Acute Halfbeaks swim just below the surface of the water, often in schools. It’s not unusual to encounter them flashing by, which can be a little disconcerting, especially when the group circles back around. They’re not something to worry about during the day, but at night needlefishes in general can be excited by lights in and on the water, and there have been many instances of people being speared by those long, sharp beaks, some fatally.
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 195. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
This driveway leads to a house I’ve never seen out on the North Kohala coast. I don’t care what the house is like; I want to live there!
This church, like many others, has a sign board out front, though this is the only one around here that’s a rather garish neon affair. I have to confess that when I saw this message my first thought was, ‘So, can I borrow his lawnmower?’ I’m going straight down to the hot place, I know.
This house has a view of the ocean and a couple of palm trees nearby. What’s not to like? The view, however, does face northeast, which is where the trade winds blow from. If those winds carry driving rain, the view would likely be gone and the preferred side of the house would be the opposite one, which faces inland and into the trees.
Java Sparrows take a drink from a small pool of rainwater in the lava on the South Kona coast.
Conifer Mazegill is a fungi that grows on dead wood and lumber, such as the treated post in this photo. While its preferred wood is conifers, it will grow on other kinds of wood.
A bee hones in on an Agave Attenuata plant.
Graham's Island 