Category Archives: Weather

The Numbers Game #94

A lava breakout from the Kilauea lava flow.
A lava flow at Kilauea with people walking on it. What could possibly go wrong!

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

A white feral kitten with icy blue eyes
A somewhat spooky kitten.
Sunshine.
A wandering tattler casts a shadow.
A Wandering Tattler casting a shadow like Feathers McGraw in a Wallace and Gromit movie.
A dapper Yellow-billed cardinal.
A young stick insect clings to some mesh.
A tiny stick insect.
Rusty Millipedes making more Rusty Millipedes!

Black and white, some in color

Black and white cars in Kailua Kona in Hawaii
I was photographing the building, but realized later that all the vehicles were white except for the one black one. What are the chances?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Black (and/or) Black-and-White.’ See more responses here.

Black straw-filled tubes in Hawaii
A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.
Black and white image of clouds over Upolu Airport in Hawaii
Clouds over Upolu Airport.
Black and white image of a large tree in Hawaii
Tree branches towering overhead.
Tires stacked in a shipping container in Hawaii
Tires in a shipping container.
Black and white image of a fan in Hawaii
A building fan.
Black and white image of the Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea in Hawaii
The Keck telescopes on Mauna Kea.

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.