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 201. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.
This plant is also known as the matchstick bromeliad because of the appearance of its flowering stalks. These purple stalks are actually bracts, with the flower being the purple tip that give it the matchstick look.
A Water Lily in the small lake at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.
I saw this orchid at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and liked its softness and colors.
One of the new features at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden is a butterfly hut. In it are rows of chrysalises and, after the appropriate time, newly-emerging Monarch Butterflies. I took this photo to capture one such, but somehow, neither the butterfly or chrysalises can be distinguished. Instead, there’s reflections and layers of plants and mesh and glass at different levels, which I rather like.
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Pastels.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.
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 188. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here. I don’t really have a garden here, but I do enjoy a visit to Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden, so here are some photos from my most recent visit.
Graham's Island 