A chorus line

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Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii

Near the end of yesterday’s swim, I was greeted by this sight in the top photo. Spinner Dolphins coming my way. They were traveling at a leisurely pace as they dipped down and glided beneath me. After they passed, they came back up near the surface of the water and I thought they might loop around again, but instead they continued on their way.

Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii

Still, it was a lovely encounter, and my first with dolphins in quite a while. Swimmers are supposed to stay 50 yards away from dolphins because they might be sleeping even while they’re still swimming. However, when they pass by like this, there’s not much a swimmer can do, unless they have connections with someone on the Starship Enterprise!

Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii

Just a moment

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A cyclist speeds by in Hawaii
The blur of a passing cyclist in an Ironman race.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Ephemeral.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

A Green Darner Dragonfly at Pololu in Hawaii
A Green Darner Dragonfly caught in the act of darting back and forth.
Sprinklers at Hapuna in Hawaii
An ever-changing sprinkler.
A rainbow over the water in Hawaii
A rainbow over the water.
Kids jump into the water at Coconut Island in Hilo, Hawaii
Jumping into the water at Coconut Island in Hilo.

Catching the wind

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Black netting around a building project near Hawi, Hawaii

This netting is designed, not so much to catch the wind, as to not get blown away by it. It was surrounding a project to build a new water tank for agricultural use, to replace the Kohala Ditch, which no longer holds water.

Slippahs

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A pair of slippahs in Hawaii

When Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii to work in sugar and pineapple plantations, they brought with them their zori sandals and these caught on with the locals. Hawaiian companies began making their own versions and they soon became the quintessential island footwear, worn by everyone, everywhere. ‘Slippahs’ is the Hawaiian ‘pidgin’ word for these sandals and it’s the name most people use for them today.

In Hawaii, it’s considered polite to remove you outdoor footwear before entering a home, rude if you don’t. Inside, people either go barefoot or have indoor slippahs, which is what these are.

Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.