I was given a tiny curry plant and it’s been thriving in a pot on the lanai. Recently, it bloomed for the first time, with a small spread of delicate white flowers. Next up will be putting it in the ground, which will require a suitable site and a fence around it, or the pigs will make short work of it.
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Purple.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.
A view of coastal waters seen from the air.
Yes, it’s called a Green Stink Bug, but it sure looks a like it should have a much nicer name than that.
Akaka Falls State Park, a few miles north of Hilo, is easily accessible, and the short loop trail gives a great view of the falls.
A Nene marches along at Spencer Beach Park with no inclination to admire the view!
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 188. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
During a recent swim, I saw a small tangle of lines floating in the water. While I’m not a fan of debris ending up in the ocean, I know these kinds of thing can have a positive side, so I headed over to check it out.
While I liked the color and reflections of the scene, what I was looking for was whether this floating raft sheltered anything. I had to look closely, but saw a few tiny fish hiding in the lines. As I approached from one side, they disappeared to the other. We played this game for a while and I was able to get a few photos.
I don’t know what the fish were, but they were likely juveniles of one of the pelagic species. They were very small, a half to three quarters of an inch long. The clump of line itself was only 6 to 9 inches across. But such environments provide valuable shelter for a variety of tiny creatures. It was only when I looked at the photos that I noticed another one, the small orange crab on one of the lines.
Graham's Island 