Category Archives: Weather

The Numbers Game #93

A Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishes
A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron fishing.

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

A cow and calf next to a road in North Kohala
Mother and child on the loose!
The lone palm at Keawaiki stands out against a cloudy sky.
A lonesome palm.
Helmet urchins on the North Kohala coast
Helmet Urchins.
A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii
Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers, which change from yellow to red during the day.
Pu’u Loa Petroglyphs in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
A dead tree in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The Numbers Game #91

A Green turtle, with a slender remora on its shell, checks out the photographer
A Green Turtle gets up close and personal. Notice the Slender Remora along for the ride.

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

An endangered Palila.
Rows of produce at Sage Farm, a local organic farm.
The sun sets behind Hualalai volcano.
A swing set and its shadow in Kapaau.
Enter at your own risk!
An old Civilian Conservation Corps cabin on the slopes of Mauna Kea.

Waterfalls

A view of Onomea Waterfalls at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens near HIlo, Hawaii
Onomea Falls at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Fountains and falls.’ See more responses here.

A view of a waterfall on the North Kohala coast, Hawaii
Looking up at a Kohala Mountain waterfall.
A view of a waterfall on the North Kohala coast, Hawaii
A waterfall on the remote North Kohala coast.
A view of Wai'ale Falls at HIlo, Hawaii
Wai’ale Falls in the distance from a bridge over the Wailuku River.
A view of the Wailuku River bed at HIlo, Hawaii
The Wailuku River bed with Pe’epe’e Falls in the distance.
A view of Rainbow Falls at HIlo, Hawaii
Rainbow Falls in Hilo. No rainbow and not much water falling because it’s been so dry here.

Shades of orange and yellow

The morning sun illuminates clouds over Kohala in Hawaii
Early morning clouds over Kohala.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Ocher, saffron (yellow hues), plus burnt orange.’ See more responses here.

A dirt road at Kaiholena, Hawaii
A dirt road at Kaiholena.
One of the Keawaiki golden pools in Hawaii
The golden ponds at Keawaiki.
Canoe names in Hawaii
Canoe names.
Colorful pahoehoe lava at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii
Colorful pahoehoe lava.
Golden Bamboo in Hawaii
Golden Bamboo.
A vehicle logo in Hawaii
An automobile logo.

The Numbers Game #89

An A’ama Crab molt.
Grasshopper on a windscreen.

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

The Kohala Welcome Center under a full moon.
Zebra Doves grooming.
A Flowery Flounder swimming.
Whitemouth Moray Eel.
Horses by the sea.

Coconut Island

Coconut Island, seen from the waterfront of Hilo, Hawaii

Coconut Island, or Mokuola, is a small island in Hilo Bay. It’s connected to Hilo by the footbridge seen on the right in this photo. I took this photo when I was in Hilo recently and realized that I’ve never been across the footbridge. I didn’t have time that day, but it’s definitely on my list to do next time I’m in town.