Kamehameha Day rider

A rider at the Kamehameha Day parade in Kapaau, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Leather browns and burgundies.’ See more responses here.

Just the one photo for this one. One of the riders in the Kamehameha Day birthday parade a few years back. A bit of brown leather saddle and an abundance of burgundy foliage fits the bill.

After the rain

A woman negotiates a puddle in a parking lot in Kailua Kona, Hawaii

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

An old photo of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau Mountains in Switzerland

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.

An old photo of me on the Mettelhorn in Switzerland

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!