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Makaha Stream Bridge at Farrington Highway
Tuesday I pictured for you the bridge over Makaha Stream at the head end. This is the bridge that crosses the mouth of Makaha stream I took this photo just before sundown, as you can see in the pinkening clouds and the spotlight of sun hitting the east end of the bridge.
If you biggie the photo, you can see the ultra high rent housing development just east of Sensible Acres, where we live.  From up here on our mountainside we can see over all the brush and trees and right down here to the ocean.
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The job interview went well. I know she had two other people to see, but she told me to expect to be called back for a second interview. We will see. I feel good about my presentation of self.
On Tuesdaysyou can post any photo you like (it must be one of your own) that contains the color RED. Your photo can contain lots ofREDor a little bit of RED.
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Although you’ve not seen this exact photo, you have seen this view previously on my blog. The bridge the jogger is running over is the Makaha Stream Bridge. The bridge you see arching over the road is a cart bridge and foot path which connects the Makaha Country Club with the Makaha Golf Resort. Yep, on either side of this lovely little winding country road, there is an 18 hole golf course. Thirty-six holes within walking distance to our condo, and given our time and money constraints, OC has taken his clubs out once.
2-Fer Bridges
And here we have a bit of graffiti on the side rail of the Makaha Stream bridge.
Graffiti
The second photo was taken about a month ago and the graffiti was eye-popping red and fresh. The first photo was taken this evening, and if you look at the side of the bridge you can see that the graffiti has been white washed over.
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Hey, I know you missed me yesterday. I am sorry. I was away from home most of the day. I will be leaving the house very early today, too, and not returning until evening. I will try to catch up with you as soon as time allows.
Today I am going on a job interview. Prayers are accepted and appreciated. I’ll let you all know what happens.
What proper noun (the name of a person, place or thing) does this photo represent? EMAIL your answers and leave a comment designed to either help or confuse your fellow game players.
Punny Monday
The first contestant to EMAIL me the right answer wins a featured link in my blog which will display until next Monday when we’ll play this little game again. Enjoy.
PLEASE, do not write your guess in the comments. It spoils the game for the other players. Your guesses will be shared when the game ends.
Punny Winners!
August 25th, 2008 at 3:19 a.m. — Melli – Bridge Party, Bridge Mix, Bridge Club
August 25th, 2008 at 6:21 a.m. — AmberStar – Contract Bridge
August 25th, 2008 at 7:39 a.m. — Jane Latham – Bridge
August 25th, 2008 at 8:10 a.m. — Doug – Northbridge
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There is a bridge at Nanakuli Beach Park that seemingly leads to nowhere. It is brand new and beautiful. It spans Nanakuli Stream. It is parallel to — that is beside — Farrington Highway, and is blocked on both ends.
Nanakuli Bridge
I found a reference in the minutes of the town council meeting granting permission to a boating club to use the bridge to bring their boats into the park. The minutes stated that the bridge would be open for club use transporting boats into and out of the park during the hours of the race. A police guard was to be posted to prevent non-sanctioned use.
Keep Out
The sign reads that the road is restricted to use by emergency personnel only. I could find nothing that stated why this fancy, expensive, new bridge would be built beside the old one, and then kept from use. We have speculated — maybe the new bridge has a structural flaw and can’t handle a constant, steady traffic flow. Maybe it was decided after the fact that the new bridge would move the highway too far over. The road leading from the pictured end of the bridge cuts through the park. The road leading from the other end of the bridge runs adjacent to the front yards in a housing complex.
side view: Nanakuli Park Bridge
And maybe — just maybe — the bridge was built exactly for the purpose it serves. The current entrance to the park requires a 45 degree turn followed by another, immediate 45 degree turn. Some boats and rigs likely can’t make the narrow cut. This one allows rigs and trailers to roll straight in. They still have to make a 45 degree left turn, but that turn is managed in wide open space, not at the entrance to an overcrowded, undersized, packed parking lot.
I could think of no better way to start Alice’s photo challenge and honor the name she’s given it, than to share this photograph of Admiral Bernard “Chick” Clarey Bridge.
Admiral Bernard “Chick” Clarey Bridge
This photograph was taken from the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri (Mighty Mo) from its Ford Island dock in Pearl Harbor. In front of you are the “tomb stones” of the battle ships sunk on December 7th, 1941 when Pearl Harbor was bombed. The building you see off the front of the ship is the U.S.S. Arizona viewing platform. Beyond that is the Admiral Bernard “Chick” Clarey Bridge. Please click on the photo to enlarge it.
Close to a mile in length, this bridge is one of six in the world built partly with a fixed structure and partly with a floating (pontoon) section. It connects Ford Island, which sits in the middle of Pearl Harbor, with Honolulu. Not just its size and the history of the area make this bridge special. It also bears the fame of coming in under-budget and ahead of schedule!
In case you don’t understand what OC was yammering on about, we — he and I — did a bit of guest reading at Waking Ambrose, so if you’ve been dying to hear our voices, pop by Doug’s place and give a listen.
