Author Archives: Graham

About Graham

I take photos when I'm out and about, recording life on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Moon set

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As the moon sets on another year, I’d like to wish everyone the best for a wonderful 2026!

The Numbers Game #105

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A Painted Lady Butterfly feeds on a kiawe flower — A Painter Lady Butterfly feeding on a Kiawe flower.

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 227. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Two donkeys in Hawaii — Two donkeys drying out after heavy rain.

Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii — Two donkeys drying out after heavy rain.

Zebra Dove

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This Zebra Dove was watching the world go by. It looked a bit dishevelled and was, perhaps, a younger bird.

Still life with apples

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Apples in a tray at Kailua Kona airport, Hawaii

I liked this sign at the Kailua Kona airport and two offending apples in the sunlight.

Shadowing

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A Peacock Grouper is shadowed by a Pacific Trumpetfish in the waters off Hawaii

A Pacific Trumpetfish shadows a Peacock Grouper. Trumpetfish often mingle with other fish when they’re hunting. They can change color to match their companions. They’re generally gray or brown, but can become yellow or black, and they can display stripes or bars to improve their camouflage.

Reflecting on flight delays

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Reflections in a window at Honolulu airport in Hawaii

These are the kind of photos you take when flights are delayed. Last week, our flight to Honolulu was delayed for 20 minutes because only one runway was operating at our destination due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. Coming back, the flight was delayed twice for reasons that were never explained. The upshot was that, after getting up at 5:30am to make the outbound flight, it was close to 11:00pm before we got home again!