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The color of water

Small fish swim in Kiholo Lagoon in Hawaii
Little fish swim in the glacier blue waters of Kiholo Lagoon.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Everything Water.’ See more responses here.

I’m going with some abstract images from my archives. No text with these except for some brief captions.

Late afternoon light on the ocean off Hawaii
Late afternoon sun on the ocean.
Water from an infinity pool in Hawaii
The runoff from an infinity pool.
Patterns in a lagoon in Hawaii
Wavy ripples are this color…
Ripples in a pool in Hawaii
…and straight ripples are this color … sometimes.
Greenery reflected in a lagoon in Hawaii
Green water in a tree-lined lagoon.
An abstract of colors in the waters off Hawaii
Shimmering colors.
Tide pool colors in Hawaii
Impressionist colors.
Water ripples in a tide pool in Hawaii
Sparkling colors.
An abstract of colors in the waters off Hawaii
Glittering colors.
A sailboat at sunset in the waters off Hawaii
And before the light goes, a splash of red.

Signs: The end of the park is coming

A view from Lapakahi, Hawaii

My immediate response to this sign, at Lapakahi Historical Park, was to think, ‘You mean, before I fall in the water.’ In truth, the sign is there because the land to the right of it is no longer park property. I’m just not sure why they oriented the sign this way, but there’s a nice, simple bench next to the sign where one can contemplate the matter