Category Archives: Plants

At the garden

A water lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — A water lily.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or spring plant life.’ See more responses here. These photos were taken at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at this time of the year.

A Dwarf Pineapple at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Dwarf pineapple.

A Hibiscus schizopetalus at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Dwarf pineapple.

A Ti plant at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Ti plant.

A Nodding clerodendrum at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Ti plant.

Black and white, some in color

Black and white cars in Kailua Kona in Hawaii — I was photographing the building, but realized later that all the vehicles were white except for the one black one. What are the chances?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Black (and/or) Black-and-White.’ See more responses here.

Black straw-filled tubes in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Black and white image of clouds over Upolu Airport in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Tires stacked in a shipping container in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Black and white image of a fan in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly

A Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a flower petal that doesn’t belong to this plant. I think the butterfly was drinking from the rain drops.

The Numbers Game #93

A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishes — A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishing.

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 215. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A cow and calf next to a road in North Kohala — Mother and child on the loose!

The lone palm at Keawaiki stands out against a cloudy sky. — Mother and child on the loose!

A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii — Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.

Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.

Opening

A Torch Ginger opening.

Made you look

A whimsical display at the HIlo Orchid Show in Hawaii

Exhibitors at the Hilo Orchid Show are not above displaying a bit of whimsy!

The Numbers Game #92

A green anole hangs onto a line. — A green anole on a washing line.

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 214. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.