I’m tall, but I was standing up straight when I took this photo, so maybe that means I’m not tall. That’s all.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
Things are looking up
Category Archives: Plants
Beach pea vine
Beach pea vine (Vigna marina) is an indigenous plant with flowers and seed pods that clearly identify it as a member of the pea family. It fares well on the coast because it’s salt tolerant. It spreads, forming large swathes stretching away into the distance, as in the top photo.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
That’s one way of looking at it
A passion vine butterfly gets a different look at a tasselflower.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Perspective.’ See more responses here.
Palm trees at sunset
Palm trees silhouetted against the setting sun.
Posted in response to Bushboy’s Last on the Card photo challenge for June. See more responses here.
Amaumau fern
The amaumau fern (Sadleria cyatheoides) is endemic to Hawaii and grows in a variety of areas from wet forests to recent lava flows. I saw these on the Powerline Trail, off of Saddle Road, where the elevation is above 5,000 feet.
These ferns are quite common, but on this day, the color of the new growth really caught my eye. New fiddles are orange to red, changing to green with age. In these photos, the various stages of growth can be seen. These ferns were low growing, but they can also take the form of a tree fern with an upright, trunk-like appearance.
Seven-spotted lady beetle
A seven-spotted lady beetle climbs a plant gone to seed, presumably looking for something to eat. I never see them catch anything, only see them busily investigating.
Leopard orchid
Leopard orchids (Grammatophyllum scriptum) come from the low-lying coastal areas of Southeast Asia. They produce abundant, showy flowers, but can grow to be quite large. Because of this growth habit, they’re most often seen in botanical gardens rather than domestic gardens.
This one was at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.
Fireweed control moth
A couple of different views of a fireweed control moth (Secusio extensa). This one wasn’t doing much of anything to control fireweed!
Graham's Island 