The Numbers Game #15

Dark pink plumeria flowers in Hawaii — A dark pink plumeria.

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 136. Captions are on the photos.

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In Kailua Kona, this electronic sign flashes “Emergency Water Restriction” and “Stop Sprinkler Use.” — I saw this sign in Kailua Kona during a downpour. Original post here.

The plumage of birds at rest often has a wonderful layered look to it. This zebra dove is no exception. — The lovely plumage of a zebra dove.

A pueo looks watchful in Hawaii — The lovely plumage of a zebra dove.

It was a whale of a time

A Humpback Whale emerges from the waters off Hawaii

A Humpback Whale slaps its tail in the waters off Hawaii

The Humpback Whale season is drawing to a close. This past week or so, I’ve seen the odd one here or there, but that’s it. Before that, we’ve enjoyed a prolific season with lots of whales and lots of activity from them. Alas, none of those things translated into the kind of whale photos I long to capture, but it was, as always, a pleasure to see them. Not just to see them actually. This year, while snorkeling, I heard more whale singing than I have in several years.

Now, they’re heading to their Alaskan feeding grounds. For the calves, this is a perilous journey. Collisions with boats and entanglement in drifting fishing gear is a danger for all whales, but especially juveniles. Then there are predators, such as Orca Whales, which prey on the calves. But those that make it are part of a growing population of Humpbacks, as they rebound from their perilously low numbers before protections were introduced.

Down the tube

A view down the center of an aluminum tube

Yesterday, we removed the fuel hose storage tube off our old Peterbilt truck, to clean it. This is the view down it.

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In balance

A woman walks on the beach at Kohanaiki Park in Hawaii

I saw this woman walking the beach at Kohanaiki and was impressed by her poise and balance. Not in a million years could I do that!

Into every life a little rain must fall

A wild pig heads for a tangerine on a rainy day in Hawaii

A good deal of rain was falling onto several pigs running through the yard recently. This one found a little sunshine in the shape of a fallen tangerine, which it carried to the shelter of the cane grass to devour.

Portea Petropolitana

Portea Petropolitana is a bromeliad that’s native to Brazil. These were growing in a local garden and were very popular with the geckos.

Rainbow and palms

A view of the coast at Lapakahi State Historical Park.

Termite tented church

A church being tented for termites in Kapaau Hawaii

No, it’s not the circus in town, it’s another church tented to gas those pesky termites that could otherwise chew their way through the building. This one is St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church at Kapaau. I’ve pondered before on the theological implications of this practice, but I suppose it falls under casting out demons, rather than mistreating God’s creatures!

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii