A Covid-year photo of a sailboat anchored off a deserted Anaeho’omalu Bay beach.
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 161. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Also, seven photos posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.
A ladder used by people fishing, to access a rugged shore.Palm trees reflect in one of the ponds at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.Another Covid-year shot, this time of the deserted road and parking area between Kilauea Iki trail and Nāhuku (Thurston Lava Tube), two of the most popular places in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Goats take a drink at a pond in Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.Yucca flowers blooming in Waimea.A Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly feeding on Rose Jatropha flowers.
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 157. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Snow on Mauna Kea.You’re going to die!The old Kona Village buildings, now restored and open again.Nene and gosling.Bad sand: Raking bunkers at Hualalai.Good sand: A beach at Hualalai.
I’m not entirely confident that this is a Horn-eyed Ghost Crab, but that’s what my usual ID source says. On the plus side, it’s clearly bigger than a Pallid Ghost Crab. But Horn-eyed Ghost Crabs are generally not seen during the day, though this was taken in the early morning. They also have points on their eye stalks, though I’ve seen photos without. Any input on identity would be appreciated.
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 154. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A Northern Mockingbird getting ready to eat.A Praying Mantis consumes a wasp.A Gold Dust Day Gecko snags a moth.
Two Nenes establish the pecking order (Original post here).
Shrapnel found on the ground near where I work.A cruise ship docked at Hilo.Your choice of sunglasses.
Punaluu Black Sand Beach Park, on the southern coast of the island, not only has a black sand beach, but also turtles like the one in the photo. OK, it looks like a rock, but it’s there!
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘State and local parks.’ See more responses here.
Sifting through a ton of park photos, it was the island’s beach parks that came out on top. It’s possible to get in the water at all of these, though some require more caution than others.
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area offers a long and wide sandy beach.Kaloko-Honokohau Historical Park has long stretches of sand, often used by resting turtles. Spencer Beach Park at Kawaihae, is a tranquil place popular with families because the water is generally calm.Not all beach parks have beaches. Whittington Beach Park on the south end of the island is one of those though it’s still possible to get in the water.Lapakahi HIstorical Park has a rocky shoreline, though ocean entry is possible with care.This photo shows the reason Keokea Beach Park has a breakwater. Inside it is a little beach and calm water that kids enjoy year round.
When I have time on my way to work, I like to stop in Kawaihae and go for an early morning walk. A favorite is to drive to Pelekane Beach and walk to Spencer Beach Park. Those days are gone! The flash floods from a few weeks back took care of that.
For starters, the road is still closed. I can see piles of dirt and debris through the locked access gates. But even if I could access the road, half of Pelekane Beach is gone too. The floods whooshed through the lagoon behind the beach and took a huge amount of sand with it. So now there’s no lagoon, half a beach, and a lot of trees in the bay.
It may be that the powers that be will bring in some sand to restore the former beach. That’s what’s happened at nearby Hapuna Beach, which also lost a section of its sand. In the meantime I will have to explore some new options.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Sunrises and Sunsets.’ See more responses here.
Let’s start with a sunset for a change. While waiting to go snorkeling from the beach at Mauna Kea Resort, the sunset was lovely, in the sky, the water, and on the sand.
Sunrise over Kohala Mountain can be a cloud-shrouded disappointment, but other times it is a wonder to behold.