Category Archives: Flowers

The Numbers Game #79

An alien cloud over the saddle between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

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

A Hawaiian garden spider — Hawaiian Garden Spider

Ohelo 'ai growing in the lava on the Big Island, Hawaii — Vaccinium reticulatum.

The sun shines behind clouds and a palm tree — Vaccinium reticulatum.

Aechmea Gamosepala Bromeliad

This plant is also known as the matchstick bromeliad because of the appearance of its flowering stalks. These purple stalks are actually bracts, with the flower being the purple tip that give it the matchstick look.

Japanese White-eye feeding

A Japanese White-eye on Octopus Tree flowers in Hawaii

This Japanese White-eye was snacking on the flowers, just starting to open, of an Octopus Tree.

Brascidosdeli Tower of Rex orchid

A pretty orchid, but what is it with these orchid names?

Over the lava and through the woods

The Pu'u O'o Trail on the Big Island of Hawaii — Trails come in all shapes and sizes. Some meander through the woods.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Paths and Trails.’ See more responses here.

A Trail along the coast on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some follow the coast.

A Trail over Pahoehoe lava on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some follow the coast.

The trail to Akaka Falls on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some are paved and have rails for safety.

A sign marks the trail at Weliweli Point on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some are paved and have rails for safety.

The Ka'awaloa Trail on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some trails are mysterious.

The Powerline Trail on the Big Island of Hawaii — Some trails are mysterious.

Water Lily

A Water Lily in the small lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.

Passion Vine Butterfly on Arrowleaf Sida

A Passion Vine Butterfly on Sida rhombifolia flower in Hawaii

A Passion Vine Butterfly feeds on what I think is an Arrowleaf sida (Sida rhombifolia) flower. The plant might be indigenous as it grows in tropical and subtropical areas.

The Numbers Game #76

A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron watches from a Kiawe tree.

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

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii