This is a dwarf date palm (Phoenix roebelenii), which I like particularly for its nobbly trunk. It hails from Vietnam and Thailand an is also known as pygmy date palm or miniature date palm
Dwarf date palm
Tag Archives: Palm Trees
Herons and ripples
Yesterday, I posted (here) a response to this week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme of ‘Yin-Yang.’ (See more responses here.)
This is my second offering on the theme, which also features light and dark, but also stillness and movement – the stillness of the herons (there’s a second one in the background) and the movement of the rippling water. I like how the second set of ripples disturbs the first set and the reflections of the palm trees.
Sunset with palms
As the sun sets on the year 2019, here’s a photo of palm trees silhouetted by a post-sunset sky.
Kohala Welcome Center under a full moon
On a recent foray into Hawi to get photos for last week’s Sunday Stills challenge (here), I took these photos of the Kohala Welcome Center. This is the place to get information about North Kohala for visitors en route to Kapaau and Pololu, which marks the end of the highway.
On this particular evening, the welcome center was illuminated by its Christmas display and a full moon, which also highlighted the palm trees that tower over that location.
Abstracts: Palm leaf
Not sure what kind of palm this is, but I liked the colors and structure of the leaf or frond.
Paper wasp nest
This paper wasp was working on a new nest attached to a loulu palm (Pritchardia affinis). In one of the cells – the top one of four on the left side – an egg has already been deposited.
Footstool palm
The footstool palm (Livistona rotundifolia) is a native of South-east Asia. This one was heavy with berries.
Place of Refuge pond
Palm trees are reflected in still waters at Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, otherwise known as Place of Refuge. This is one of the royal fish ponds, an anchialine pool in which fish were held for consumption by Hawaiian royalty.
For more information about Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, visit https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm.
Graham's Island 