckets and transplant more of my jackfruit trees out there.

Found another very old keyboatd music video. I think this may have been from 2006. The music is original and was made up on the spot. ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

Green sea turtles, known as "honu", come up to rest in the black sand at Punalu'u Beach Park, on the island of Hawaii. It was a lovely evening at the beach. ❤

Iki & Poky Pup are being cute, playing with a toy while I try to watch Lord of the Rings. Don't worry. The living room got cleaned up. 😅

Found an old (original) music video in my archives. I was composing a song on my keyboard as my cats listened and looked out the window. I really miss my old keyboard! My cats always loved to come listen or lay on my keyboard while I played. ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

If you couldn't tell, I'm beyond excited! A good friend brought out his Cat and cleared a large area, removing numerous abandoned vehicles and loads of other junk that were buried in the rainforest. In a few short hours, he did what would have taken me years by hand. I am beyond grateful! 🤩🙏

Walking around the historical place of refuge, Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, near Captain Cook, Hawaii. Such a beautiful day in an amazing and peaceful place. There are numerous feral goats, ponds full of fish, tropical fruit trees, like ulu (breadfruit) and noni, and tide pools with interesting life of their own. ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

Took a walk and went for a lovely winter swim at beautiful Beach 69 near Kona, in Hawaii.

Stopped in to check out the lava glow on the Volcano after the recent Kilauea eruption in Hawaii. Parked by the steam vents and walked a shirt way to the crater rim.

Stopped in at the Punalu'u Bakery for yummy malasadas and this adorable baby gecko wanted to lick the sugar off of Sherry's fingers. 😄 #cute

Poky Pup is just doing what she does: being stinkin' cute! 😄

Poky hops through the grass like a maniac until she has a collision with a dump truck! Slow down, Poky! You have no insurance! 😄

Our shower pump suffered a wiring failure, so I decided to take advantage of our little crisis and upgrade the shower situation so we could start the pump from the shower area. In this video, we're using a 35gal water tank, a 2nd hand 12v pump with a broken pressure switch, 2 x 12v batteries, 2 old solar panels, a short garden hose, and a CampLux Low Pressure on-demand, propane water heater. We've since upgraded to a larger tote for our catchment. Yay! ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

Iki is trying to teach Poky Pup to hunt mice, but Poky has important play stuffs to do! It's hard to navigate the tall grass with those tiny legs, though. 😆

These are the humble beginnings of my future cacao patch. It's been a tricky crop to get started, but some day I will be able to make my own chocolate! 🤩 I want to grow a hundred trees so I can make chocolate and sell the remaining pods to other manufacturers. Win win! ::::: Crypto Tips ::::: ETH: 0xe386Fc5DC4402ff67912b59d6d17537C8C7Ce3CD DOGE: DAmhPEvJZKomuaidtNbnnzAZtEH5qfqjvM

I'm raising a bed of red wigglers for the ultimate soil - worm castings! Yay! 😂 It's a perfect medium and amazing for seed germination.

Just sitting on my bed, looking out at the mucky weather. Won't be getting any yard work done, today. 😋

Lovely sunrise over the bananas. 🙂

Waiting 10 minutes for the weather to change - literally! 😆

Iki the dog has a new toy! It's way too big for her, but she loves it all the same. Silly pooch! 😆