Category Archives: Scenes

Prickly pear cactus

I still find it strange to see cacti in Hawaii. Stranger still is seeing them in flower like this prickly pear cactus on the Kohala coast.

Birthdays take the cake

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Sweet.’ See more responses here.

This birthday cake came from the Sandwich Isle Bread Company in Waimea, which also makes cakes and pastries. It was just the right amount of sweet, and the right amount of rich and chocolaty.

Signs: Heineken Sailboat

Back in the day, I used to make home brewed beer. I needed bottles to put the beer in and that required emptying bottles that formerly held beer. Heineken was one of the many brands that were pressed into service. But there was one problem. Those green bottles were made with thinner glass and had a tendency to blow up under the pressure of my home brew.

I kept my beer brewing bottles in my wardrobe and the Heineken bottles’ volatility meant that my clothes acquired a certain aroma. It’s probably why I wasn’t more successful in the job I had at that time!

None of this has anything to do with the sign of course, but any time I see the Heineken name I immediately associate it with those days.

Two chairs

I came across these two chairs on a South Kohala coast walk. Not a bad spot to watch the sunset.

Well red

A red windsock at Upolu in Hawaii — The windsock at Upolu Airport with Maui in the background.

This month’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge is ‘Red.’ See more responses here. A variety of subjects for this one!

A red pencil sea urchin in Hawaii — A Red Pencil Urchin in the shallows off Kohala.

A portrait of a chicken in Hawaii — A Red Pencil Urchin in the shallows off Kohala.

These are turbulent times

Turbulence in the coastal waters of Hawaii

One of the things I enjoy when snorkeling is watching the turbulence that occurs when swells encounter rocks in shallow water. The trick for this activity is to find a safe spot to observe it without getting caught up in it, and being slammed against the rock.

Late afternoon sun

A boat passes through a shaft of golden light on the waters off Hawaii

I posted a similar photo to this one a couple of weeks ago (here), and I was asked if I had a photo with the boat in the stream of light. I did and this is it, with the other below for comparison. I think I still like the original one a hair better.

Late afternoon sun of the coast of Kohala, Hawaii

This way and that

This rather puffed up Zebra Dove was perched on the cable line, looking this way and that, as birds do. I’m always amazed at how they maintain their balance.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii