Category Archives: Plants

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.

A Royal Poincana tree in bloom in Hawaii
A Royal Poincana tree in bloom.
A gold dust day gecko on a red torch ginger in Hawaii
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger
An ohia flower in Hawaii
An Ohio flower.
A red hibiscus flower in Hawaii
A red hibiscus flower.
Bottlebrush flowers in Hawaii
Bottlebrush flowers and leaves.
Traffic lights showing redTraffic lights showing green
A traffic light going from red to green!

Well rounded

The rounded hills of Kohala Mountain and a weather radar known as the golfball
The rounded NEXRAD Weather Radar sits on the rounded hills of Kohala Mountain.

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

The sun sets off the Kohala Coast in Hawaii
The sun sets….
Full moon over Hawaii
…and the full moon rises.
Three illuminated balls in a window display in Hawaii
Three rounded balls in a shop window.
Coffee berries on a plant in Hawaii
Round coffee berries turning red as they ripen.
A sunglasses display in Hawaii
The rounded styles of sunglasses in a display case.

Abstracts: Reflections at Lily Lake

Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden

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!