Tag Archives: Sunday Stills

That’s strange

An inflatable mermaid and a glove on a beach in Hawaii
“I’m stranded here,” cried the mermaid. “Can someone give me a hand?” It did not end well.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Oddballs, Wild and Weird.’ See more responses here. Captions on the photos.

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

A hiker wears an umbrella hat on the 1871 Trail in Hawaii
It’s a hat. It’s an umbrella, It’s a fruit bowl. I want one.
A painted rock at the Hawaii Island Retreat in Hawaii
See the rock. The rock sees you.
A Clumpy Nudibranch in the waters off Hawaii
There are many strange creatures in the ocean. This Clumpy Nudibranch in one of them.
Campers at Spencer Beach Park in Hawaii
Unclear on the concept.
High heels stuck to the roof of a painted truck in Hawaii
It pays to keep them handy.
A sign at a beach park in Hawaii
I just want to say that I have never knowingly violated a dog!

Seven springs

Seven coiled springs arranged to look like the number seven.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or Spring.’ See more responses here.

I’ve gone for Spring, seven of them, each with seven coils. I was going to pair it with something for Fall, but I couldn’t arrange a photo shoot with Humpty Dumpty.

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

Nothing rhymes with orange

An orange kayak waits on the waters off Spencer Beach Park
An orange kayak waits on the waters off Spencer Beach Park.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Orange or Peach.’ See more responses here.

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

A small box of Junior Mints for Halloween trick or treaters
A small box of Junior Mints for Halloween trick or treaters. Yes, there are orange centers.
Passion Vine Butterflies at Upolu Hawaii
A pair of Passion Vine Butterflies pursue each other at Upolu.
Sunset from the lanai in Hawaii
Sunset from the lanai.

Finally, a trio from the Hilo Orchid Show.

A Oncostele Brazilian Sun 'Samba' orchid at the HIlo Orchid show
An Oncostele Brazilian Sun ‘Samba’ orchid.
A Cynorkis gibbosa orchid at the HIlo Orchid show
A Cynorkis gibbosa orchid.
A Dendrobium Judith Nakayama orchid at the HIlo Orchid show
A Dendrobium Judith Nakayama orchid.

A square deal for bugs

A Seven-spotted ladybug on a leaf in Hawaii
A Seven-spotted Lady Beetle pauses on a leaf.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘All about bugs.’ See more responses here.

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

Ants and aphids on a crown flower leaf in Hawaii
Ants farming aphids on a Hawaiian Crown Flower leaf.
A Black Soldier Fly in Hawaii
A Black Soldier Fly on a window.
A Bee on tree heliotrope flower in Hawaii
A bee on Tree Heliotrope flowers

The bugs in the next gallery were all on the same Monstera leaf, which had accumulated falling flowers from a palm tree.

A Fly in Hawaii
A Scholastes bimaculatus fly rummaging in the flowers.
A Banana Stalk Fly in Hawaii
A Banana Stalk Fly with a smaller fly.
A Black Earwig on palm tree flowers in Hawaii
A Black Earwig hunts through the flowers.

First this, then that

A blooming agapanthus flower next to one that has finished blooming
An Agapanthus flower blooming and, next to it, one after the bloom is done.

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

The statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, HawaiiThe statue of King Kamehameha in Kapaau, Hawaii, adorned with leis

The statue of King Kamehameha I in Kapaau, then after his birthday celebration.

Business signs in Kapaau, Hawaii

Take your pet to the vet. If it doesn’t go well, go next door afterwards and be reunited!

The refurbished Bond Library in Kapaau, Hawaii

The old Bond Library in Kapaau, after refurbishment will be the Kohala Heritage Center.

A Rosy-faced lovebird in HawaiiA Rosy-faced lovebird takes off in Hawaii

A Rosy-faced Lovebird perched on a branch, and afterwards, like this post, outta here!

Komatsu with a view and other yellows

A Komatsu excavator near the Kohala coast in Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills Color Challenge is ‘Yellow and/or Gold.’ See more responses here.

An aging cover over a utilities vault in Hawaii
Sure, it’s safe to stand on!
A Yellow school bus in Hawi Hawaii
Yes, the wheels were going round and round.
The home of Kohala UTV Adventures in Hawi Hawaii
The home of Kohala UTV Adventures.
A Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on a WIld Bushbean flower in Hawaii
Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly on Wild Bushbean.
A yellow wheelbarrow in Kapaau Hawaii
Hard at work!
A hibiscus plant in front of a yellow wall in Hawi Hawaii
A peachy hibiscus.

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
A U.S. Coastguard ship servicing buoys outside Kawaihae Harbor.
Canoe paddlers head towards the shore off the coast of Hawaii
Canoe paddlers head for shore.

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
In the U.S. this flag signals, “I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed.”
Lily pads and reflections in Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
Lily pads floating on Lily Lake at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden.