Tag Archives: Kohala

The brown and the gray

A praying mantis and it's shadow in Hawaii — A Praying Mantis casts a its shadow on a rail.

This month’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Any shade of brown and/or gray.’ See more responses here.

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

A black and white image of grid shadows in Hawaii — Grill shadows.

A Reticulated Cowrie in the waters off Hawaii — Grill shadows.

Wooden handles on a door in Kapaau, Hawaii — Door handles in Kapaau.

Brown moss or lichen growing on a tree in Hawaii — Door handles in Kapaau.

Shadows on the road

The road from Waimea to North Kohala is lined by trees in many places. They’re intended as wind breaks I think, but in the late afternoon light they cast strong shadows across the road.

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

Shadows on the ocean

Shadows on the water off the coast of Hawaii

I was returning from a visit to the dentist when I saw the late afternoon sun shimmering on the ocean off North Kohala.

Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here.

Window gazing

A broken window at Spencer Beach Park, Hawaii — A window in an abandoned building at Spencer Beach Park.

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

Also posted for Monday Window. See more here.

Windows at the Hapuna Westin Resort, Hawaii — Windows at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort.

Buildings at the old Coastguard Station in North Kohala, Hawaii — Buildings at the old Coastguard station in North Kohala, one boarded up, the other refurbished.

Waterfalls

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

A view of a waterfall on the North Kohala coast, Hawaii — Looking up at a Kohala Mountain waterfall.

A view of Wai'ale Falls at HIlo, Hawaii — Wai’ale Falls in the distance from a bridge over the Wailuku River.

A view of the Wailuku River bed at HIlo, Hawaii — Wai’ale Falls in the distance from a bridge over the Wailuku River.

Shades of orange and yellow

The morning sun illuminates clouds over Kohala in Hawaii — Early morning clouds over Kohala.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Ocher, saffron (yellow hues), plus burnt orange.’ See more responses here.

A dirt road at Kaiholena, Hawaii — A dirt road at Kaiholena.

One of the Keawaiki golden pools in Hawaii — A dirt road at Kaiholena.

Colorful pahoehoe lava at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii — Colorful pahoehoe lava.

Golden Bamboo in Hawaii — Colorful pahoehoe lava.

The Numbers Game #89

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