Category Archives: Signs

The brown and the gray

A praying mantis and it's shadow in Hawaii
A Praying Mantis casts a its shadow on a rail.

This month’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Any shade of brown and/or gray.’ See more responses here.

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

A black and white image of grid shadows in Hawaii
Grill shadows.
A Reticulated Cowrie in the waters off Hawaii
A Reticulated Cowry.
A harrowed field in Hawaii
A newly-harrowed field in North Kohala.
Wooden handles on a door in Kapaau, Hawaii
Door handles in Kapaau.
Brown moss or lichen growing on a tree in Hawaii
Growth on a tree trunk. Not sure if this is moss or lichen or something else!
A sonoran carpenter bee near a sign in Hawaii
A Sonoran Carpenter Bee confirms that it’s not forbidden to drill nest holes in the fence.

The Numbers Game #88

A green turtle swims in the waters of the Big Island of Hawaii.
A Green Turtle swimming by, taken from shore while waiting for a tour boat.

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

Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly.
A Java Sparrow giving me the look.
A warning sign even though there are no wild donkeys here anymore.
Surf breaks at Mahukona in North Kohala.
High surf at Mahukona.
A crescent moon and palms in black and white
Crescent moon and palms.
Unloading a barge at Kawaihae harbor.

Trouble boiling?

A sign at Boiling Pots in Hilo, Hawaii

I was in Hilo yesterday, and I visited a few places I hadn’t been to in a while. One was Boiling Pots, part of Hilo’s Wailuku River State Park. It’s a beautiful spot, but the river can be dangerous when it’s roaring, so it’s plastered with warning signs.

As you can see, the signs don’t impress everyone. In truth, this group was probably perfectly safe. The river was as low as I’ve seen it. It’s been dry all over the island and the forecast for the day was more of the same. But it’s not the rain in Hilo that causes the river to run, it’s what’s happening on the slopes of Mauna Kea. And while the forecast was good, forecasts can be wrong, as I think we’ve all experienced. But people will be people.

Frankly, the signs at Boiling Pots are something of an eyesore, but the county has to try and cover itself. If those folks did get swept away, their next of kin would likely lawyer up and hold responsible anyone and everyone, except for those who should have known better.

Life’s a beach, or is it?

A reflection of sand on a tanker in Hawaii
Is it a mirage?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Tan, beige, and/or peachy shades.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Anaehoʻomalu Bay beach on the Big Island, Hawaii
The beach at Anaehoʻomalu Bay is one of the most popular on the island, but was still quiet this early morning.
Hapuna Beach on the Big Island, Hawaii
At Hapuna, flooding cut the beach in two. The lagoon is the remnant of the flooded area.
A piece of driftwood looking like a seal at Spencer Beach Park, Hawaii
Is it a seal on the beach at Spencer Beach Park?

It’s a sign

A sign in front of a church in Hawaii

This church, like many others, has a sign board out front, though this is the only one around here that’s a rather garish neon affair. I have to confess that when I saw this message my first thought was, ‘So, can I borrow his lawnmower?’ I’m going straight down to the hot place, I know.