Abstracts: Wired

Wire coiled and overlapping

There was some sort of marine object, a buoy possibly, hauled out on the beach in Kawaihae Harbor. I couldn’t really get a decent photo of the object, but I liked the look of this wire fencing material that was associated with the project.

Here’s where my garden grows

A gecko on a wax ginger at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A small Gold Dust Day Gecko climbs over a Wax Ginger. The small yellow parts are the flowers and the red mass is bracts.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Plant Life.’ See more responses here.

Here are a few plants seen on my last visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

A Heliconia Longissima Red Wings at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
Big leaves on Heliconia Longissima Red Wings
Towering trees at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
Towering trees reach for the sky.
An Anthurium cupulispathum at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
The giant leaves and long spadex of an Anthurium Cupulispathum.
Selaginella Umbrosa ferns at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A mass of Selaginella Umbrosa ferns.
A powderpuff flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A Powderpuff flower growing from a mossy trunk.
A red ginger at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
The syrupy look of a red ginger.
Foliage surrounds stairs at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A variety of tropical foliage borders a staircase at the garden.
Foliage reflected in the lake at at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
There are plants on land and reflected in the water.

Tug and pigeons

Early morning clouds over the ocean off Kawaihae, Hawaii

A couple of days ago, on my way to work, the early morning sky had an interesting look to it. Then I saw a tug and barge heading toward Kawaihae Harbor, so I decided to pull over and park (right next to a No Parking sign!). I walked a few paces to get a more open shot of the scene and, in doing so, disturbed a flock of pigeons roosting in a nearby tree. They took to the air and swooped around for a while before dispersing.

Early morning clouds over the ocean off Kawaihae, Hawaii