Tag Archives: Boats

The Numbers Game #64

Yellow boat on blue water.

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

A wounded Cornetfish.
Proud parents.
Passion Vine Butterfly on a Tasselflower.
Dirt blown by high winds at Kawaihae.
Ironman racers, but the sign is what I liked.
Can’t see the wood for the trees.

Looking back at 2024 – Part 2

A Great Frigatebird flies off the Kohala coast in Hawaii
July: A Great Frigatebird (here).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2024 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2024, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June (here). This week, it’s July through December.

Spotted Eagle Rays in the waters off Hawaii
August: A trio of Spotted Eagle Rays (here).
An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii
September: Everyone’s favorite pirate (here).
Spinner dolphins in the waters off Hawaii
October: A trio of Spinner Dolphins (here).
A surfer off Keokea Beach Park, Hawaii
November: A surfer takes to the air (here).
A pink Bougainvillea grows in the lava on the South Kohala coast in Hawaii
December: Bougainvillea in the lava (here).

The Numbers Game #51

Smoke hangs in the sky off the Kohala Coast Hawaii
Smoke from a brush fire colors the sky over the North Kohala coast

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

A Gold dust day gecko licks its eye
Got to keep those eyes clean!
A woman sitting on a red car in Hawaii
Watch out for a bump up ahead.
A tug enters Kawaihae harbor while a crewman checks his phone.
A Yellow-fronted Canary perched on a twig in Hawaii
A Yellow-fronted Canary keeps watch.
An Emerald Cockroach Wasp in Hawaii
An Emerald Cockroach Wasp.
Mangoes lie on the ground after a strong wind.
Mangoes down after some strong winds.

The Numbers Game #47

A smokey sky colors the waters of Kawaihae small boat harbor
Late afternoon sun over Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor with smoke in 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 168. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A hibiscus tiliaceus at the Golden Ponds of Keawaiki on The Big Island of Hawaii
Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers.
Palm trees at the beach.
Two sheep after a brush fire
After the fire along Old Saddle Road.
A cat rests in the dirt
Cat at rest.
Wasps building a nest
Wasps at work.
An outrigger canoe changing paddlers in Hawaii
Changing crew in an outrigger.

It’s all there in black and white

A sailboat travels along the coast in front of palm trees in Hawaii
A sailboat off the Kohala coast.

Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge is ‘Black (and/or) Black and White.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Holei Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Holei Arch in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Concrete steps at Hapuna Resort in Hawaii
A staircase at Hapuna Resort.
A goat on a rock in Hawaii
A goat on a rock. What are the chances?
A close up of Nene feathers in Hawaii
Nene feathers.
A Northern Mockingbird sings out on a snag in Hawaii
A Northern Mockingbird on a snag.
A juvenile Black-crowned night heron fishing in the shallows in Hawaii
A juvenile Black-crowend Night Heron hunting for breakfast.

Avast mateys!

An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii

Aarrr! I bin shiverin’ me timbers out ’ere fer months now, but today be me reward. That’s right, mateys, ’tis Talk Like a Pirate Day! So ’ave at it ye scurvy dogs. I got two fine ships ’ere an’ the weather’s fair fer separatin’ unsuspectin’ landlubbers from their valuables.

An attention getting pirate at Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii

Whoa, stab me vitals with a boat hook! Must ’ave ’it a patch o’ rough water, or I ran o’er that there Seven Bollard Reef again!

Posted fer Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses ’ere.

The Numbers Game #37

The SSV Makani Olu sailing off the Kohala coast in Hawaii
The SSV Makani Olu sailing off the Kohala coast.

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 158. 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 Nene at just the right spot in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
A Long-tailed Blue Butterfly.
Sheep at sunset in Hawaii
Sheep in pastureland off Old Saddle Road.
Colorful lava on the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Colorful lava on the Puna Coast Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Playground equipment in Kapaau Hawaii
Playground equipment at Kamehameha Park in Kapaau.
The swimming pool in Kapaau.

The Numbers Game #35

A gold dust day gecko drinks from a bird of paradise flower.
A Gold Dust Day Gecko drinks from a Bird of Paradise flower.

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

A Papaya tree.
A Praying Mantis reflecting on a van.
Dark and light in a macadamia nut orchard.
A sailboat passing Kohanaiki Beach Park.
A windsurfer off Kawaihae.
Sunset and palm trees at Hapuna.