The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 744. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Curly is one skittish goat. I see him once in a while and he takes off immediately. Yesterday, I saw him curled up by the abandoned house next door. He didn’t stir, so I went to get my camera. When I returned his head was up, and when he saw me, he leapt to his feet. But he didn’t run off immediately and I was able to snap the top photo. Then he turned and raced around the other side of the house and out of sight.
It wasn’t until I was processing the photos that I noticed the band around his head. I think it’s the same goat I’d seen tied up by some other neighbors. Obviously he’d broken free, but the band was still there. It didn’t seem to be bothering him, even though it’s quite close to one eye. I think removing it would involve a tranquilizer dart!
The bottom photo posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Bicycles and Biking.’ See more responses here. Yesterday, the Hawaii Ironman 70.3 race took place on the island so I went out to take photos of the cyclists as they went to and from Hawi.
The day was a hot and sunny with moderate trade winds, which meant the ride to Hawi was uphill and into the wind. The reward was turning around and zipping downhill with the wind at their backs.
This Cabbage Butterfly was perfectly happy foraging on an Ilima flower.
A close up of one of the inter-island barges that visit Kawaihae twice a week. It reminds me of one of those puzzle cubes.
Lahuipua’a Fishpond is the largest of several fishponds in Kalāhuipua’a Historical Park, on the grounds of Mauna Lani Resort. These ponds were where fish were raised for feeding the Hawaiian ali’i (royalty). The ponds are still used for raising fish in the traditional manner.
A lot of people on the Big Island live off the grid, sometimes by choice, often because those services aren’t available. Larger urban areas like Hilo and Kailua Kona have decent options, but the more rural the area, the less that’s available. Where I live, there’s public power and water, but no sewer system.
Because of this, catchment water tanks are a common sight, especially on the east side of the island, where there’s more rainfall. This one was in Volcano Village at a vacation rental. Generally, catchment water is used for everything except human consumption. Some homes install systems to purify catchment water to make it drinkable. Otherwise, drinking water is delivered by tanker or can be obtained by filling bottles at public water spigots located around the island.
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 743. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Also posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
Graham's Island 