A look down onto the canopy of ferns along the trail to Thurston lava tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Fern canopy
Category Archives: Plants
Well rounded
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Rounded.’ See more responses here. Another mixed bag this week with captions on or below the photos
Taking a break
A fly rests on a Mamane flower.
Abstracts: Reflections at Lily Lake
On my last visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, I was taking photos at Lily Lake, which features an island in the center, planted with palms and ti plants. I like the reflections the plants make in the calm water.
This photo started out as a vertical, with the plants as well as the reflections. But when I looked at it, I liked the reflections better than the plants, so I cut it in half and made it horizontal!
White orchid
I liked how this white orchid caught the light against a dark background.
Blue Ginger
A Blue Ginger with a visitor on the lowest flower.
Abstracts: Tree roots
The trunk of a False Kamani tree (Terminalia catappa) at Spencer Beach Park.
Speak up
I saw this House Sparrow one morning, standing over this fruit of a False Kamani tree (Terminalia catappa) at Spencer Beach Park. It didn’t seem interested in the fruit, not making any attempt to peck at it.
After a while, it raised its head, opened its beak and … silence. It did this several times and never made a sound. I assume it’s a juvenile trying to get its parents attention without otherwise drawing attention to itself. I never did see the parents, or if they came to the youngsters assistance.
Graham's Island 