Tag Archives: Kailua Kona

The Numbers Game #101

It’s the time of year when big northwest swells start to hit the islands. This one is from a few years back.

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

A cigar wrasse swims among a shoal of convict tang. — A Cigar Wrasse not blending in with some Convict Tangs.

A Cigar Wrasse not blending in with some Convict Tangs.

Textured

Shadows on a staircase in Hawaii — A staircase with smooth painted surfaces and rough nonskid steps.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Textures.’ See more responses here.

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

A red leaf floating in water in Hawaii — Tree bark.

Sand underwater in Hawaii — Sand on the ocean floor.

White coral words on a black sand beach in Hawaii — Sand on the ocean floor.

Buddy, can you spare a tire

I saw this tire on a car parked outside the local Costco Tire Center. In the U.S., this kind of tire is known as a donut, a temporary tire intended to get the car to the nearest garage for a proper fix. Those labels on the wheel explain, in four languages, the limitations of this spare tire together with the speed that should not be exceeded.

Judging from the state of the tire, I suspect the driver didn’t pay too much attention to those warnings.

Black and white, some in color

Black and white cars in Kailua Kona in Hawaii — I was photographing the building, but realized later that all the vehicles were white except for the one black one. What are the chances?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Black (and/or) Black-and-White.’ See more responses here.

Black straw-filled tubes in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Black and white image of clouds over Upolu Airport in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Tires stacked in a shipping container in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Black and white image of a fan in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Salon seating

My first thought, when I looked in the window of this hair salon in Kailua Kona, was that their waiting area was designed to discourage lingering!

Kona sunset

The only advantage to working late is being around to see the sunset!

Yo Heave Ho

I be back again to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day, an’ this here year, me jolly mate Cap’n Windy be ‘elpin’ with the merrymakin’ by joinin’ me in a mighty fine hornpipe called the Yo ‘eave ‘o. We ‘ope ye like it an’ ‘ave a jolly ole day yerself.