Tag Archives: Sunday Stills

Bright and beautiful

A Carpenter bee male at Lapakahi in Hawaii — A male Sonoran Carpenter Bee enjoys the sunshine.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful.’ See more responses here.

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

Reef fish at Two Step in Hawaii — Reef fish at Two Step.

A Bromeliad in Hawaii — Reef fish at Two Step.

A Crowned Jellyfish in the waters off Hawaii — A Crowned Jellyfish catches the light.

A Rcl Sharon king 'Volcano Queen' orchid at the Hilo Orchid Show in Hawaii — A Crowned Jellyfish catches the light.

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 — Grill shadows.

Wooden handles on a door in Kapaau, Hawaii — Door handles in Kapaau.

Brown moss or lichen growing on a tree in Hawaii — Door handles in Kapaau.

Tropical leaves

Foliage at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii

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

No color changes here, but lots of big leaves at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and elsewhere around the island.

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

Claws and hooves

A Green Anole on a roof in Hawaii — A Green Anole on a metal roof. They can climb metal walls using their claws.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Hooves and Claws.’ See more responses here. First claws.

An A'ama crab in Hawaii — An A’ama crab uses its claws to grip the rocks.

Then hooves.

A Goat on a rock in Hawaii — A goat on a rock.

A bull and cattle egret in Hawaii — A bull with attendant Cattle Egret.

Also Posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

Scary Nurse

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

I saw this in a local Halloween window display and imagined her as a real nurse entering my hospital room. Possible conversations soon followed.

“You say you had the same wrist surgery as I’m going to have! How did it go?”

“So you have my test results. How do they look?”

“How much blood do you need to draw?”

“Nice to hear you like giving your patients a hand.”

“Oh, you don’t use a machine to take x-rays.”

At the garden

A water lily at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — A water lily.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Autumn or spring plant life.’ See more responses here. These photos were taken at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden at this time of the year.

A Dwarf Pineapple at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Dwarf pineapple.

A Hibiscus schizopetalus at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Dwarf pineapple.

A Ti plant at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Ti plant.

A Nodding clerodendrum at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii — Ti plant.

Black and white, some in color

Black and white cars in Kailua Kona in Hawaii — I was photographing the building, but realized later that all the vehicles were white except for the one black one. What are the chances?

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Black (and/or) Black-and-White.’ See more responses here.

Black straw-filled tubes in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Black and white image of clouds over Upolu Airport in Hawaii — A writhing mass of straw-filled sausages, used to prevent runoff from a building site.

Tires stacked in a shipping container in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Black and white image of a fan in Hawaii — Tires in a shipping container.

Animals

Casper the dog, rests at a bakery in Hawaii — Casper is the greeter at a local bakery.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘World Animal Day.’ See more responses here.

Goats on a trail in Hawaii — A contented goat at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.

A wild pig with a mango in Hawaii — A contented goat at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.

Three cats resting in Hawaii — Resting cats.

Sriracha the Bengal tiger at Panaewa Zoo, Hilo, Hawaii — Resting cats.

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Tag Archives: Sunday Stills

Bright and beautiful

The brown and the gray

Tropical leaves

Claws and hooves

Scary Nurse

At the garden

Black and white, some in color

Animals