Tag Archives: Hibiscus

Komatsu with a view and other yellows

A Komatsu excavator near the Kohala coast in Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge is ‘Yellow and/or Gold.’ See more responses here.

An aging cover over a utilities vault in Hawaii — Sure, it’s safe to stand on!

A Yellow school bus in Hawi Hawaii — Sure, it’s safe to stand on!

A Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a WIld Bushbean flower in Hawaii — Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on Wild Bushbean.

A yellow wheelbarrow in Kapaau Hawaii — Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on Wild Bushbean.

I’m red, white and blue for you

A sign on a business in Kailua Kona Hawaii — The sign above the ABC Supply Company building in Kailua Kona. These letters always make me think of Elvis Costello’s song, Brilliant Mistake, which includes the lyrics: ‘She said that she was working for the ABC News. It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use.’

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Red, White, & Blue.’ See more responses here.

Here’s my selection this week with captions on the photos.

A Ring-necked pheasant in Hawaii — A Ring-necked Pheasant.

A Yellow-billed cardinal in Hawaii — A Ring-necked Pheasant.

An inflatable snowman outside a store in Hawaii — It’s not too early, is it?

St Augustines Episcopal Church in Kapaau, Hawaii — It’s not too early, is it?

In the pink, or in the red

A Pink hibiscus in Hawaii — A pink hibiscus.

This week’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge theme is ‘Pink and/or red.’ See more responses here.

A firecracker plant in Hawaii — I thought this was a firecracker plant, but I’m not sure now. Either way, it’s red!

Kamehameha Day parade at Kapaau in Hawaii — I thought this was a firecracker plant, but I’m not sure now. Either way, it’s red!

Red and green and nothing in between

A red anthurium flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Red anthurium flowers with green leaves.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Red and Green.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone for a mostly plant-based response, except for the last.

A Royal Poincana tree in bloom in Hawaii — A Royal Poincana tree in bloom.

A gold dust day gecko on a red torch ginger in Hawaii — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger

An ohia flower in Hawaii — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger

Traffic lights showing red — A traffic light going from red to green!

Traffic lights showing green — A traffic light going from red to green!

All about the light

Late afternoon sun illuminates an hibiscus flower.

Hello, yellow

A full moon rises over Hawaii — A buttery yellow full moon rises over North Kohala.

This month’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge theme is ‘Yellow.’ See more responses here. Once again, I’ve gone for a melange of photos, which sounds edible, but probably isn’t. Captions on the photos.

A rider representing Oahu at the King Kamehameha day parade in Kapaau, Hawaii — *Yellow is the official color for Oahu and the island’s Pa’u rider …*

A Bee on a wedelia flower in Hawaii — A bee forages on a wedelia flower

A yellow hibiscus in Hawaii — A bee forages on a wedelia flower

A wasp heads for water in Hawaii — Finally a photo from a couple of days ago. A boldly-marked wasp zooms in to collect water.

White hibiscus

A white hibiscus flower unfurls in Hawaii

The house next door has been empty now for several months and is falling into disrepair. But this white hibiscus, at the front of the house, is flourishing with neglect. It’s loaded with blooms, with new ones unfurling in profusion. It almost makes me overlook how bad the rest of the house is looking. Almost.

Peach-colored hibiscus

I noticed this hibiscus because the flowers were larger than those I usually see and I liked the color as well.

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii