Category Archives: Series

The shadow is coming

A shadow on a roof in Hawaii

I took this at Kawaihae Harbor because the shadow made me think of a giant, alien praying mantis approaching. Yes, these are things I think about!

Tower blocks

Rusty metal in stacks in Hawaii

These rusty remnants made me think of tower buildings piled alongside one another. As the lower photo shows, they certainly aren’t that, though it could be a model of an old Soviet workers vacation development!

Rusty metal in stacks in Hawaii

Water abstracts

An abstract water photo

The look of clear water depends on what’s below.

An abstract water photo

An abstract water photo

The Numbers Game #44

Billowy clouds over the Alenuihāhā Channel between Maui and the Big Island, Hawaii — Clouds pile up over the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel.

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

A rainy day at Upolu Airport, Hawaii — A plane parked at Upolu under ominous skies.

A giant trevally in the waters off Hawaii — A plane parked at Upolu under ominous skies.

A black saddlebags dragonfly — A Black Saddlebags Dragonfly.

The remains of a building at Kiholo, Hawaii — A Black Saddlebags Dragonfly.

Trying to stay cheerful

An inflatable turtle left in a parking lot in Hawaii

They’ll be back soon won’t they?

That’s strange

An inflatable mermaid and a glove on a beach in Hawaii — “I’m stranded here,” cried the mermaid. “Can someone give me a hand?” It did not end well.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Oddballs, Wild and Weird.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.

A hiker wears an umbrella hat on the 1871 Trail in Hawaii — It’s a hat. It’s an umbrella, It’s a fruit bowl. I want one.

A painted rock at the Hawaii Island Retreat in Hawaii — It’s a hat. It’s an umbrella, It’s a fruit bowl. I want one.

Campers at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii — Unclear on the concept.

High heels stuck to the roof of a painted truck in Hawaii — Unclear on the concept.

A long way from anywhere

Signposts outside the Kohala Resource Center in Hawi, Hawaii

In case you were wondering, these signposts, outside the North Kohala Resource Center, confirm we are truly a long way from anywhere.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.

E ba gum

Pieces of wood in the shape of the letter E

I saw this on a walk at Upolu and, for obvious reasons, immediately thought of posting it for Becky’s Squares: Seven (See more responses here).

Looking around, I didn’t see an H, L, or P, so continued on my way without searching.