Category Archives: Scenes

Last night’s sunset

Not the most stunning ever, but a very pleasant sunset last night. I climb up on the lanai railing to get the best view, so if you ever see the headline. ‘Hawaii man killed in fall from lanai,’ it’s probably me!

Classic

An old truck in a black and white image in Hawaii

I saw this truck when I was waiting at a traffic light, whipped out my phone, and snapped a couple of photos. Not sure what kind of truck it was, but I thought the image looked best in black and white, with the truck itself not looking much different than in color.

The Numbers Game #120

A Chinese hibiscus flower — A pink hibiscus.

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 242. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. Also posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

A wandering tattler at Kiholo, Hawaii — A Wandering Tattler on the shoreline.

The NOAA EV Nautilus off the coast of Hawaii — The EV Nautilus doing research off Lapakahi.

A zebra moray eel in the waters of the Big Island. — The EV Nautilus doing research off Lapakahi.

Wreckage

The engine, prop shaft, and propeller of the SS Kauai at Mahukona, Hawaii

Two views of the engine, prop shaft, and propeller of the SS Kauai, an old wooden steamship, which sank in 1913 in Mahukona harbor.

Sparkling waters

A moody sky above a sparkling sea and small beach at Kawaihae, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Diamonds and Quartz.’ See more responses here.

I stopped in Kawaihae to take photos of a very moody sky with some sparkling waters beneath it. But this was the first time I’ve seen the lovely little beach in the foreground. I’m not sure how one would access it, as it’s a steep drop off from where I stood, but I think it would be possible to come around that little point to the left.

Two Pacific Golden Plovers

Two golden plovers on the coast of North Kohala, Hawaii

Pacific Golden Plovers will soon be heading north to Alaska where they breed. Before doing so they acquire a black and white front which you can see here.

Koki’o ‘Ula’Ula flower

Koki’o ‘Ula’Ula is a native hibiscus which is rare in the wild, but available in nurseries. This one is a bit past its prime. I’ll have to go back to where I saw it at Kohanaiki to see if I can get a more robust bloom. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #119

A pair of yellow tang dance in the sunlight — Yellow Tangs in a courtship display I think.

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

A hapuu fern on the Big Island — A Hapu‘u fern.

A rock on the North Kohala coast, which looks like a guard dog — A Hapu‘u fern.

A mud puddle dries on the Big Island — A drying mud puddle.

An ironwood tree with its cascading foliage — A drying mud puddle.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii