I saw this orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and liked its softness and colors.
Zygopabstia Dragon Kitten orchid
Author Archives: Graham
The Numbers Game #72
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 193. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The top photo is from two days ago, when I finally made it down to Kilauea Volcano to see the latest in a string of eruptions. Hopefully, I will get my photos sorted for a longer post about that in the next day or two.
Butterfly hut
One of the new features at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a butterfly hut. In it are rows of chrysalises and, after the appropriate time, newly-emerging Monarch Butterflies. I took this photo to capture one such, but somehow, neither the butterfly or chrysalises can be distinguished. Instead, there’s reflections and layers of plants and mesh and glass at different levels, which I rather like.
Asian Spiny-backed Orb-weaver Spider
The Asian Spiny-backed Orb-weaver Spider (Thelacantha brevispina) is an introduced species. Here, they’re known as crab spiders, which is how I’ve always referred to them, but they’re quite different to true crab spiders.
These are two different spiders, but give a good view of how they look, top and bottom.
A day at A Bay
A family settles in for the day under a palm tree at Anaehoʻomalu Bay, which is commonly referred to as A Bay for obvious reasons.
Bird on a wire
This Northern Cardinal looked splendid against the blue sky, and I also liked how he used his tail for balance.
Juvenile Bigeye Emperor
Juvenile Bigeye Emperors have bold markings, which gradually fade and disappear entirely in adults, to be replaced by some yellow tinges.
These large fish are notable for their ability to hang motionless in the water, often in large groups.
Akaka Falls bamboo
Bamboo arches over a stream in Akaka Falls State Park.
Graham's Island 