Tag Archives: Sunday Stills

Rolling in

Surf rolling on along the North Kohala coast in Hawaii

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

It’s the season for big swells from the northwest, and these photos are from the last one. A new one is supposed to fill in today. These are good news for surfers around here, not so good for us snorkelers.

A window to my world

A view through the windows of Pepeiao Cabin in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park — Looking out through a window at Pepeiao Cabin in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Through a Window.’ See more responses here.

A variety of photos this week, with captions on the photos.

Two Common Waxbills in Hawaii — A pair of Common Waxbills seen through the bathroom window. It’s a good vantage point for watching and photographing birds, so long as I remember to clean it once in a while.

A view through a window at the old Bond Library in Kapaau, Hawaii — Looking through a window into the old Bond Library in Kapaau, currently in the process of renovation.

Rain falling in North Kohala, Hawaii, seen through a vehicle windscreen — Looking through a window into the old Bond Library in Kapaau, currently in the process of renovation.

Windows at a building site in hawaii — A look through new windows at a construction project at Hapuna. Sadly, one of the new windows already had something go through it.

A broken window in Hawaii — A look through new windows at a construction project at Hapuna. Sadly, one of the new windows already had something go through it.

Looking back at 2023 – part 2

A Gray Francolin walks on a railing in Hawaii — July: Got anything for me (link)?

A vase of tropical flowers below a photo of a gecko on a bird of paradise flower — August: Still life with snake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June. This week, it’s July through December.

A Whitetip Reef Shark in the waters off Hawaii — September: Mr. Chompers on the move (link).

A decoy duck in the waters off Hawaii — October: Wood you believe it (link)?

A view of Mauna Kea at Sunrise — November: Mauna Kea around sunrise (link).

A child's boot left on a rock in Hawaii — December: The boot’s not on the other foot (link).

Looking back at 2023

Late afternoon sun of the coast of Kohala, Hawaii — January: Approaching sunset off the Kohala coast (link).

A chocolate birthday cake — February: A yummy birthday cake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and next week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. This week, I’m posting favorites from January through June. See the rest of the year next week.

A praying mantis drinks from a puddle of water — March: Time for a drink (link).

A manta ray swims in the waters off Hawaii — April: Meeting a manta (link).

Piglets wrestle for a mango — May: They’re not cute and funny these days (link)!

Leis draped on King Kamehameha statue — June: The king’s birthday (link).

Gingerbread house

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

I wasn’t sure what I was going to post for this until I went to the dentist and found this in the waiting room. Not sure the sign is in the holiday spirit though!

Red and green and nothing in between

A red anthurium flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — Red anthurium flowers with green leaves.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge is ‘Red and Green.’ See more responses here. I’ve gone for a mostly plant-based response, except for the last.

A Royal Poincana tree in bloom in Hawaii — A Royal Poincana tree in bloom.

A gold dust day gecko on a red torch ginger in Hawaii — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger

An ohia flower in Hawaii — A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a red torch ginger

Traffic lights showing red — A traffic light going from red to green!

Traffic lights showing green — A traffic light going from red to green!

Sunrise from Pelekane Beach

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Waiting for Peace.’ See more responses here.

This peaceful scene was taken at Pelekane Beach in Kawaihae. It’s a favorite spot of mine for an early morning walk, when it’s very quiet and calm. But it hasn’t always been that way.

In the late 1700s, King Kamehameha I ruled the north and west parts of Hawaii Island, but was engaged in a war with his cousin who ruled in the east. Kamehameha was advised to build a sacrificial temple for Kūkaʻilimoku, the war god. So Kamehameha had Puʻukoholā Heiau built. That’s the structure silhouetted on the hill to the left of the photo.

Kamehameha invited his cousin to the site, ostensibly to talk peace, but when his cousin arrived, he and his entourage were duly captured and became the first sacrifices to dedicate the temple. So not so peaceful after all. But this action ultimately led to Kamehameha being able to bring all the islands under his rule, ending many years of fighting and bringing stability and peace to Hawaii.

That situation largely lasted until the late 1800s when the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown in a coup d’état by a group seeking annexation to the United States. This duly happened, though the aftershocks of this event continue to disturb the peace in the islands to this day.