Category Archives: Flowers

A rosy outlook

A view of the 2022 Mauna Loa eruption in Hawaii
The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa.

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

An Apapane in an ohia tree in Hawaii
A native Apapane in an Ohia tree.
An Alpinia purpurata 'Tahitian Double' flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
An Alpinia purpurata ‘Tahitian Double’ flower.
Bigscale soldierfishes in the waters off Hawaii
Bigscale Soldierfishes with a Pacific Trumpetfish and a Longnoe Butterflyfish.
A red hibiscus flower in Hawaii
A hibiscus flower.
A Red heliconia flower in Hawaii
A Heliconia flower.
Leis being arranged at the Statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii
A lei being prepared for draping on the statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau.

The Numbers Game #59

The golden pools at Keawaiki, Hawaii
One of the golden pools at Keawaiki.

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

A Katydid on a Castor Bean plant.
A Lesser Blue Butterfly.
Rooster and hen.
Hibiscus tiliaceus.
A Hawaiian Hogfish.
Small fish in the golden pools at Keawaiki.

The Numbers Game #57

The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during Covid restrictions.

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

An Oriental Stink Bug in Hawaii
An Oriental Stink Bug.
An Indian Blue Peacock at Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo, Hawaii
An Indian Blue Peacock at Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo in Hilo, Hawaii
Cattle keeping an eye on passers-by below Hawi Wind Farm.
Osmoxylon lineare.
Japanese Aloe.
Dead fish among rocks at Kiholo, Hawaii
Dead fish on shore at the head of the lagoon in Kiholo Bay.

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

The Numbers Game #56

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water
A Praying Mantis takes a drink of water.

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

A pair of Rosy-faced Love Birds perch on a windsock in Hawaii
A pair of Rosy-faced Lovebirds check the wind.
Pu'uanahulu Baptist Church seen against a backdrop of a blooming jacaranda tree
A Jacaranda blooms behind Pu’uanahulu Baptist Church.
A variety of hazards at Hapuna Golf Course.
A common waxbill feeds its young
A Common Waxbill feeds its young.
A young Saffron Finch calls for food from its parent in Hawaii
A Saffron Finch with a more demanding youngster.
A day lily grows in the roots of a banyan tree in Hawaii
A Day Lily grows in a Banyan tree.

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.

Something seen just after sunset in Hawaii
A giant illuminated duck!
On the Ala Kahakai Trail between Spencer Beach Park and Hapuna
Hapuna Beach.
Heavy rains flood a road on the Big Island, Hawaii
Flooding on the drive home.
Orange fungi on a tree stump
Cinnabar Polypores fungi.
A Hawk Moth Caterpillar in Hawaii
A Hawk Moth caterpillar.
Clianthus puniceus in a tropical garden in Port Townsend, Washington
Clianthus puniceus in my old garden in Washington State.