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This blog displays some of my garden, nature and travel photography.
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Fresh Mint from the Garden
Several years ago, my neighbor gave me a mint plant in a small pot to look after for her while she was away for the summer. The plant grew steadily, and we finally transferred it to a larger pot. Wh...
Royal Poinciana Blossom
Back in May, I posted a photo of buds on a branch of a Royal Poinciana tree in my garden. The trees now are in full bloom, bearing masses of brilliant red-orange blossoms. In this wide-angle photo...
Moon and Clouds
This photo was taken a few days ago, just before sunset. The moon had just risen over the garden, and some grey clouds were starting to roll in. The bougainvillea, at left, made a nice contrast to t...
Gold Dust Day Gecko
This is the Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) -- probably the most colorful lizard living in Hawaii. A couple of months ago I posted a macro image of a Gold Dust Day Gecko's face, so...
Princess Michiko Hibiscus
This is the Princess Michiko hibiscus, another of the 28 varieties of hibiscus in my garden. Most of our hibiscus varieties bloom continuously, but the Princess Michiko only blooms now and then (like...
Summer Garden, Hawaii
I have been away from home for weeks, and although I saw some pretty sights during my travels, it's always nice to get back to Hawaii. This is my back garden on the day I returned from my trip. In m...
Monkey Pod Tree
Last time, I posted a macro photo of the blossoms on a Monkey Pod tree. Several people who saw that photo asked what the whole tree looked like. Here's a photo of a Monkey Pod tree (along with some ...
Monkey Pod Tree In Flower
A favorite shade tree in Hawaii is the Monkey Pod (Samanea saman). They can grow to an immense size, and their spreading branches form a beautifully shaped canopy. At this time of year, they flower. ...
Sundance Hibiscus
Here is another of the 28 varieties of hibiscus we have in our garden. This variety is called Sundance. It is a cultivar of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. If you look closely, you may be able to spot a sm...
Male House Finch
Yesterday I posted a photo of a female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicana). Here is a photo of her mate. Like many other bird species, the plumage of the male House Finch is much more colorful than th...
Female House Finch
This morning when I was walking through my garden, camera in hand, a pair of House Finches (Carpodacus mexicana) cooperated by posing for me. Here is the female, with her head cocked slightly - proba...
Coming Attractions: Royal Poinciana Buds
A few days ago when I was roaming around my garden, I was happy to see that one of our Royal Poinciana trees had many flower buds. These will turn into brilliant red blossoms very soon. When the blo...
Garden Spider with a Beautiful Web
This Garden Spider (Argiope appensa) is fairly common here in Hawaii. It is a member of the Orb Spider family (Areneidae), named for the classic wheel-shaped webs that they spin. As far as I know, i...
Lueang Sakhon Plumeria
Here is a nice bouquet of Plumeria blossoms, just they grow on a tree in our garden. This hybrid variety, called Lueang Sakhon, is a cultivar of Plumeria rubra. You can compare this variety to the R...
Lizard Face
Meet the Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda). This is arguably the most colorful and photogenic of all the gecko species that live here in Hawaii. Don't you love its blue 'eye shadow...
Rock Rose Ice Plant with Honey Bee
One section of our garden is on a steep hillside. One of the plants we use for a ground cover there is the Rock Rose (Aptenia cordifolia), a succulent in the Ice Plant (Aizoaceae) family. All morni...
The Breakfast Club
Here are some of the birds that come to our ground feeder each morning. In the foreground is a male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus). On the feeder are (left to right) an immature Java Sparrow (P...
A Wary Grey Francolin
This Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) is approaching the ground feeder in our garden, but there is a bit of hesitation in her step. She is wary, because she notices that Buster the cat is w...
White Bougainvillea, Blue Sky
Our garden has hedges of Bougainvillea in several colors. This was an unruly branch that was sticking out from the rest of the hedge. I liked the contrast between the blue sky and the white bracts. ...
Rain Squall at Sunset
Our back garden faces west, so we often sit outside to watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean. On this particular evening a rain squall sweeping across the surface of the ocean was competing with t...
Grazing at Pololu
This place is near the northern tip of the Hawaii's Big Island, about a half hour's drive from my house. It's called Pololu, and it is one of those 'end of the road' places, not on the way to or from...
Mauna Kea with Snow
This is Mauna Kea in winter. Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, is the tallest mountain in Hawaii, rising 4,205 meters (13,796 ft) above sea level. Its name means "white mountain," and in winter you can ...
Looking South On a Windy Day
If you stand in my back garden and face south, you can look across Kawaihae Bay to the South Kohala coast. The prevailing winds in Hawaii are tradewinds that blow from the northeast. The fronds on t...
Early Morning Rainbow
Often after an early morning rain, we see rainbows over our garden. The garden faces west, toward the Pacific Ocean, so the sun rises behind us -- perfectly situated to refract the light through any ...
Dusk: View to the North
Here's another kind of view from my back garden. This time, we're looking north. In the late afternoon on this day, heavy clouds began to roll in. I stepped outside to have a look at the sky before...
Golden Sunset Over the Pacific Ocean
My home is on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The back garden faces west, so we get to enjoy sunsets over the ocean every day. The wonderful thing about sunsets is that they are never the ...
Back Garden View: Facing West
My home is in a rural area of the Big Island of Hawaii, known as the Kohala Coast. Our garden is extensive, covering about an acre and a half of land on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean.The s...