i have a new piece to show

its polished, just not stained
i thinkits down in the archives, but i just got back to it
like so many projects that have been waiting.

Now is the time
Now is My time

time to polish some concrete

i am going to resume my work in concrete
now that it is warmer,
and I have my head on straight

Philosophy

If you never did anything that scared you,
if you never attempted something totally new,
life would consist of repeating the same steps
and never feeling that "edge of the diving board" thrill.

Go, do exciting things.
Learn, if even by your mistakes.
Live a life which will make for good stories when you are old.

island and bartop

seamless corners

best slab I have poured

It is very much like clay

once you get the 'mix'
right, concrete becomes elastic
and can be poured into forms
like this 32 inch basket
and played with.
this Bowl weighs about
45 lbs before I grind the outside to smooth it.

Entry - complete

first layer of stain, brown border

Resurfacing kitchen floor

hard troweled,
then stained Amber,
prior to sealer.

I am liking it!

Kitchen ( before new floor)

furniture

this is an Italian Marble sink I installed

concrete floor / entry / before stain

Old teachers desk

Soon this old desk will have a new solid top, that replicates stone.
I am debating a matte finish or a higher gloss.

Our eel friend

 

two kids having fun

one is wearing a
cast - but not
for long

we also
swam with giant
manta rays
at night

it was spooky 

Turtle

Green
sea
turtle 

Way up there

up high on mauna Kea
we look down on the mere
earthlings 

DUH!

Off road driving prohibited - unless you have a rental car hee hee. 

Mauna loa -

peeking
through
the clouds 

No Parking!

No kidding.
you have to be driving on lava
to get this space. 

Jared's nose and upper lip

he dives with Captain John to the bottom of Crystal cove, hannah and I cruised on top 

Hannah' hair

hannah tries out scuba,
dada tries out the camera - we both are all wet! 

the most beautiful flower in my garden

 

one of the few cloudy days we had

 

dreaming of a south pacific voyage

 

our terrific host takes us to see a beautiful ship

Hannah and Jared get a ride to see the schooner 

if you ignore this sign

quite a washout after a big storm.
we missed all the excitement, when we did the wet side of the big Island it was the first dry days in two weeks. God is good all the time. 

we ate well at the Lava rock cafe

camping the easy way! after a five hour hike we dropped in for local fare. look at the hair on my boy, Jared! 

everywhere I go people cluck at me

or are they aliens from another planet? 

Snow falling on cinders! 13,000 ft

 

fumes from the volcano - an earth Fart

 

Mauna Loa means "big lump"

 

another day

another perfect sunset
we drove a lot this day but timed the sunset right and bought some yummy coffee in Kona.
Then we went to do battle with the hippies in the campground, a scourge on a beautiful place. 

checking it out

getting under the lava's skin - walking in a cooled off lava tube. 

every body out!

this is the end of the road. It stops where the lava begins. we love the humor of this place, building on a volcano!! 

Lord please help me...

to be more like this creature. Help me to be free from the cares of this world, floating on the breeze of your love and power. Help me to be beautiful by reflecting the light that is you. Even though I am fragile fill me with your strength, your love, your power to fly, to get above the trees and see the forest. As I move through this troubled and sometimes dark world let me be a ray of light pointing to you, and if they refuse to see you give me a five cell steel flashlight with which to lovingly crush their empty skulls. 

Slimy our pet eel

This gyu was so cool. 

our last day in Hawaii, happy -sad of course

 

Dad always smiles when driving someone else's car - in this case- going to a fabulous play/ musical in San Diego, with Hannah.

check out that guys butt, cute!!! 

squaws were allowed to walk alongside the warriors 

there is a hawks head on this man's rear end! 

thats a lot of dead birds this guy carries on his back.  

of course you have to have your nails done! 

all dressed up for a night at the theater - amazing music - a stirring story 

Hannah near San Diego, Ca 2003 

Dad, at the big Indian pow wow