Category Archives: Scenes

Zygopabstia Dragon Kitten orchid

I saw this orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and liked its softness and colors.

The Numbers Game #72

Lava fountaining in the summit caldera of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii — Lava fountaining during the 21st episode of the current eruption at Kilauea Volcano.

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

The top photo is from two days ago, when I finally made it down to Kilauea Volcano to see the latest in a string of eruptions. Hopefully, I will get my photos sorted for a longer post about that in the next day or two.

A bee in a cannonball tree flower in Hawaii — A bee in the flower of a Cannonball Tree.

A bee in the flower of a Cannonball Tree.

Butterfly hut

One of the new features at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a butterfly hut. In it are rows of chrysalises and, after the appropriate time, newly-emerging Monarch Butterflies. I took this photo to capture one such, but somehow, neither the butterfly or chrysalises can be distinguished. Instead, there’s reflections and layers of plants and mesh and glass at different levels, which I rather like.

A day at A Bay

Beach-goers at Anaehoʻomalu Bay in Hawaii

A family settles in for the day under a palm tree at Anaehoʻomalu Bay, which is commonly referred to as A Bay for obvious reasons.

Bird on a wire

A Northern Cardinal on a wire in North Kohala, Hawaii

This Northern Cardinal looked splendid against the blue sky, and I also liked how he used his tail for balance.

Akaka Falls bamboo

Bamboo arches over a stream in Akaka Falls State Park.

The Numbers Game #71

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