
A couple of surfers head for home after enjoying some good waves at the surf break off Kawaihae.

A couple of surfers head for home after enjoying some good waves at the surf break off Kawaihae.


Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week, I’m posting favorites from January through June. See the rest of the year next week.





On Kohala Mountain Road there’s an outfit called Paniolo Adventures that offers horseback rides on an 11,000 acre working cattle ranch. Once in a while I stop by to check out the horses. I saw these three on my last visit. This would make a good album cover I think!
For more information about Paniolo Adventures, go to panioloadventures.com.

On a recent visit to Waimea, I found these Agapanthus flowers in bloom. They seem to flower year round in that area.

A sailboat glides over the water off the North Kohala coast, an image that doesn’t look much different in color.

I’m sure this cheerful reindeer would like to join me in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Another orchid from Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, which unfortunately I don’t know the name of. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.


A couple of days ago I posted a Yellow-billed Cardinal bathing at this pool of water. It’s popular with insects too.