A Passion Vine Butterfly feeds on what I think is an Arrowleaf sida (Sida rhombifolia) flower. The plant might be indigenous as it grows in tropical and subtropical areas.
Passion Vine Butterfly on Arrowleaf Sida
Author Archives: Graham
The Numbers Game #76
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 197. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Monday Portrait
What are you looking at?
I’m looking at you looking at me!
Pretty in pink
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Pink.’ See more responses here.
Bench with a view
This rustic bench behind the beach at Pololu is a good spot to just sit and watch the waves.
Posted for Jude’s Bench Challenge (here).
Day Lily
I had these in my garden in Washington State, at least during the summer months. I still can’t get over them blooming here year-round.
No wake zone
I bet this is there because someone, down below, is sleeping with the fishes.
Zippy Spinners
In Hawaii, it’s illegal to be within 50 yards of dolphins in the water. The idea is to give them space to carry on with their normal activities without being influenced or pressured by humans.
However, during my last swim a few days ago, I was startled to see a pod of Spinner Dolphins zoom into view and pass by just a few feet away. Short of having access to Star Trek’s transporter, there was no way in the world I was going to be able to put 50 yards between me and the dolphins before they put several hundred yards between them and me. I had time enough to realize my camera had gone into sleep mode, wake it up, and get blurry shots of the disappearing dolphins. Regardless of the photos, it’s always nice to see dolphins and it had been quite a while since I’d done so in the water.
A few minutes later another small pod went by, also at speed, also with no good photo opportunity. A third pod followed with even less chance of a decent photo. But then I saw a fourth pod approaching at a slightly more leisurely pace and managed to get a few photos as they cruised by. Most of my photos weren’t up to much, but I was very happy that these two came out better than I had hoped for. Definitely the highlight of the weekend for me.
Graham's Island 