The Numbers Game #57

The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The crosswalk leading to Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park during Covid restrictions.

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

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

Stocky Hawkfish

A Stocky Hawkfish in the waters off Hawaii

Stocky Hawkfish markings appear symmetrical, but aren’t quite. However, they do an excellent job of helping the fish to blend in as it waits, motionless, to snag passing prey. This fish was more patient than most. There was a swell running and it kept swishing me back and forth in front of the stoic fish, which was sheltered from the waves, and also wedged in with its pectoral fins.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

Now you see it …

The exterior of the Caltech Submilimeter Observatory before it was decommissioned and removed from Mauna Kea, Hawaii

The exterior of the Caltech Submilimeter Observatory atop Mauna Kea is chock full of triangles, squares, hexagons, curves, lines, etc. You could check it out, except that it’s invisible! Well, it is now, because it was decommissioned in 2015, and last year was dismantled and removed.

Posted for Becky’s Squares: Geometric. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #56

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water
A Praying Mantis takes a drink of water.

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