Category Archives: Flowers

Lesser Grass Blue Butterflies

A couple of Lesser Grass Blue Butterflies jockeying for position on a Blue Heliotrope plant.

Dendrobium Blue Twist

I think orchid looks more purple than blue, but it certainly has the twists.

Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #107

Banana plants thrive in heavy tropical rain. — Bananas in the rain.

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

A Scrawled Filefish in the waters off Hawaii — Suspicious Scrawled FIlefish.

Bluefin trevallies catch the light — Suspicious Scrawled FIlefish.

Natal grass

I think this is Natal grass (Melinis repens). It’s native to southern Africa and is considered something of a weed in many other places, including here. It still looked beautiful on this early morning.

Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #106

A Zygonisia Cynosure Orchid blooms at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — A Zygonisia Cynosure Orchid.

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

The foliage of a Moon Valley plant — Moon Valley plant.

A look back at 2025

A humpback whale and her calf swim in the waters off Lapakahi Historical Park, Hawaii — This Humpback Whale encounter was probably the highlight of the year (here).

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Year in review.’ See more responses here. As usual, I’ve picked a photo from each of the past 12 months and included a link to the original post.

Lenticular clouds over Mauna Kea at sunrise — Sunrise over Mauna Kea (here).

A Monarch Butterfly on a leaf in Hawaii — A Monarch Butterfly on a leaf (here).

A Manta Ray swims by in the waters off Hawaii — A Manta Ray passes by (here).

View of Kilauea Eruption in May 2025 — One of the many episodes of the current eruption at Kilauea (here).

A Japanese White-eye on Octopus Tree flowers in Hawaii — A Japanese White-eye on Octopus Tree flowers (here).

The interior of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii — The interior of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi (here).

A male Sonoran Carpenter bee in Hawaii — A male Sonoran Carpenter Bee (here).

Art and chairs in the waiting room of Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii — A waiting room at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center (here).

A child jumps into the ocean from a rock tower at Coconut Island, Hilo, Hawaii — Jumping into the ocean at Coconut Island, Hilo (here).

Horses frolicking at Paniolo Adventures on the Big Island, Hawaii — A kerfuffle in the corral at Paniolo Adventures (here).

An indigenous I'iwi honeycreeper in Hawaii — A native I’iwi bird (here).

The Numbers Game #105

A Painted Lady Butterfly feeds on a kiawe flower — A Painter Lady Butterfly feeding on a Kiawe flower.

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

Two donkeys in Hawaii — Two donkeys drying out after heavy rain.

Spinner Dolphins in the waters off Hawaii — Two donkeys drying out after heavy rain.

The Numbers Game #104

Sea Monster — A sea monster lunging up? Actually, a Humpback Whale. The ‘lower jaw’ is a fin!

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

Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a hibiscus.

A tug and barge enters Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii — Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a hibiscus.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii