
Three palm tree trunks, each with slight variations in their bark’s markings.

Three palm tree trunks, each with slight variations in their bark’s markings.

One of my favorite places at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden is Lily Lake. Surrounded by tropical foliage, the lake offers a bounty of reflections, such as this one.

A blenny looks up from a tide pool, blending into its surroundings so that it is hard to spot.

A look down into a tide pool reveals patterns in the water and a single different-colored rock.

A tangle of floating fibers creates an abstract pattern in the water.

A view from the window during a recent downpour.

Raindrops bead up on a curved window.

I liked these bubbles formed while reducing red wine in a sauté pan.