
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.

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.

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

Bamboo arches over a stream in Akaka Falls State Park.

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.







This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Pastels.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.







Taking a photo of this Caribbean Agave, the important thing is not to lean over too far!


The Jodo Mission in Hawi is getting ready to celebrate Children’s Day. This traditional Japanese holiday was known as Boy’s Days, celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month, while Girl’s Day was celebrated on March 3, the third day of the third month. These days, there’s a push to celebrate both as Children’s Day on May 5th. One of the features is the flying of carp-shaped windsocks. There will also be gifts and special treats.
The windsock photo is posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card challenge. See more responses here.

Light filters down onto a palm plant, deep in a gully.