

It’s been a long time since I saw a Crowned Jellyfish so naturally, on a recent swim, I saw two of them. The one was up near the surface while the other pulsed along closer to the rocks and coral.


It’s been a long time since I saw a Crowned Jellyfish so naturally, on a recent swim, I saw two of them. The one was up near the surface while the other pulsed along closer to the rocks and coral.


I don’t ever quite get used to seeing cacti here, and I still have trouble accepting that they’re flowering plants!

A Hawaiian Airlines plane comes in to land at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, the official name for the Kailua Kona airport.


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







This anole ran up a metal sign post to escape me. Sadly, the only escape was to come back down, which it did after I finished taking photos.

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





I usually see Kalij Pheasants on hikes off Saddle Road or in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. I don’t remember ever seeing them at home, so I was surprised when I saw two striding down the driveway. One immediately headed into cover, but other carried on for a while before slipping into the cane grass.

When I’m snorkeling, it’s always fun when a school of fish goes by. This one zipped by off of Mauna Lani. I’m not sure what they were. They went past too quickly.
