Jennifer's birthday party.

Here are a few pictures from Jennifer's birthday party. Dec 12 3015

More flower pictures

Here are a few new flower pictures

Vireya Rhododendrons

As I mentioned in this post we have had a lot of rain here in Volcano. Maybe that is why so many plants are in bloom. We have several Vireyas on our property and several of them are in bloom. Some I have never seen in bloom before. Here are a couple more.

More Vireyas

Here are a few more Vireya Rhododendrons

Hawaii Flowerw

We have has a lot of rain here in Volcano Hawaii. Maybe that is why so many plants are in bloom. We have several Vireya Rhododendrons growing on our property. Here are some pictures of a few. I will do more than one post of them.

Walnut Point

Here is a new uke that I just finished. “Walnut Point” is a four string tenor ukulele. The back and sides are California Claro Walnut. The soundboard is Sitka “bearclaw” Spruce. The neck is Spanish Cedar. The peg-head, bridge and fret-board are Ebony. The rosette is Paua Abalone shell. The strings are Worth with a high G. The tuners are gold plated Grover enclosed with real Ebony knobs (no plastic) The finish is hand rubbed Liberion oil. It comes with a new case. All this for $650.00 plus shipping. Shipping will depend upon where you live, typically $30.00 or so in the U.S. It looks good and sounds good and will only sound better with playing. You will love it. Contact me. Ernest Theisen ejtheisen@earthlink.net.  Thanks for looking.

Birthday Party!

Here is a picture of Barbara opening her presents during a birthday dinner we had for her.

Check Out These Chickens

Check Out These Chickens

Were we live, Volcano Hawaii, you have to haul your own trash to the dump. Also known as “Solid Waste Transfer Station” We call it the dump. I noticed a bunch of unusual ( to me) chickens that hang out there. Maybe 20 or so, 5 or 6 different breeds. I thought all chickens were white! Here are a few shots.

Richardsons Beach

We celebrated Barbara's birthday there yesterday

Red Fern

I found this little red fern growing by the drive way.

Bixby Bridge

A shot of Bixby Bridge on the Big Sur Highway looking South

Louisa's Second Ballet Performance

Here are a couple of shots of Louisa at her ballet performance

Louisa and Jennifer

My Latest Ukulele

Here are some shot of my latest ukulele, the "Lava Lake 4"

The Lava Lake 4 is a 4 string tenor ukulele. The top, sides and back are AAA grade solid Koa.

The rosette is Paua Abalone  

The bridge, fretboard and peg head are Ebony

The tuning keys are gold Grover with solid Ebony knobs

These Grover tuners are "inclosed", the gears are not exposed

The neck is Spanish Cedar. Very light and very strong.

The strings are Worth, clear with a normal "high" G
The Lava Lake 4 comes with a semi ridged case
The price is $650.00 plus shipping
You can contact me at ejtheisen@earthlink.net
Thanks for looking

Ukulele Exhibition

Yesterday was a fun day. We had a ukulele “jam” session at the Wailoa Center. The locals call these sessions “kanakapila”. We played from noon to 4:00 with one break! Here are a few shots of the ukes on display. The Guild had 41 ukes there.

I have two ukes in the show. Both tenor size The one I am standing by I call "Paniolo 4"

The other one I call "Port Orford 4"

The interior of the center.

In this shot you can see how the hangers were designed

 Thinking outside the box

The show will be up until Oct 25.  We have one more "Kanakapila" Oct 20. Come on and join us!

If you click on the images they will enlarge

Thanks for looking.

Zoo Flower Revisited

My very smart friend Don Pepiot identified the flower as a Red Spider Lily. There are lots of versions and colors including white.

Zoo Flower

We went the the zoo for the tiger's birthday party. I spotted this flower. I have no idea what it is.