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The Numbers Game #132

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A view of the North Kohala coast from the air in Hawaii
A view of the North Kohala coast from the air.

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

A Hawaii Amakihi about to feed on mamane flowers.
Hawai’i Amakihi.
The sign outside Kohala's Tong Wo Society building.
Entrance to the Kohala Tong Wo Society.
Early morning from Kohala Mountain road, looking towards Mauna Kea.
This channel connects Kiholo fish pond and the ocean
The entrance to the fish pond at Kiholo.
A wind turbine at Hawi Wind Farm undergoes repair
A wind turbine undergoing maintenance.
A brush fire at Lapakahi on the North Kohala coast, Hawaii
Brush fire at Lapakahi State Historical Park.

The Numbers Game #130

An F-22 flies low over Kahalui Airport in Maui
An F-22 flies low over Kahalui Airport on Maui.

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

A baby gecko on a stovetop
A baby gecko in a bad place.
A Coel. assamica orchid in Maui
A Coel. assamica orchid.
Looking down on a Cordyline.
A Passion Vine Butterfly caterpillar and fly in Hawaii
The caterpillar of a Passion Vine Butterfly and a passing fly.
Lesser Grass-Blue Butterflies in Hawaii
Lesser Grass-blue Butterflies.
A pueo flying over the lower slopes of Mauna Kea in Hawaii
A Pueo on the wing.

The Numbers Game #123

This Gold Dust Day Gecko was exploring a Pink Ginger moments before it was chased away by a Coqui Frog resting in the flower. Can you spot it?

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

A kayak fisherman in Hawaii
A kayak fisherman paddles by.
Boats on blue water in Hawaii
A couple of boats ply the waters off the South Kohala coast.
A small Blue helicopter waits on a helipad at Hapuna, Hawaii
A blue helicopter at rest.
A gulch at Kalopa State Park.
Hiking down the Hilina Pali Trail at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Tzatziki, the white tiger at Pana’ewa Zoo and Gardens in Hilo Hawaii
Tzatziki enjoying the shade at Pana’ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens.

Lili`uokalani Gardens

A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This stone bridge is near the center of the park.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here.

A while ago, I spent some time in Lili`uokalani Gardens, in Hilo. The gardens cover almost 25 acres, including Moku Ola, better known as Coconut Island. They date back to 1917 and are named after Queen Liliʻuokalani, who was the last ruling monarch of Hawaii, before the kingdom’s overthrow by the U.S.A. in 1893.

An entrance to Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The North Torii gate entrance.
A plane coming in to land seen from Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
It’s not the quietest park with planes passing through the trees!
A bridge at Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
This wooden bridge is the third version, the first two having been destroyed in tsunamis.

Over the years, tsunamis have damaged the gardens, which are situated on the waterfront. But reconstruction, after these events, has restored and improved the gardens and kept them as an integral part of Hilo’s downtown.

Palms in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
There aren’t a lot of flowers, but there are many palms and other trees.
The Fukuoka Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
The Fukuoka Lantern.
A Lantern in Liliuokalani Park in Hilo, Hawaii
Another lantern with palms as a backdrop.

For more information about Lili`uokalani Gardens, go to https://www.liliuokalanigardens.org/

The Numbers Game #114

A Black-crowned night heron on a mooring cleat in Hawaii
A Black-crowned Night Heron on a mooring cleat in Kawaihae Harbor, Hawaii

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

Wasps building a nest
Wasps building a nest.
Lava from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o vent pours into the ocean.
Lava from Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o vent pours into the ocean.
Plumbago auriculata is a fairly common shrub most notable for its stunning blue flowers.
Plumbago auriculata flowers.
A great frigatebird angles into the winds of tropical storm Darby.
A Great Frigatebird angles into the winds of tropical storm Darby.
V-22 Osprey aircraft at Upolu Airport.
A katydid in Hawaii
A Katydid up close.

Touch and go

A U.S. military plane practicing touch-and-goes at Upolu, Hawaii

I don’t get down to Upolu as much as I used to, but recently I headed down that way and saw this large military aircraft looping around the airstrip. It was practicing touch and goes. I managed to get there in time to see it go around a couple of times before heading back to base in Oahu. I’m not sure what kind of plane this was, but clearly one of the large transport aircraft of the U.S. military.

A U.S. military plane practicing touch-and-goes at Upolu, Hawaii
A U.S. military plane practicing touch-and-goes at Upolu, Hawaii