This past weekend, my wife and I went to the annual Hilo Orchid Show. There was the usual stunning display of orchids, including this red one. Red orchids are not nearly as plentiful as one might think. White, yellow and purple are the most common colors.
Posted for Becky’s Squares: Simply Red. See more responses here.
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 184. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A plane lands at Kailua Kona airport.The Banyan trees in downtown Hawi.Wailuku River gorge contains an area known as Boiling Pots, which is beautiful but dangerous.Raccoon Butterflyfish in formation.Sunset in Kohala.A creature lurks.
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 start out white and change to pink as the day wears on,Hibiscus Tiliaceus, Hau in Hawaii, also changes color through the day.An Hawaii ‘Amakihi with Mamane flowers.A wasp in an Ohia Lehua flower.Raindrops on Plumerias.A bee on Mock Orange flowers.
And finally some photos from the Hilo Orchid Show last year. I’ve definitely become an orchid fan since moving here.
Epidendrum Pacific Pastel.Paphiopedilum St. Swithin.Monnierara Millennium Magic ‘Witchcraft.’
An orange kayak waits on the waters off Spencer Beach Park.
This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Orange or Peach.’ See more responses here.
Also, seven squares posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.
A small box of Junior Mints for Halloween trick or treaters. Yes, there are orange centers.A pair of Passion Vine Butterflies pursue each other at Upolu.Sunset from the lanai.
Finally, a trio from the Hilo Orchid Show.
An Oncostele Brazilian Sun ‘Samba’ orchid.A Cynorkis gibbosa orchid.A Dendrobium Judith Nakayama orchid.
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 154. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
A Northern Mockingbird getting ready to eat.A Praying Mantis consumes a wasp.A Gold Dust Day Gecko snags a moth.
Two Nenes establish the pecking order (Original post here).
Shrapnel found on the ground near where I work.A cruise ship docked at Hilo.Your choice of sunglasses.
Last week was the annual Hilo Orchid Show. It’s been on my list of things to see for a long time, but I’ve been adept at missing it, either because I forgot to make a note of the date, or because I was working. This year though, purely by chance, I got it on my calendar and headed over to Hilo.
The show was held in Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium, a covered tennis arena that’s open to the air at both ends. I have to say, it was well worth the trip. Only $6 to get in and lots of orchid growers with stalls there too, so there was a golden opportunity to part ways with several hundred dollars more, which I resisted. But best of all was the stunning array of orchids on display. It wasn’t hard to see how people can become obsessed with these beautiful and exotic plants.