Tenacious tree roots clinging to a rock face.
Abstracts: Exposed roots
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Better Days: Spencer Beach Park building
This building at Spencer Beach Park is typical of how structures were built here in days gone by. A post and pier foundation raised it off the ground, keeping it relatively free from ground crawling bugs and improving air circulation around and into the building. Single board walls and single pane windows were the norm – not much need for insulation here. And it’s all topped by a corrugated iron roof.
This one has fallen into disrepair however, though it’s possible it’s still used for storage of some kind. Time, or a big storm, are likely to end even that option.
Signs: Corona
One of the many neon signs at the Harbor House Restaurant located at Honokohau Marina just north of Kailua Kona.
Posted in response to Becky’s July Squares challenge theme of ‘Trees.’ See more responses here.
Abstracts: Lichens and moss
I liked the colors and shapes of the lichens and moss on the rocky face of a road cutting outside Hawi.
Signs: Ala Kahakai Trail
The Ala Kahakai Trail, which used to run from the northern tip of the island to the south-eastern tip, can be followed for a good stretch of the South Kohala Coast. The part south of Kohanaiki Beach Park is well marked and signed. That’s not the case in many other places.
Abstracts: Mackerel scad
A school of mackerel scad, known here as ‘Ōpelu, swim over a patch of sandy ocean floor.
Better Days: Engine and propeller
The engine, prop shaft, and propeller of the SS Kauai, an old wooden steamship, that sank in 1913. Now it’s home to a variety of fish and is a moderately popular dive site.
Abstracts: Shadows on a wall
I posted a photo of this wall for Becky’s Squares in April, but I liked this close up of the shadows of the plants against the bright colors of the wall.
Graham's Island 