Uplifting moments from 2020

  • A pueo or Hawaiian short-eared owl sits on a post
    A pueo turns its wide-eyed stare on me. (Link)
  • Colorful lava on a hike in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (Link)
  • Meeting a manta ray is always a thrill. (Link)
  • A pod of spinner dolphins stopped by my local snorkeling spot. (Link, link)
  • Lāhainā Noon, when shadows disappear in Hawaii. (Link)
  • Shoals of Hawaiian silversides were abundant in the summer. (Link)
  • With no tourists here, Anaeho’omalu Bay was a sea of tranquility. (Link)
  • Some clumpy nudibranchs spent a few weeks in a local bay. (Link)
  • The year ended with a bang when Kilauea Volcano erupted again. (Link)

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Your 2020 Retrospective.’ See more responses here. Also posted in response to Becky’s January Squares challenge theme of ‘Up.’ See more responses here.

In this retrospective I’ve focused on events and photos that were uplifting for me during the difficult year that was. Most of these photos haven’t run before, but were taken at the same time as those in posts that ran in 2020. Links to the original posts are at the end of the captions.

12 thoughts on “Uplifting moments from 2020”

  2. naturebackin

    I enjoyed this retrospective. I didn’t recall the fire hydrant (so checked the link). It is a cheerful photo – and let’s hope more metaphorical shadows disappear as the year progresses.

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    1. Graham Post author

      I’d picked this hydrant to illustrate the phenomenon, but when the time came, I realized the poles weren’t exactly vertical! The lamp with its concrete base was nearby and worked better.

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  6. Terri Webster Schrandt

    A wonderful retrospective in images, Graham! I almost expected to see a flower from the botanical gardens, but like me, you have zillions of photos! That pic of the bay devoid of tourists is sad but dreamy and of course, the erupting volcano ended 2020 with a bang! Great to have you along for Sunday Stills all these years!

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    1. Graham Post author

      Good to be part of it, Terri. Sadly, I only got to the botanical gardens once this year. It’s been closed since March and I don’t know when it will reopen.

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