Author Archives: Graham

About Graham

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

Monday portrait

The mango tree is dropping fruit, which means that the numerous wild pigs around here are stopping by on a regular basis to scarf them up. This is one of them, or is it? A tag in the ear usually indicates a domesticated animal, but this one was roaming with the other wild pigs. An escapee perhaps? Part of a scientific study?

But them I looked at the tag again, 004. Surely, this means the pig is a British secret agent, probably sent to check up on me and make sure I’m drinking enough tea and not bad-mouthing the king. Hopefully, he’s not yet licensed to kill, just to eat mangoes.

The sun comes up and the sun goes down

Sunrise at Kawaihae, Hawaii — Sunrise at Kawaihae.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Sunrises and Sunsets.’ See more responses here. One of each here taken from roughly the same spot, though in different directions of course!

Sunset at Kawaihae, Hawaii — Sunset at Kawaihae.

Brascidosdeli Tower of Rex orchid

A pretty orchid, but what is it with these orchid names?

Fish that pass in the day

An Orangespine Unicornfish and Common Longnose Butterflyfish in Hawaii

An Orangespine Unicornfish and Common Longnose Butterflyfish swim by each other. I always feel a bit sorry for these butterflyfishes. If longnose isn’t a bad enough moniker, adding common seems excessively harsh. Mind you, it’s close kin is the Big Longnose Butterflyfish, which is no better!

Sporty

An MG car parked in front of a store in Hawi, Hawaii

I spotted this MG in front of the Aloha Man store in Hawi and had to take a photo. I thought it fit right in, even matching the paintwork.

Water banner

A banner at a water dispenser in Hawi, Hawaii

There’s a water dispenser in downtown Hawi that’s available 24 hours, seven days a week. Quite a lot of people live off grid here and while they collect catchment water, they often don’t have systems for making it safe to drink. That’s where this spot comes in handy. It could use a new banner though.

The Numbers Game #77

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