Tag Archives: Moss

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
A Reticulated Cowry.
A harrowed field in Hawaii
A newly-harrowed field in North Kohala.
Wooden handles on a door in Kapaau, Hawaii
Door handles in Kapaau.
Brown moss or lichen growing on a tree in Hawaii
Growth on a tree trunk. Not sure if this is moss or lichen or something else!
A sonoran carpenter bee near a sign in Hawaii
A Sonoran Carpenter Bee confirms that it’s not forbidden to drill nest holes in the fence.

The Numbers Game #39

A sign in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
A dramatic sign at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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

Also, seven photos posted for Becky’s Squares: Seven. See more responses here.

A Giant African land snail in Hawaii
A Giant African Land Snail.
A Metallic skink on a road in Hawaii
A Metallic Skink.
A Cattle Egret runs in front of a lawn mower in Hawaii
A Cattle Egret scoots in front of a lawn mower.
Amaumau Ferns alongside a trail in Hawaii
Amaumau Ferns.
A Bird of paradise flower in Hawaii
A Bird of Paradise flower.
A Mossy path on Halemaumau Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
A mossy section of the Halemaumau Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Abstracts: Textures

A section of burned wood
Burned bark on a tree

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Textures.’ See more responses here. There are captions on the photos, but see if you can figure out what they are first!

A green fabric lampshade
Lampshade
Reflections on the water of a pond in Hawaii
Light on a pond
Rust forms on a water tank
Rust on a water tank
Lichens and moss growing on a wall
Lichens and moss
A shadow on the siding of a house in Hawaii
Shadow on house siding
A car sunshade
Car sun shade
The Pacific ocean viewed from the air
Looks tranquil, but those are whitecaps on the ocean, seen from the air

Moss

Moss grows on a trail in Hawaii
Moss grows on a tree on a trail in Hawaii

Whether coating the forest floor, or cloaking tree trunks, the abundance of moss alongside the Pu’u O’o Trail, off Saddle Road, always reminds me of the Pacific Northwest, where I lived for 30 years, before moving to Hawaii.

Mossy path on the Halemaumau Trail

The Halemaumau Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park takes hikers from near the visitor center down to the floor of the summit crater of Kilauea Volcano. It mostly passes through trees and some lush tropical foliage, this being the wet side of the island. Part of the way down the trail eases through a channel between two walls of rock, which are covered in moss. It’s a quite beautiful passage and, in this harsh volcanic area, has a remarkably soft feeling to it.

For more information about Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, go to nps.gov/havo/.