Koster’s Curse

Koster’s Curse (Miconia crenata), also known as soapbush, is one of the worst invasive plants in Hawaii. Introduced in the 1940s, it has spread across all the islands and its growth habits and prolific seed spread threatens anything in its path.

Ironically, it is named after a sugar planter in Fiji who was believed to have introduced the plants there and shared seeds elsewhere. However, it’s thought that it was actually a neighbor of his, a coffee planter named William Parr, who was the guilty party!

Slippahs and tubes

Slippahs and a flotation tube at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii

Sandals and a flotation tube at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii

Same day, same beach, different spots. I guess people take the same things to the beach and do the same things with them.

All that was left of them

That’s what happens when there’s no lifeguard on duty. Either that, or they forgot their caps.

Square-spot Goatfish

A school of Square-spot Goatfish swim by in shallow water. I love how they catch the sun.

The Numbers Game #65

Kilauea Volcano in late April 2018. Original post here.

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

A female Pearl Wrasse catches the light.

Pueo on a wire

I used something called dry brush effect, in Photoshop Elements, on this photo and I quite like it. In truth, it’s not a lot different than the original, but the contrasts are better.