I posted here and here about recent trips to see lava entering the ocean from Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u O’o vent. Not all my photos, taken on a rocking boat in a rolling ocean, turned out. But even the ones that didn’t provided, what I consider, some happy accidents such as this one of dancing lava.
Anole on a line
I found this green anole making its way along a washing line.
Raccoon butterflyfish
From the look of this raccoon butterflyfish, it’s probably thinking, ‘What is this creature and why is it stalking me?’
In my attempts to identify what I see in the water, I use John P. Hoover’s book The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes, Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals. His website is hawaiisfishes.com.
Mock orange abuzz
A bee forages through the blooms of a mock orange.
Helicopter in a rainbow
A tour helicopter passes a rainbow on the way to view the active lava flow from Kilauea Volcano’s Pu’u O’o vent.
You see me, I see you
Walking down a local road one day, I noticed this goat eyeing me through a stand of trees.
Better Days: Nearly made it
This old boat has a good view of the nearby ocean, even if it didn’t quite get there.
Denobrium orchid
I think this is a denobrium orchid. It’s an epiphytic plant, growing off of the lower part of a lychee tree.
