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The Numbers Game #43

A hula dancer at a King Kamehameha birthday celebration.

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

Soldierfishes in Hawaii
Soldierfishes catching the light.
A Scrawled FIlefish catching the light.
An early morning thunder cloud off the Kona Coast.
Earth moving equipment for kids
Earth moving equipment.
The L&L Hawaiian Barbecue restaurant in Kapaau at night
A night view of L&L Barbecue in Kapaau.
View of the 2020 eruption of Kilauea Volcano
A couple watches an eruption at Kilauea Volcano.

Go Mango

A large Mango tree in Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Leaves and Trees.’ See more responses here.

This is a look at the Mango tree in my yard. It’s more than 40 feet high and has a diameter of 50 feet or more. The top photo was taken about a week ago. The first photo in the gallery below was taken a week before that. The new leaves are red, but quickly turn a glossy green. Older leaves are dark green.

A large Mango tree in Hawaii
The leaves of a Mango tree in Hawaii
A mango tree in bloom
Mangoes on a tree in Hawaii

The tree will eventually bloom with clusters of small creamy flowers, followed by clumps of fruit, much to the delight of the wild pigs here. Mind you, they have to be careful, as do I, because, when the wind blows, branches fall from the tree, some of them big enough to do damage.

A large branch that fell from a Mango tree in Hawaii

The Numbers Game #41

A small plane flies low over Upolu Airport, Hawaii.
A fly-in at Upolu Airport.

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

A praying mantis and a fly
A fly on a praying mantis.
Street art in Hawi, Hawaii
Street art in Hawi.
A red-crested cardinal
A Red-crested Cardinal.
A dry cow pasture in North Kohala, Hawaii
Dry pasture at Upolu.
Irrigation in North Kohala, Hawaii
Irrigation for dry pastures.
A cow and her new calf
A cow with her newborn calf.

The final seven

Seven rings on a manhole cover in Hawaii
A Water Department manhole cover.

The final posted for this month’s Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here. I had some left over and couldn’t decide what to leave out, so I put them all in. Captions on photos.

Seven power lines in Hawaii
Power to the people.
Seven Wind Turbines at Hawi Wind Farm in Hawaii
Seven turbines at Hawi Wind Farm.
Seven Cattle Egrets flying in Hawaii
Cattle egrets take wing.
Seven Motorbikes parked in Hawi, Hawaii
I saw these, parked under the banyans, on my way to the post office.
Mile marker 7 on Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawaii
Highway 270 is Akoni Pule Highway, my drive to work. The high bank on the left, at Mile Marker Seven, is a prime whale watching spot in season.
Seven Purple Stairs in Hawaii
Regal looking, but really the back stairs to some offices!

That’s strange

An inflatable mermaid and a glove on a beach in Hawaii
“I’m stranded here,” cried the mermaid. “Can someone give me a hand?” It did not end well.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Oddballs, Wild and Weird.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.

A hiker wears an umbrella hat on the 1871 Trail in Hawaii
It’s a hat. It’s an umbrella, It’s a fruit bowl. I want one.
A painted rock at the Hawaii Island Retreat in Hawaii
See the rock. The rock sees you.
A Clumpy Nudibranch in the waters off Hawaii
There are many strange creatures in the ocean. This Clumpy Nudibranch in one of them.
Campers at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii
Unclear on the concept.
High heels stuck to the roof of a painted truck in Hawaii
It pays to keep them handy.
A sign at a beach park in Hawaii
I just want to say that I have never knowingly violated a dog!