Category Archives: Plants

Ten years ago

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Ten.’ See more responses here. January of 2016 was the first full month for this blog, so I thought I’d post a few photos that ran back then.

A Gold Dust Day Gecko encounters a Black Witch Moth. Full sequence here.

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.

Planters

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Aquamarine or icy blue.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone with the icy blue option with some planters I saw at the airport in Kailua Kona.

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.