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Photos afloat

A tug and barge enter Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii — A tug and barge enter Kawaihae Harbor in the early morning hours.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Afloat.’ See more responses here. Let’s start with boats.

Strong winds whip up whitecaps in Kawaihae Harbor in Hawaii — Even in a sheltered harbor, staying afloat isn’t always easy.

A Coast Guard buoy ship in the waters off Hawaii — Even in a sheltered harbor, staying afloat isn’t always easy.

But they’re not the only floating things.

A Hawaiian Coot swims in a lagoon in Hawaii — A Hawaiian Coot afloat in a pond, oblivious to the need for a bit of personal grooming.

A diver down flag in the waters off Hawaii — A Hawaiian Coot afloat in a pond, oblivious to the need for a bit of personal grooming.

April flowers from March showers

Water lilies at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden — Water lilies.

Painter's Pallette Anthurium at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden — Painter’s Pallette Anthurium.

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

Looking through my files, I found a dearth of flower photos taken in April, except for one visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden a couple of years ago. These photos are from that visit.

A Phalaenopsis Orchid at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden — Phalaenopsis or Moth Orchid.

Some ‘flowers’ aren’t flowers at all. These are the bracts of the plants, which are far more showy than the small flowers that emerge from them later.

Heliconia Pogonantha at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden — Heliconia Pogonantha

A red Heliconia at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden — Heliconia Pogonantha

For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

The Numbers Game #7

A gray francolin ventures into the territory of some cats in Hawaii — A Gray Francolin ventures into the territory of some cats.

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 128. You can see more responses here.

Two painted lady butterflies in a kiawe tree in Hawaii — Two Painted Lady Butterflies in a Kiawe tree.

An Undulated Moray Eel in the waters off Hawaii — An Undulated Moray Eel looking grouchy, as per usual.

Koi swim in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Koi swim in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden.

On the other side of the leaf

A gold dust day gecko on a spider lily leaf

A gecko goes about its business on the other side of a spider lily leaf.

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

A plethora of purple

This week’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge is ‘Purple.’ See more responses here.

I’d like to say I have some kind of theme going here, but I don’t, outside the color.

First up is a bee approaching a very purple bougainvillea.

In the gallery, we have a Fiery Skipper butterfly feeding on a Blue Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) flower, a purple and white spider lily, and some dark purple Helmet Urchins clinging tenaciously to a rock.

A Fiery skipper butterfly feeds on a Blue Heliotrope flower in Hawaii

A Purple Ice Cream sign at Kapaau, Hawaii

Then there’s a sign advertising purple ice cream. Not sure what flavor that is, but I’m a bit wary.

And finally, a lush purple orchid.

A splash of color

A day lily grows in the roots of a banyan tree in Hawaii

I noticed this Day Lily while I was driving and was moved to return and take some photos. I liked how the flowers stood out in the tangle of roots of a very large Banyan tree.

White water lily

A white water lily among the lily pads in the lake at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

Plant shapes

The current Friendly Friday challenge theme is ‘Shapes.’ See more responses here. Since I just paid another visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, I thought some flower and foliage shapes would be appropriate. In the top photo, round lily pads float in the garden’s pond.

The squares show the coils within coils of a Hapu’u fern, a distinctly-shaped anthurium, the familiar curves of an orchid against a large, angular leaf, and the geometric precision of a Guzmania ‘Limones’ bromeliad.

The rectangles start with the distinctive shape of beehive gingers, then large, tropical, heart-shaped leaves, and the sinuous shape of a colorful heliconia.

The bottom photo shows feather-shaped leaves that even look like feathers!