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Catchment water

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A Catchment water tank in Volcano Village, Hawaii

A lot of people on the Big Island live off the grid, sometimes by choice, often because those services aren’t available. Larger urban areas like Hilo and Kailua Kona have decent options, but the more rural the area, the less that’s available. Where I live, there’s public power and water, but no sewer system.

Because of this, catchment water tanks are a common sight, especially on the east side of the island, where there’s more rainfall. This one was in Volcano Village at a vacation rental. Generally, catchment water is used for everything except human consumption. Some homes install systems to purify catchment water to make it drinkable. Otherwise, drinking water is delivered by tanker or can be obtained by filling bottles at public water spigots located around the island.

The Numbers Game #125

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Ferns curl overhead.

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

A baby gecko in house blinds
A baby gecko in the blinds.
Light bulbs shining in a dark space
Light bulbs.
A sign on a tire inflation station in Hawaii
You got a tire, we got air!
A shop sign in Hawi, Hawaii
Woo-Woo Shop in Hawi.
Rainbow Chubs in the waters off Hawaii
Rainbow Chubs on the move.
Raindrops on ti leaves in Hawaii
Raindrops on Ti leaves.

The Numbers Game #117

A Whitemouth Moray Eel.

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

The L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant in Kapaau at night
L&L Barbecue in Kapaau.
White Bengal tiger, Tzatziki, rests in the shade
Tzatziki resting at Pana’ewa Zoo in Hilo.
Wild Turkeys.
A bee in a cannonball tree flower in Hawaii
A bee in a Cannonball Tree flower.
Shadows on a beach in Hawaii
Shadows on the beach.
A View of Hualali from a bench on Pu'u Wa'awa'a, Hawaii
A bench on Pu’u Wa’awa’a with a view of Hualali.

The Numbers Game #113

Telescopes in the Smithsonian Submillimeter Array on Mauna Kea and what they’re thinking.

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

A Gold Dust Day Gecko in the coin return slot of a Pepsi machine in Hawaii
A Gold Dust Day Gecko checking things out from the coin return slot.
A Footstool Palm.
Ants feed around a blob of fallen jam
These ants quickly found a blob of dropped jam.
A Bluefin Trevally catches the light.
A praying mantis on a window in Hawaii
A praying mantis on glass.
A covered lanai in Hawaii
The covered lanai next door. The place has supposedly sold, but nothing has changed there yet.

The Numbers Game #109

Big surf rolls in to 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 231. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Tower buildings in Honolulu.
Building reflections in Honolulu.
An Hawaiian Coot looking just the tiniest bit ruffled.
A Chinese rose beetle on the Big Island.
A Chinese Rose Beetle shortly after eviction from the house!
A bee on a Bryophyllum flower.
A Mourning Gecko on a Ti leaf.

Window gazing

The historic Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu.
A broken window at Spencer Beach Park, Hawaii
A window in an abandoned building at Spencer Beach Park.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Windows.’ See more responses here.

Also posted for Monday Window. See more here.

Windows at the Hapuna Westin Resort, Hawaii
Windows at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.
Windows at the Hapuna Westin Resort, Hawaii
The full array of windows at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.
Buildings at the old Coastguard Station in North Kohala, HawaiiBuildings at the old Coastguard Station in North Kohala, Hawaii
Buildings at the old Coastguard station in North Kohala, one boarded up, the other refurbished.

The Numbers Game #91

A Green turtle, with a slender remora on its shell, checks out the photographer
A Green Turtle gets up close and personal. Notice the Slender Remora along for the ride.

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

An endangered Palila.
Rows of produce at Sage Farm, a local organic farm.
The sun sets behind Hualalai volcano.
A swing set and its shadow in Kapaau.
Enter at your own risk!
An old Civilian Conservation Corps cabin on the slopes of Mauna Kea.

Going up

Pumping concrete at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
A pumper funnels concrete to the new building.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Things under Construction.’ See more responses here.

Last Friday, I had cause to visit the hospital in Hilo (Don’t worry, they say the leg will grow back!). The hospital is now called the the Hilo Benioff Medical Center. That’s because Marc Benioff, the CEO and co-founder of Salesforce, donated a chunk of the money to build the addition to the hospital seen in these photos. The addition will greatly expand the Intensive Care Unit and add additional hospital beds.

Pumping concrete at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Got to get it in the right place.
A crane at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
There’s heavy lifting to be done.
New construction at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Putting the building together is like assembling a puzzle.
Moving materials at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Got to have supplies for all this activity.