There’s a water dispenser in downtown Hawi that’s available 24 hours, seven days a week. Quite a lot of people live off grid here and while they collect catchment water, they often don’t have systems for making it safe to drink. That’s where this spot comes in handy. It could use a new banner though.
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 198. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth.A House Sparrow on a shiny-looking lanai.Riding a wave.Rosy-faced lovebirds.A Green Hover Fly.Sunrise over Hualalai.
Trails come in all shapes and sizes. Some meander through the woods.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Paths and Trails.’ See more responses here.
Some follow the coast.Some wind through barren lava fields.Some pass next to busy roads. Don’t look down!Some are paved and have rails for safety.Some have handy signs.Some are built to carry you above ancient petroglyphs.Some trails are mysterious.Some are clear and easy to follow.And with some, it’s a long way down, and twice as long coming back up!
Elon Musk is in the news again (when is he not?) thanks to his falling out with Donald Duck Trump. This contretemps was big news, which is somewhat surprising since it seemed impossible for it not to happen. When you get two men with overinflated egos, who behave like five-year-olds, what does anyone expect to happen?
Elon is now backing off government work to return to his private interests, one of which is the electric vehicle company, Tesla. This photo is of one of those vehicles, which is commonly known as the Cybertruck.
This is the point where I should say something nice about the Cybertruck. However, the only thing that springs to mind is that I loved reading that raccoons have been climbing on these vehicles and scratching them. Apparently, they think they’re dumpsters! The downside of this news is that now, every time I see one of these vehicles, I can’t help but shout out ‘Muskrat in a dumpster!’ Yes, I can behave like a five-year-old too.
I’ve seen this Cybertruck several times, and I can’t decide whether the paint job makes the truck look better or worse than the usual shiny metal look. My initial thought is it’s worse. I thought the shiny metal look was the one redeeming feature of these trucks, and I liked the echo of the original Ford Model T, where Henry Ford allegedly said, “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.” I wonder if Ford had any trouble with raccoons?
A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron watches from a Kiawe tree.
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 197. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a Bougainvillea.Gold Dust Day Geckos warm up in the morning sun.A Northern Mockingbird snags a meal.A Green Turtle swims by.A cat in the grass.Cement tanks at sunrise.
This shipping container, parked in Kawaihae, isn’t likely to blend into the background.
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Pink.’ See more responses here.
Maiapilo flowers are white when they bloom but turn to pink within 24 hours as they fade.June 11 is Kamehameha Day and there will be a parade in North Kohala as usual. Pink is the color representing Maui.A Green Anole puffs out his dewlap to let evereyone know who’s in charge here.A pink ginger.A bee on a Persicaria capitata flower.Hawaiian Stilts wade through the shallows looking for food.