It's actually only 18" deep. The deep end will have an area for waterlilies and the planters will have orchids, batplants and some small potted palms. I think Karen has some pictures of the batplants I am raising on her flickr pages.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Pond design
So, yall probably know by now our crazy house will be flying above a koi pond. Well, I, with my OCD, did the pond design yesterday.
It's actually only 18" deep. The deep end will have an area for waterlilies and the planters will have orchids, batplants and some small potted palms. I think Karen has some pictures of the batplants I am raising on her flickr pages.
It's actually only 18" deep. The deep end will have an area for waterlilies and the planters will have orchids, batplants and some small potted palms. I think Karen has some pictures of the batplants I am raising on her flickr pages.
Progress!
Two days ago I went to the land to talk with Gene and do the final siting of the home and garage. Today I went back and there was some major progress!
First I looked down from where we will have out guest house some day.
I could see Gene talking with someone from the driveway.
As I get closer I realize it is Saul! Small Big Island!
Gene is really focused and it shows by how fast things are beginning to move here!
Here is a shot from the end of the pool, looking mauka towards the house pad.
IMHO, Saul is one of the best dozer operators on this island and we have worked with quite a few of them!
Here is the garage pad. It has to be high so that we can get the water off the roof into our catchment tank.
First I looked down from where we will have out guest house some day.
I could see Gene talking with someone from the driveway.
As I get closer I realize it is Saul! Small Big Island!
Gene is really focused and it shows by how fast things are beginning to move here!
Here is a shot from the end of the pool, looking mauka towards the house pad.
IMHO, Saul is one of the best dozer operators on this island and we have worked with quite a few of them!
Here is the garage pad. It has to be high so that we can get the water off the roof into our catchment tank.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
We're gonna build!!!!!!
After quite a few snafus, and general issues.... I'm thrilled to write that we signed the contract with our awesome contractor, Gene. Gene's been incredibly patient and helpful and we're psyched to be working with him.
Work will start with the shed. The house comes next.
Gene estimates it'll be about 1 year.
YAY!
Work will start with the shed. The house comes next.
Gene estimates it'll be about 1 year.
YAY!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
More green...less green
I thought it would be good to have a record of the property from top to house and from house to bottom. It will change a lot over the next year! So today I shot the former.
Below is the road from the highway to the old railroad track. Notice the fine mowing job the Massey did!
This is going along the old railroad.
This is the right turn from theold railroad onto our property.
Looking down from the top of the property. On the left we will be planting our first fruit tree orchard!
On the left are mango trees on the right are java plum.
I think I might be building a retaining wall on the right. Too steep to mow!
The B.hirosi on the left had a low success rate (the B.vugaris.vittalis had almost 100% success!), but hey free is free!
Our mango grove. The view is even wider now. I spent a few hours taking out more of the hau on the right after this photo was taken.
Taken from the biggest mango tree. You can see our empty house site. Might be the last time it is totally empty!
Here you can see on the right our now wider ocean view. I finally got the hau to collapse. The stuff hangs in the air like nothing else.
Below is the road from the highway to the old railroad track. Notice the fine mowing job the Massey did!
This is going along the old railroad.
This is the right turn from theold railroad onto our property.
Looking down from the top of the property. On the left we will be planting our first fruit tree orchard!
On the left are mango trees on the right are java plum.
I think I might be building a retaining wall on the right. Too steep to mow!
The B.hirosi on the left had a low success rate (the B.vugaris.vittalis had almost 100% success!), but hey free is free!
Our mango grove. The view is even wider now. I spent a few hours taking out more of the hau on the right after this photo was taken.
Taken from the biggest mango tree. You can see our empty house site. Might be the last time it is totally empty!
Here you can see on the right our now wider ocean view. I finally got the hau to collapse. The stuff hangs in the air like nothing else.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
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