A native of South and central America, Indian Shot Canna Lily (Canna indica) is believed to have arrived in Hawaii not long after Captain Cook and is now considered naturalized here.
Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
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 245. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
From the air, you can’t see the road, except from directly above, but you know where it is!
Some local gnarly tree roots.
A Belted Wrasse swims past a small coral head in the company of a pair of Convict Tangs
I was hiking the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, when I saw this Blackburn’s Blue Butterfly (Udara blackburni). This butterfly is endemic and is also known as the Koa Butterfly since the Koa tree is its main host plant.
Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.
An early morning full moon seen through the hedge here!
An unusual orchid from the last Hilo Orchid show. It’s not just the color, but the frills that make this orchid stand out. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.
Graham's Island 