Three reef fish, from top to bottom, an Ember Parrotfish, Yellow Tang, and Flowery Flounder.
Coming and going
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After the rain
A couple of days ago, I posted photos of a downpour while I was at Costco in Kailua Kona. After the rain stopped and the sun came out, there were still large puddles around the store. I started taking photos of people negotiating them and reflecting in them at the same time. This was the last of those photos.
Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.
Once upon a time
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Favorite Vacation Spots.’ See more responses here.
I thought I’d go with a couple of old photos from a vacation I took many, many years ago to Switzerland. I really enjoyed Switzerland because the scenery was wonderful, the trails were well marked and maintained, and good chocolate was plentiful.
The top photo shows the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau Mountains in the Alps. The bottom one shows some hairy yob atop the Mettelhorn, near Zermatt, with the Matterhorn in the background.
This second photo amuses me because I rarely take selfies, and back then a selfie involved finding a stable spot to place the camera, activating the timer, and scurrying back to, hopefully, get in the shot. Then, as now, it was a struggle because I’ve never remembered how to find the timer and set it, on any camera I’ve ever had!
Wet weather
It’s Halloween, and visitors to the island, here for blue skies and sunshine, must wonder what kind of scary place they’ve ended up in. We’ve had a system of tropical moisture funneling across the state for the past few days and it has been mostly gray skies and rain.
I was at Costco, having my car’s tires rotated, when the dreary weather unleashed one of its heavier downpours. Luckily, it eased up before my car was ready for me to go.
Moon over Hawi
This photo was taken on the same evening as yesterday’s post, looking in the opposite direction, where a fullish moon had risen.
Sunset in Hawi
These clouds helped make a nice sunset a few evenings ago.
Green turtle in the shallows
Near the end of a recent swim, I saw this smallish Green Turtle. It was cruising along in shallow water near the ladder I was aiming for. It disappeared into the rocks, but I hung around hoping for another sight of it, and was rewarded when it came back out and swan past me before returning to the shelter of the rocks. I didn’t follow since I don’t have a shell to protect me from the bumps the turtle was undoubtedly encountering.
Paph. Johanna Burkhardt ‘Raptor’
Another orchid from the Hilo Orchid Show. I think the Raptor name fits this one. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
