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On reflection

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Reflection in the windows of Kahilu Theatre in Kamuela, Hawaii
The main entrance to the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Reflections.’ See more responses here. Captions of the photos.

Reflections in a window at Kailua Kona Airport in Hawaii
Mural and reflections at Kailua Kona Airport.
A Ruddy Turnstone walk on the shore in Hawaii
A Ruddy Turnstone prowls the shoreline.
Reflections in a pair of mirrors beside a road in Hawaii
Look both ways!
Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii
Reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
Reflections in a window in Kamuela, Hawaii
Seeing double in Waimea.
Palm trees reflection in a pool at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park in Hawaii
Palm trees reflect in one of the pools at Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.

The Numbers Game #129

Rain sheets down in front of a Panax hedge.

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

Where chocolate ripple ice cream comes from!
A very old tractor.
A passion vine butterfly is marked by fading color and missing chunks of wing
A battered Passionvine Butterfly.
A gold dust day gecko rests on a deep pink heliconia flower.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a Pink Heliconia.
A chained salp floating in the waters off the Big Island, Hawaii
A Chained Salp.
These little fish were swimming in Kiholo Bay.
Little fish shimmer just below the surface at Kiholo.

Get on your bike and ride

Cyclists in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, heading to and from Hawi.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Bicycles and Biking.’ See more responses here. Yesterday, the Hawaii Ironman 70.3 race took place on the island so I went out to take photos of the cyclists as they went to and from Hawi.

A cyclist in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, passes the 30 mile marker
Only 26 miles to go.
Cyclists in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, riding to and from Hawi.
There were cars on the road too.
A cyclist in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, zips away from Hawi.
On the downhills, the cyclists went pretty fast.

The day was a hot and sunny with moderate trade winds, which meant the ride to Hawi was uphill and into the wind. The reward was turning around and zipping downhill with the wind at their backs.

A cyclist in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, pours water on himself
Water isn’t just for drinking on a hot day.
A cyclist in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, pours water on himself after he hit a pothole and crashed
The heat wasn’t the only problem. This cyclist crashed when he hit a pothole.
A cyclist in the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, with a cut leg after he hit a pothole and crashed
Blood was shed.
An injured cyclist abandons the 2026 Ironman 70.3 race in Hawaii, after he hit a pothole and crashed
He had to abandon the race because his pedal broke, while other cyclists turned to head back for the half marathon to follow.