

I was waiting for an appointment, when I noticed these signs on the waiting room floor. I suspect they’re leftovers from Covid restrictions, and clearly not being heeded these days.


I was waiting for an appointment, when I noticed these signs on the waiting room floor. I suspect they’re leftovers from Covid restrictions, and clearly not being heeded these days.

I saw this little goat in a warehouse in Kona. It was a bit panicked by its situation and, when it tried to scamper off on the concrete floor, its feet just went back and forth like a cartoon animal. Eventually, it found its way outside again and disappeared.


During a recent swim, I saw two turtles. This one was at the surface, but after it had got its air, instead of angling off as turtles tend to do, it went straight down before swimming away.

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








I was given a tiny curry plant and it’s been thriving in a pot on the lanai. Recently, it bloomed for the first time, with a small spread of delicate white flowers. Next up will be putting it in the ground, which will require a suitable site and a fence around it, or the pigs will make short work of it.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Purple.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.





A view of coastal waters seen from the air.


Yes, it’s called a Green Stink Bug, but it sure looks a like it should have a much nicer name than that.