I thought I’d seen the last of a large undulating eel when it slid under a ledge, but it re-emerged, only to slide into a crease in this patch of coral. The tail was visible for a short while, giving me this final peek, until that too disappeared.
Category Archives: Photo Challenges
Pu’u Wa’awa’a rams
Another post on the theme of ‘Rounded,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
There tend to be a number of sheep dotted around the slopes of Pu’u Wa’awa’a. These three rams trotted off ahead of me as I walked up the hill. I tried to go around them, giving them a wide berth, but they treated this as some kind of sinister maneuver and ran a little faster. Eventually, I got my nose ahead of them (even though it’s a smidge smaller than theirs), and they turned around and headed back the way they came as I carried on to the top.
I do like their curly, rounded horns, each a little different to the others, like fingerprints.
For more information about Pu’u Wa’a Wa’a and its trails, go to puuwaawaa.org.
Gloxinia sylvatica ‘Bolivian Sunset’
Another post on the theme of ‘Rounded,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
I’m pretty sure this flower is Gloxinia sylvatica ‘Bolivian Sunset.’ I saw the plant at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden where some plants have identifying tags, but many do not.
What I really liked was how the flower caught the sun, illuminating both the exterior and interior. Coupled with its rounded form, both in profile and looking into the mouth of the flower, it’s a sensuous, vibrant plant.
For more information about Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, go to htbg.com.
Abstracts: Bluff
Another post on the theme of ‘Rounded,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
This formation caught my eye, reminding me of the rounded bluffs of the Southwest. This bluff, though, is just bluffing. It’s the result of heavy rain on a large patch of silt and dirt, in an erosion control area.
Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea
Another post on the theme of ‘Rounded,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
The rounded domes of the two Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea gaze out over the clouds to Maui – and a bit farther afield too.
Flowery flounder
As I did last week, I’m using the WordPress photo challenge as the cue for my posts. This week’s theme is ‘Rounded.’
From the right angle, flowery flounders are as round as dinner plates. This one caught the light just so as it glided over the rocks.
Abstracts: Electric substation
A final post on the theme of ‘Glow,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
An electric substation in the late afternoon light. I like these kinds of facilities with their metal frames, wires, and boxes with the Frankenstein-like insulators on top. Grab hold of those wires, and I’d glow too.
Rose jatropha
Another post on the theme of ‘Glow,’ this week’s WordPress photo challenge.
I’ve posted photos of rose jatropha before (here). In fact, those photos were of this same plant, but probably not the same bee. They were taken later in the day on a previous hike. These photos were taken in the early morning when the light was better and the flowers were just starting to open.
The flowers really glowed and the bees, well they had to work a little harder, burrowing down into the bloom, but obviously with great success.
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