
Plumerias here are starting to flower on their leafless branches. This flower is just opening revealing its perfect form.

Plumerias here are starting to flower on their leafless branches. This flower is just opening revealing its perfect form.

A tug and barge heading north along the Kohala coast as sunset approaches.

I took a few of photos like this a couple of months ago and realized I hadn’t posted any of them yet. Now I just have to remember what it is. Perhaps you can help me out!

Leatherbacks are members of the jack family. They tend to be solitary or seen in small groups, but until recently, I hadn’t been seeing any at all. I don’t know why that was, but they seem to be back in their usual numbers and activities now.

I was, so the least I could do was get a nice profile photo.



Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June. This week, it’s July through December.






After recent rain, the sun came out and illuminated the water drops on coffee berries in the yard.

In this view of the coast at Lapakahi State Historical Park, the large rock in the foreground was believed to be the home of Ku’ula, the fishing god. Local fishermen would leave a portion of their catch for him and, in return, would catch many fish next time they went out.