This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Kids and Pets Day.’ See more responses here. This is Gigi, one of the cats at work. She wasn’t about to move, but she was keeping a bit of an eye on me, just in case. | Continue reading
These were at Mauna Kea Resort when I went down there for an evening snorkel. | Continue reading
I was down at Punalu’u Black Sand Beach Park with my brother, and we were watching a turtle resting on the beach, in an area enclosed by a low rock wall. I told him that most turtles hauled out here, but they sometimes came ashore on other parts of the beach, and I pointed to […] | Continue reading
I saw this beetle on a tree I was cutting up. It was shiny, which always gets my attention. It’s a metallic wood-boring beetle, and this one is relatively plain compared to some of its more flamboyant relatives. | Continue reading
Visiting Kailua Kona, it’s never hard to know if a cruise ship is in. They invariably are the largest thing in view, dwarfing any and all of the downtown buildings. On a recent visit, I got this photo from the Walmart parking lot (a solid contender for the Walmart with the best v … | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 139. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. | Continue reading
I think what these signs mean to say is ‘Park at your own risk!’ | Continue reading
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Earth Day.’ See more responses here. My brother has been visiting from England and, a few days ago, we went down to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to check out the scene. The volcano’s last eruption ended in September 2023, and it’s b … | Continue reading
A pair of Cornetfishes glide over the rocks off the Kohala coast. | Continue reading
A vine climbs a power pole in Hawi. Not sure what the vine is, but it probably won’t get to the top. The power company will see to that. | Continue reading
This Monarch Butterfly caterpillar was busy munching its way through an Hawaiian Crown Flower plant. But all that eating means it poops a lot. That poop, politely known as frass, is what those greenish nuggets on the left are. My first thought when I saw them was, ‘those are big … | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. The top photo was one of these and I thought, I must have run this before, but I hadn’t. It turned out to be a photo […] | Continue reading
An Ember Parrotfish swims in the company of a pair of Convict Tangs and a Whitebar Surgeonfish, but it was the bouldered bottom that caught my eye here. | Continue reading
This week’s Sunday Stills monthly color challenge is ‘Diamond, Quartz, Crystal and/or Purple.’ See more responses here. I’m going with purple because I have nothing for the others! I was going to do another flower array, but then I had a wander around beautiful downtown Hawi and … | Continue reading
I saw this tug and barge entering Kawaihae harbor early one morning, a couple of days after the full moon. | Continue reading
I liked this cow’s curly horns, but not enough to get too close! | Continue reading
I see these sprinklers going on my way home from work, but only if it’s been a long day, as they’re on a timer. Usually I think, I must take a photos of those, but don’t because it’s late, I’m tired, and I just want to get home. Last week, the same scenario arose and […] | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 137. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. | Continue reading
With some creatures, it’s easy to see how they got their names. The Orangeband Surgeonfish is one of those. | Continue reading
These two sheep on Pu’u Wa’awa’a kept a close eye on me as I walked by. | Continue reading
A recent full moon setting, seen from Kawaihae’s northern small boat harbor. | Continue reading
People walk the beach at Anaehoomalu Bay as a tour boat gets ready to disembark passengers onto a smaller boat for ferrying ashore. | Continue reading
I was driving down to Upolu for my usual walk when I saw a few Great Frigatebirds off in the distance. They seemed to be heading my way, so I pulled over and waited. As I did so, more appeared. They glided down towards the coast, then banked left to cross the road, which is […] | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 136. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. | Continue reading
The Humpback Whale season is drawing to a close. This past week or so, I’ve seen the odd one here or there, but that’s it. Before that, we’ve enjoyed a prolific season with lots of whales and lots of activity from them. Alas, none of those things translated into the kind of whale … | Continue reading
Yesterday, we removed the fuel hose storage tube off our old Peterbilt truck, to clean it. This is the view down it. Posted for Bushboy’s Last on the Card. See more responses here. | Continue reading
I saw this woman walking the beach at Kohanaiki and was impressed by her poise and balance. Not in a million years could I do that! | Continue reading
A good deal of rain was falling onto several pigs running through the yard recently. This one found a little sunshine in the shape of a fallen tangerine, which it carried to the shelter of the cane grass to devour. | Continue reading
Portea Petropolitana is a bromeliad that’s native to Brazil. These were growing in a local garden and were very popular with the geckos. | Continue reading
A view of the coast at Lapakahi State Historical Park. | Continue reading
No, it’s not the circus in town, it’s another church tented to gas those pesky termites that could otherwise chew their way through the building. This one is St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church at Kapaau. I’ve pondered before on the theological implications of this practice, but I s … | Continue reading
On a recent swim I saw this Spotted Pufferfish milling about high in the water. Usually they disappear fairly quickly when approached, but this one didn’t and I was able to get this photo, with the fish’s spots illuminated by the sunlight. | Continue reading
Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is an introduced species here. It’s become popular in part because milkweeds are food for butterflies, including Monarch Butterflies, whose numbers have been falling for some time. However, there are questions about whether planting Tropi … | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 134. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. | Continue reading
This Banded Urchin is one that actually looks like its name. The most common long-spined urchin here, it’s generally a uniform dull black. Long-spined urchins provide a refuge for small fish, such as the Bright-eye Damselfish seen scooting for cover here. | Continue reading
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Sunrise or Sunset.’ See more responses here. The top photo is a recent sunrise over Waimea. The bottom one is a sunset along the Kohala coast. | Continue reading
I spotted this Gold Dust Day Gecko deep in a clump of heliconias at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. | Continue reading
I don’t know what kind of palm this is, so I don’t know if this is what the trunk is supposed to look like or if this is something growing on it. I’ve been digging around on the internet, but haven’t found the answer yet. Any ideas? | Continue reading
In the water yesterday, my wife and I had already seen a small turtle, when this pod of Spinner Dolphins suddenly appeared in the somewhat hazy water. Often, dolphin pods travel fast, but are spread out, with mothers and calves bringing up the rear. This one was moving slower, bu … | Continue reading
The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 133. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here. | Continue reading
On a recent walk, I noticed a lot of bees about. When I poked my head through a hedge I saw this hive, which was where they were heading to, or coming from. I think this might be the first hive I’ve seen here, though I know there are a lot on the island. They’re […] | Continue reading
The Manago Hotel is a well-known spot on the island. It opened in Captain Cook back in 1917 and has been in business ever since. But recently, it was announced that the building is being acquired by a Honolulu-based nonprofit organization, which will convert it into affordable ho … | Continue reading
This week’s Sunday Stills monthly challenge is ‘Green.’ See more responses here. Captions on photos. | Continue reading
This Spotted Pufferfish was in the open when I first saw it, but it quickly disappeared under a ledge before I got a photo. I waited though, and sure enough, it couldn’t resist a peek to see if I’d gone. | Continue reading
Hawaii Island Retreat sits on a steep cliff on the windswept North Kohala coast. There are a couple of public access trails leading down to the coast there. One passes in front of the main building and this is where this swing can be found. I think I could be happy rocking back a … | Continue reading
The Nene (Branta sandvicensis) is native to Hawaii and is the state bird. It’s believed to be a distant relative of the Canada Goose but is much smaller. Nenes spend most of their time on land rather than in the water. Because of this they have evolved different characteristics t … | Continue reading
I sometimes think orchids don’t look real but, to use a line from Seinfeld, they’re real and they’re spectacular! | Continue reading
Ok, so there are actually several more anthuriums in the photo, but I liked how these three looked like they were dancing with each other. | Continue reading