Projects – The World According to Mike

Halloween Props

I really enjoy sinking my teeth into a weird build – doing something that nobody else has thought of, or thinking of an enhancement to a well-known thing. It’s about innovating and inventing. By far, the most obvious place this happens is in my builds for our Halloween display. Every year, a handful of new… Continue reading Halloween Props

TARDIS

The garden arbor and its gate would need to be rebuilt.

Becky made an offhand comment, “It’s too bad you can’t make it look like a TARDIS.”

Oh yeah? Challenge accepted!”

Garden Box

In the fall of 2020, my electrical utility provider sent a person to my door to let me know that the garden enclosure in the backyard was too close to the electrical box, and if they were to ever need to get into the box, the enclosure would be in their way. I told him… Continue reading Garden Box

Hawaii 2024 - The Voyage Home
Date: February 17, 2024
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<Details Coming Soon> [< prev] [top] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] We may not have seen it all, but we came pretty darn close! [< prev] [top] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Hawaii 2024 - Kona Coffee
Date: February 16, 2024
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Hawaii 2024 - Goats, Kona, and the Great Bag Hunt
Date: February 15, 2024
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Stop me if you've heard this one before. You pack a couple suitcases for vacation, and you stress out about coming in under the magical 50 pound bag limit. So you pack two suitcases. One is 40 pounds. The other is 48 pounds. That leaves you some room for some souvenirs on the way home. Right? Nope. [< prev] [top] [next >][0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] But first we woke up and sat out on the deck sipping coffee, and watching as a giant ... uh ... flock? herd? goatisserie? ... um group of goats came down from the golf course fairway, and started munching on the decorative plants in the condo yard. Anyway, back to the luggage issue... I don't know if you realize this, but sweatshirts are heavier than t-shirts. And ...
Hawaii 2024 - Valentine's Day
Date: February 14, 2024
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Valentine's Day had one planned event. Dinner at Ulu Ocean Grill - a beachfront restaurant at the Four Seasons resort. We went a little early to check out the vastly overpriced shopping at the resort. Then we moved to the bar to have a few drinks while we waited for the restaurant to open. The surf was up, and we watched the sea for any sign of whales. There were a few splashing about, but we didn't get any really good shots of them. The weather was beautiful, and we were all dressed in the best clothes we had brought with us... or bought during the trip. Becky work the pearl pendant we found in Kona that first day of shopping. I wore my fine hat, and my new shirt. The company was merry. The food was delicious. There was one item on the ...
Hawaii 2024 - Akaka Falls
Date: February 13, 2024
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The Big Island has eight distinct climate types (out of a possible 13). There was still one that was missing from our tour of the island. We were missing the tropical / rainforest. And if you want to see that, you need to cross over Kohala and follow the north-eastern coast to Hilo. [< prev] [top] [next >][0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] The shores on this side are steep and cut with deep crevasses down to the sea. The trees and plant life are thick. The predominant color is green. Unlike the western, leeward side of the island, it rains daily. Those rains provide runoff for a number of impressive waterfalls. And that was our target for the afternoon. Akaka Falls. We headed up through Waimea, over the back of Kohala and picked ...