Category Archives: Plants

After the rain

After recent rain, the sun came out and illuminated the water drops on coffee berries in the yard.

Lurking

A Praying Mantis lurks on a Plumeria flower in Hawaii

I had to go back a few days for my photo for Bushboy’s Last on the Card photo challenge (see more responses here). It proved to be this praying mantis lurking on a plumeria flower stem.

Looking back at 2023

Late afternoon sun of the coast of Kohala, Hawaii — January: Approaching sunset off the Kohala coast (link).

A chocolate birthday cake — February: A yummy birthday cake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week, I’m posting favorites from January through June. See the rest of the year next week.

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water — March: Time for a drink (link).

A manta ray swims in the waters off Hawaii — April: Meeting a manta (link).

Piglets wrestle for a mango — May: They’re not cute and funny these days (link)!

Leis draped on King Kamehameha statue — June: The king’s birthday (link).

Agapanthus

On a recent visit to Waimea, I found these Agapanthus flowers in bloom. They seem to flower year round in that area.

Sailing by

A black and white silhouette of a sailboat and palm tree

A sailboat glides over the water off the North Kohala coast, an image that doesn’t look much different in color.

Dusky pink orchid

Another orchid from Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, which unfortunately I don’t know the name of. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

Christmas is coming

How it feels if you haven’t got your shopping done!

Red and green and nothing in between

A red anthurium flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Red anthurium flowers with green leaves.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Red and Green.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone for a mostly plant-based response, except for the last.