Category Archives: Places

On reflection

Reflections in a helmet visor

It’s been raining a lot lately and I was waiting for my pizza slices to be ready. What to do? There were two motorcycles parked in front of the pizza place, with helmets hanging from the handlebars. This one had a visor I liked, so I pulled my phone out and snapped a few images. I liked this one best, and yes, those are my feet. I left them in because I thought they look amusing and because they look a lot better in this photo than they do in real life!

The Numbers Game #117

A Whitemouth Moray Eel.

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

Early one morning

Sunrise in Hawaii
Sunrise over the saddle between Kohala Mountain and Mauna Kea.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Susanne at Cats and Trails and Garden Tales, is ‘Early.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone with early mornings. Captions on the photos.

Gray Hawaii

A rainy day at Pololu overlook in Hawaii

Do you remember that Elvis movie, Blue Hawaii? Well, this is gray Hawaii, taken last weekend when the state was being battered by what’s known here as a Kona low storm, which brings up strong winds and tropical moisture from the southwest. This view is from the Pololu lookout, and no, I did not get out of the car!

The Numbers Game #116

Telescopes seen from the trail to Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii
Telescopes on Mauna Kea seen from the trail to the summit.

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