This is the time of year when Plumeria produce buds, which will become flowers in the next week or two. There were a few leaves on this tree, but most will fill in after the flowers bloom.
Abstracts: Plumeria buds
The future’s so bright
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Future.’ See more responses here. While I rummaged around for ideas, the song ‘The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades’ by Timbuk 3 played in my head (link). So I thought I might as well go with that.
I had planned on featuring an array of sunglasses I have, but then I forgot to take them with me when I went to take photos. Besides, I discovered I no longer have the pair of red ‘Deathwish’ sunglasses I found several years ago, so my heart wasn’t in that project.
Instead, here’s a very upbeat lion enjoying a day on the South Kohala coast.
Viper Moray Eel
A year or two ago, when I was snorkeling, I spotted an enormous eel resting in a recess in some rocks. I took a few photos, but couldn’t get anything very good because it was so tucked away. I pointed the eel out to some other snorkelers in the vicinity and they checked it out. One of the other snorkelers is much better than I at getting close to subjects so she was able to get better photos despite the surge around the rock. I joked with her that I was fine hanging back, and that I was waiting to get a photo of the eel attacking her!
The eel in question was a Viper Moray Eel so since that time the spot has acquired the name Viper Rock. My fish book describes these eels as “evil-looking” and “one of the largest and potentially most dangerous of Hawaii’s eel.” It’s been an on-and-off resident of that little cave since ever since and I’ve taken photos when I’ve had the opportunity. None have been great, but these are a couple that give an idea of the spot and its inhabitant.
Agave Sisalana
It’s not hard to spot Agave Sisalana when they put their flower stems 20 feet or so into the air. The problem with that, in a place like North Kohala, is that the trade winds have a tendency to knock them over. They can block roads and driveways, but they’re not like giant trees. They’re pretty easy to cut up and remove.
Even when they’re laying horizontal, so long as there’s some attachment to the ground, the plant will survive and produce flowers.
Ruddy Turnstones on the coast
I saw this small flock of Ruddy Turnstones hunkered down on the coast. They were facing into the wind and mostly preening or resting until they, all of a sudden, took to the air and disappeared.
Clouds over the coast
These clouds caught my attention one day on a walk. I was particularly taken with how the bottom cloud echoed the slope of the land.
A majestic statue
I saw this cow on a little hump of land at Pu’u Wa’awa’a and was struck by the pose. It was so bulky and muscular, I thought it was a bull at first. It’s definitely not a dairy cow though. That would be too terrifying to think about.
Abstracts: Water painting
I took some photos in the water a while back, planning on doing a series. I posted one and then forgot about them. Here’s another one.
Graham's Island 