One of the waiting areas at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center.
While you wait
Chrysodeixis eriosoma moth
Chrysodeixis eriosoma, also known as the green garden looper, is a bit of a pest, though it’s the caterpillar, rather than the moth that is the problem. It has spread far and wide, and was first noted in Hawaii back in 1877. This one was on a native Milo flower.
The Numbers Game #90
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 212, which turned up a selection dominated by plants, so I’ve gone for an all-plant line up. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Spotted Coral Blenny
A small Spotted Coral Blenny peeks out from a head of coral.
Shades of orange and yellow
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Ocher, saffron (yellow hues), plus burnt orange.’ See more responses here.
Golden Trumpet Flower
The Golden Trumpet Flower (Allamanda cathartica) hails from northern South America, but is now found in many other tropical places, including Hawaii.
Portuguese bread oven
This is all that is left of a Portuguese bread oven at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. It was found when the land was cleared to make the garden and dates back to the early 1800s, when immigrants came to the island to work in the sugar cane industry.
Blue Mud Dauber Wasp
The Blue Mud Dauber Wasp (Chalybion californicum) is native to North America, but an introduced species here in Hawaii. Its main claim to fame is that it’s renowned as a predator of Black Widow spiders!
Graham's Island 