From Joe

ありがとう

バンドスタンド前少女の銅像 作られたばかりのレイ,手にプルメリアとハイビスカスをプレゼントされ少女が大きな声で「ありがとう!!」と言っています。この池の前に佇み少し見上げているポーズで毎日顔を合わすのでテニスコートに行き時「Good Morning」と声を掛け帰りには、「Thank you」と言って時々握手をして帰ります。

From Ichiro and Reiko Sato (2)

Mason, Diana, Ed & Mason's friend James playing golf at Ko'olau Golf course.

賑わいの前

ワイキキからクヒオビーチ沿いをドンドン進み水族館,プールを過ぎこの砂浜の向こうにホテル・ニューオオタニが見えてきます。まだ朝太陽が出始めの海なので殆ど人影がなく砂浜も足跡がチョッピリある位できれいに清掃されたままです。ここから海を眺め目覚めの体に気持ち良い景色が溶け込んできます。

HIT: Hawaiian Isles Tennis

Checkout http://hitennis.ning.com/ a local tennis website created by Leilani Magee. You can sign up for a free account, keep up with ALL of the local tennis news, events, photos, UH Tennis and other occurrences. It's a pretty cool and informative website....enjoy!

B. Charles News

Matsui was named most valuable player award in world series.First time by Japan

The following appeared on Boston.com:
Headline: 27th in a Series
Date: Nov 5, 2009

"The bat whipped around, again and again. The baseballs were lashed, just foul here, just foul there. Hideki Matsui had full control of Pedro Martinez, he just needed to work on his placement as he stood at the plate in the second inning."

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/11/05/27th_in_a_series_matsui_propels_yankees_to_latest_title/?s_campaign=8315

これは何だ!!

テニスコートから少し東に進み道路を海側に進むと大きな BanyanTree に出会います。そのBanyanTree を眺めると大きく広げた枝から無数のロープのような新芽が地上目指して伸びてきています。その中の一つ太く何か意思表示しているような姿で目の前にぶら下がっているので思わずシャッターを押しました。それぞれに訴えるような表情がありますね。

From Ichiro and Reiko Sato

They sent me photo. Thanks.

From left:
Reiko, Dave from MI, and Ichiro Sato. Dave went to back to MI today.

一郞, 二郞, 三郞

一郞 Ichiro means First man
二郞 Jiro means Second man
三郞 Saburo means Third man

from top 一郞 Ichiro, 二郞 Jiro, 三朗 Saburo

Karen from AU and Susan

Weather:Sunny
Wind: NE wind, Not Very Humid.
Where: Court #1 at KPTC
What time: 8:30AM
Players: Korean Ben, Hiro, Candy, Eesther

Long pants Ben, as usuall. Not short pants.

Rain and shower yesterday.

Now: mostly cloudy. Scattered showers early in the evening, then isolated showers after midnight. Lows 66 to 75. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Wednesday: mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 81 to 87. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night: mostly clear with isolated showers. Breezy. Lows 66 to 75. East winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday: sunny with isolated showers. Highs 80 to 87. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Chako, Toshi, Harry and Jiro-san

My Mixed Doubles Partner

This is my mixed doubles partner for the USTA Ekolu season. Ted, I mean , Maria Manda and I played mixed doubles throughout the 6.0 season.

イベントの案内

カピオラニ公園駐車料金ボックスにイベント案内がセットされています。週末イベントがある時駐車禁止案内がズラッとセットされます。大きなイベントの時水曜日位からセットされているのでこの案内を見ていると週末のイベントがよく判ります。駐車禁止の時間もイベントに応じ表示されているのでどんな規模なのかもよく判ります。案内を見てイベント情報を確認しています。
These'reinformation sign in parking area in KP park. When we have event weekend we can not park here. If it's kinda big event these sign set up from Wednesday. They show the time for no parking so we realize how big event by that information and check.

Nagisa and Motomi from Osaka

From Nagisa

先日、

カピオラニのテニスコートで母とテニスの仲間に入れて頂いた娘の森なぎさです☆
昨日の晩、日本に帰国しました♪
日本はもうめちゃくちゃ寒いです。。
母と写真を見ながらまたハワイに行って皆さんとテニスコートで再会できたらなぁ～っと話しています(^ ^)/
本っっ当に良い思い出になりましたっ☆ありがとうございます！！

I'll be there

Hi guys!!! It's getting cooooooold here I'm missing sunshine, nice breeze and all KP players. I'll go to Hawaii next Monday 9th I wanna be KP court ASAP but I have to something to do first. Anyway, c u soon:)

絵になる風景

カピオラニ公園 テニスコートから北西方向に歩いてくるとこの場所に辿り着きます。ヤシの木がどのように考えられて植栽されたのか 元々自生していたのか 幾何学的な配列で並びその向こうにパフの木が枝を広げ爽やかな景色を見せてくれます。芝生の緑 背の高い木々 枝を張った木々 といつまで見ても飽きない景色を提供してくれます。シャッターを自然に押してしまいます!!
This is northwest area from tennis court in KP park. I'm thinking about these palm trees are grow naturally or somebody put in here and then some puff trees over there. Nice green grass, tall trees, I never get weary of looking at this view so I take picture spontaneously.

Welcome back to KP Ichiro-san & Reiko.

They came from Eniwashi Hokkaido Japan last Saturday and will go back home Nov.28.
( from left : Hiro, Ichiro, Yosi, Reiko, Jerry.

Cool this week?

Today: sunny with isolated showers. Highs 81 to 88. Northeast winds around 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight: mostly cloudy with scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 67 to 74. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday: partly sunny. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered showers in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 78 to 85. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Tuesday Night: partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 64 to 72. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph and gusty. Chance of rain 20 percent.

B. Charles News.

The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura's jellyfish.

Each of the jellyfish can weigh up to 200 kg and waters around Japan have been inundated with the creatures this year. Experts believe weather and water conditions in the breeding grounds, off the coast of China, have been ideal for the jellyfish in recent months.

Ｓｈｉｒｌｅｙ ａｎｄ Ｔｅｄ

Ｋｅｎ ｆｒｏｍ ＡＵ

自然の屋根

水族館から海に向かって進むと海水プールがあります。そのプール正面に樹木できれいに木陰ができるように枝を張り屋根が作られています。ワイキキ方面からビーチ沿いに散歩をしてきてこのプール辺りに来るとチョッピリ休憩したくなる距離なのでこの木陰を利用して少しの間腰かけて周りを眺めながらチョット一息 いい場所なんです!!

Ted Furigay from Canada

Alan Rumble from AU

John Valpone and Kirby in DHTC

The game could have gone either way.

どちらが勝ってもおかしくない試合だった。Alan and Mako vs. Margaret and me.