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The Numbers Game #78

Clouds make a blanket between the slopes of Mauna Kea and 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 199. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A stuffed toy left behind in North Kohala.

A fly on the edge of a leaf — A Mourning Gecko in the daytime.

The Numbers Game #76

A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron watches from a Kiawe tree.

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

Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a Bougainvillea.

The Numbers Game #75

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

Plantings at the entrance to Lokahi Garden Sanctuary in Hawi.

A white feral kitten with icy blue eyes — A reflective Praying Mantis.

The Numbers Game #73

This Gold Dust Day Gecko snagged a moth for lunch.

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

Rust on a water tank — A rusty water tank.

The Numbers Game #66

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

A view of the base of the petioles of a Traveler’s Palm (*Ravenala madagascariensis*).

Favorite flowers in Hawaii

Flexibility is important in nature, as this mourning gecko demonstrates while drinking from a bird of paradise flower. — A Mourning Gecko takes a drink from a Bird of Paradise flower.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Favorite Flowers.’ Here are some of mine. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here

Maiapilo flowers in Hawaii — Maiapilo flowers start out white and change to pink as the day wears on,

Yellow and pink Hibiscus tiliaceus flowers in Hawaii — Maiapilo flowers start out white and change to pink as the day wears on,

A Wasp in an Ohia flower in Hawaii — A wasp in an Ohia Lehua flower.

Raindrops on Plumerias in Hawaii — A wasp in an Ohia Lehua flower.

And finally some photos from the Hilo Orchid Show last year. I’ve definitely become an orchid fan since moving here.

An Epidendrum Pacific Pastel orchid at the Hilo Orchid Show in Hawaii — Epidendrum Pacific Pastel.

A Paphiopedilum St. Swithin orchid at the Hilo Orchid Show in Hawaii — Epidendrum Pacific Pastel.

The Numbers Game #61

A gecko checks out the scene from the coin return slot of a Pepsi machine.

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