Tag Archives: Beaches

The Numbers Game #127

The beach at A Bay, Waikoloa
‘Anaehoʻomalu Beach during the time of Covid!

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

A spider web with raindrops in Hawaii
An Orb Weaver spider in its wet web.
Tropical plants in a garden in Port Townsend, Washington
A view of my old garden in Port Townsend, Washington.
A Passionvine Butterfly on Lantana flowers in Hawaii
A Passion Vine Butterfly on Lantana flowers.
An Orangespine Unicornfish and a yellow Gray Chub.
A view of Onomea Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii
A view of Onomea Bay on the island’s east side.
A Mourning gecko on a Bird of Paradise flower in Hawaii
A Mourning Gecko drinking from a Bird of Paradise flower.

Sparkling waters

A moody sky above a sparkling sea and small beach at Kawaihae, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Diamonds and Quartz.’ See more responses here.

I stopped in Kawaihae to take photos of a very moody sky with some sparkling waters beneath it. But this was the first time I’ve seen the lovely little beach in the foreground. I’m not sure how one would access it, as it’s a steep drop off from where I stood, but I think it would be possible to come around that little point to the left.

The Numbers Game #116

Telescopes seen from the trail to Mauna Kea summit in Hawaii
Telescopes on Mauna Kea seen from the trail to the summit.

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

Maui Pau rider decorations
A rider in the Kamehameha Day parade at Kapaau.
People descend to the green sand beach near South Point in Hawaii
People descending to the green sand beach near South Point.
A chub cleans itself against a rock
Chubs cleaning themselves by rubbing against a rock.
A Konane game board at Lapakahi, Hawaii
A Kōnane game board at Lapakahi.
Morning dew on grass in Hawaii
Morning dew.
The Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau, Hawaii
Kalāhikiola Congregational Church near Kapaau.

Hawaiian seascapes

An early morning swimmer at Hapuna Beach, Hawaii
A calm sea invites swimmers at Hapuna Beach…

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme, guest hosted by Cathy at Between the Lines, is ‘Seascapes.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Paddlers heading out from Kawaihae, Hawaii
…and paddlers up the coast at Kawaihae…
Surf rolls ashore at North Kohala, Hawaii
…but watch out if the surf builds…
Surf rolls in at Kawaihae, Hawaii
…sometimes scarily high…
A surfer rides a wave in North Kohala, Hawaii
…though for some, that’s good news.
Swirls on the waters off Hawaii
In the water, the surface has some cool looks…
A Rainbow on the water in Hawaii
…and the view is just as good looking above…
A rock in the waters off Hawaii
…or below!

Tourists

A view of ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay in Hawaii

A couple walks the beach at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay while a tour boat disembarks passengers into a glass bottom boat to be shuttled ashore. Tourism is down here this year, in part because many Canadians are avoiding the U.S.A due to less than friendly relations between the two countries at the current time. I won’t be surprised if other nationalities follow suit.