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

What happened here?

A Humpback Whale hits the water off Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘White.’ See more responses here.

I’m going with this big splash of whitewater. But how did it get there? The splash was the finale of the sequence in the slideshow below.

  • A Humpback Whale breaches off Hawaii
  • A Humpback Whale breaches off Hawaii
  • A Humpback Whale breaches off Hawaii
  • A Humpback Whale breaches off Hawaii
  • A Humpback Whale breaches off Hawaii

Seeing this Humpback Whale in the air was a lovely follow up to the magical encounter, a couple of weeks ago, with a Humpback Whale in the water (here).

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric, for the curve of the jump and the shapes formed by it. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #55

Mauna Loa erupts on the Big Island of Hawaii
Mauna Loa erupts in November 2022, seen on my drive to work.

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

Echo

Signs at the banyan trees in Hawi, Hawaii

If only there was another sign! That would help me understand. Needless to say, people walk their dogs here, or just hang out under the giant Banyan trees, without repercussions. I think the main purpose of the signs is in case someone does themselves a mischief. Then the property owner can claim the miscreants were trespassing.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

Looking back at 2024 – Part 2

A Great Frigatebird flies off the Kohala coast in Hawaii
July: A Great Frigatebird (here).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June (here). This week, it’s July through December.

Spotted Eagle Rays in the waters off Hawaii
August: A trio of Spotted Eagle Rays (here).
An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii
September: Everyone’s favorite pirate (here).
Spinner dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
October: A trio of Spinner Dolphins (here).
A surfer off Keokea Beach Park, Hawaii
November: A surfer takes to the air (here).
A pink Bougainvillea grows in the lava on the South Kohala coast in Hawaii
December: Bougainvillea in the lava (here).