Tag Archives: Upolu

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.

Am I bothering you?

A cow with a bird perched on its back in Hawaii

On a recent walk at Upolu, the wind was very light, an unusual occurrence in that area. As I walked past the cattle pasture, I got a long stare from this one. But it turned out, irritating as I can be, the flies were a greater bother. The whole herd was engaged in some vigorous tail swishing to very little effect. Luckily the winds returned the next day and most of the flies were blown away.

An ominous sight

This photo doesn’t look much different in black and white than it does in color. Happy Halloween!

Three’s company

These two bulls reside in a field beside the road to Upolu Aiport. I’ve never seen them more than six feet apart from each other! The cattle egret was just taking a break on a blustery day and took off soon after I took the photo.

In need of repair

A damaged chainlink fence around Upolu Airport in Hawaii

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

Here on the Big Island, fences tend to be of two kinds – chainlink and painted wood. Walls and hedges are possibly more popular. Walls don’t need as much maintenance and hedges fill in easily all by themselves, though they do require trimming if they’re not to take over.

These fences are ones that have seen hard times. The top photo is the chainlink fence around Upolu Airport. Someone managed to take out a section of this recently. Not sure whether they got distracted or were going too fast and lost control, but several sections of fence got destroyed. Judging from the trail of damage, the vehicle can’t have fared well either.

Damaged fences around Kohala Ranch, on the Big Island Hawaii, following a brush fire

The other two photos are of fences around Kohala Ranch, a subdivision in Kawaihae. These photos were taken after August’s big brush fire. The tidy white fences surrounding the property have been rather battered. Fixing the damage will be a significant task, though I think most of the folks living there were probably happy to have been spared more than this largely aesthetical issue.

Cows on the coast

There are four reasons why I took this photo and why I like it. The ears!

Storm’s a comin’

This photo is from a while back but it could be right now as Tropical Storm Calvin approaches the Big Island. The storm was a hurricane while in the Eastern Pacific, but it weakened as it neared Hawaii. Yesterday afternoon, the storm strengthened again with winds up to 60 mph. Who knows what will happen to it overnight, but I’m scheduling this ahead of time in case the power goes out.

Hurricanes here have been a mixed bag. Hurricane Lane, which hit the island in 2018, stalled off the west coast of the island, bringing gray skies but little wind or rain to the west coast. The eastern part of the island had a different experience. They had 54 inches of rain in three days!

I got the blues real good

A blue blur — I was photographing monarch butterflies and this photo was one of them. Use your imagination.

The Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge theme is ‘Blue.’ See more responses here. After sorting through some photos, I found a cluster of abstract blues that I like so here they are.

Chainlink fencing over a blue tarp in Hawaii — Some chainlink fencing wrapped around a blue tarp covering something or other.

A blue light at an airport in Hawaii — A blue light at Upolu Airport, up close and personal

Blue panels and rivets on a helicopter in Hawaii — A blue light at Upolu Airport, up close and personal

Goatfishes congregate over a sandy bottom in Hawaii — Goatfishes swimming in blue-green water in the company of a bluer parrotfish

Graham's Island

Life on the Big Island of Hawaii