Category Archives: Plants

Evey day is Earth Day

Plants growing at a farm in North Kohala, Hawaii
A crop growing against a backdrop of wind turbines and the ocean. And, yes, that’s a monarch butterfly happy about the arrangement.
Papaya flowers and fruits growing in Hawaii
Flowers and fruits on a Papaya.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Earth Day.’ See more responses here.

I’m never quite sure what’s appropriate for Earth Day, but I figure nature, farming and renewable energy fit the bill, so here are some photos from a recent walk in the neighborhood.

Madagascar Jasmine flowers in Hawaii
A Madagascar Jasmine vine grows along a fence.

Puzzle bench

A bench outside a clinic in Hawaii
A bench outside a clinic in Hawaii

I saw this bench, one of several with a similar design, outside the waiting room featured in yesterday’s post. I wondered if there was some significance in the layout of the wooden pieces, but couldn’t find any. But I thought the design was both practical and attractive, even if the view wasn’t exactly the best.

Posted for Jude’s Bench Challenge. See more here.

Curry plant

Curry plant flowers in a pot in Hawaii
Curry plant flowers in a pot in Hawaii

I was given a tiny curry plant and it’s been thriving in a pot on the lanai. Recently, it bloomed for the first time, with a small spread of delicate white flowers. Next up will be putting it in the ground, which will require a suitable site and a fence around it, or the pigs will make short work of it.

Purple patches

A Manybar Goatfish in the waters off Hawaii
A guilty-looking Manybar Goatfish.

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

The Numbers Game #67

A Japanese White-eye on a pink banana 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 188. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

From the garden

A Red heliconia at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden
A very red heliconia.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here. I don’t really have a garden here, but I do enjoy a visit to Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden, so here are some photos from my most recent visit.