Tile Roofs

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From

Honolulu

Be happy

for this moment. This moment

is your life. Omar Khayyam

May you always have

walls for the winds,

a roof for the rain,

tea beside the fire,

laughter to cheer you,

those you love near you

and all your heart

might desire. Irish Blessing

Play is the highest
form of research.
Einstein

Who feeds a 

hungry animal 

feeds their own soul. 
Charlie Chaplin

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Build your own unique

interior castle

Rice Bird

 

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

The voice of an angel is a melody that carries the whispers of hope, the echoes of love, and the promise of a

brighter tomorrow. Septimus Winner Whispering Hope,

song written in 1868

The beach is

not always a place, Sometimes it is just

a pause in your day when the noise recedes like a tide that knows

when to leave. In the hush

between thoughts, No shoreline in sight, something inside loosens. Horizon behind your ribs. You stand there, not needing to move, no need to arrive, Just feel the waves

that find you. No shoreline in sight, Cloudia Charters

You don’t take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it. Author Unknown

Make each day

your masterpiece. John Wooden

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Links
Travel Tuesday 
Happy Tuesday 
Tuesday Treasures
My Corner Of The World
Wild Bird Wednesday
Signs2

A Java Sparrow,

also known as Java finch
or Ricebird. Endangered

in its native Indonesia,

there are thriving introduced

wild populations in Hawaii.

In Art!

The Java sparrow has been

a popular cage bird in

Asia for centuries, frequently

appearing in Japanese paintings

and prints. Meiji-era writer

Natsume Sōseki wrote an

essay about his pet Java sparrow.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s

the Java sparrow was one of the

most popular cage birds in

the United States until its

import was banned. 

     Wikipedia

Aurelius

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

The soul becomes dyed

with the colour

of its thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

Enemies are people who's story you haven't

heard... Irene Butter

Some people

drink from the

fountain of knowledge,

others just

gargle.

Dr. Robert Anthony

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 Links
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Pictorial Tuesday 

Green They Say

Be Your Own Moon

 

Strawberry Moon June 29th/ 30th 2026 

How like a Queen
comes forth
the lonely Moon
From the slow-opening
curtains of the clouds,
Walking in beauty
to her midnight throne!...
George Croly

Red remembers every word 

the night has ever said,

soft on the face 

like a hidden blush of stars.

Glow that lingers after sunset,

quiet ember behind the eyes,

silence paints your cheeks 

with every secret light.

Cloudia Charters

Cultivating a close, 

warm-hearted

feeling for others

automatically puts 

the mind at ease.

It helps remove 

whatever fears

or insecurities 

we may have and 

gives us the strength to

cope with any obstacles 

we encounter.

It is the ultimate source 

of success in life.

     Dalai Lama

You do not have to chase 

what is meant for you

It moves at the pace 

of  becoming.

Tend to your breath, 

your steps, small kindness.

The rest will find you 

as you're  ready to need it.

Soften today

Let your heart be a garden

trusting the rain.

What is meant for you

is on its way,

finding you with 

every breath you take.

Pixie

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking to 

Monday Murals 

Just Friction

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Give me coffee

to change the things I can,

and the beach to

accept the things I can’t.

Put some time aside to live,

to just live and enjoy

smelling the flowers.

Cyndi Lauper

A gem cannot be polished

without friction, nor can we.

Seneca

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Linking To
Saturday Critters

When I use the camera,

I often feel like I know

part of the people or places

I come in contact with.

Christophe Agou

Happy Birthday

U S A

We Shall Overcome

Camera Is My Passport

 

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

I love the morning sun 

because it enlightens my heart 

and teaches me how 

to love others with 

an abundance of warmth 

and kindness.

               Debasish Mridha

Be happy in the moment,

 that's enough. Each 

moment is all we 

need, not more.

          Mother Teresa

Pride of Barbados, 

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

If you come at four 

in the afternoon, 

I'll begin to be 

happy by three.

         Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Linking To 
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Skywatch
Feline Friday
Friday Faceoff
Floral Friday

My life is shaped by

the urgent need to 

wander and observe, and 

my camera is my passport.

          Steve McCurry

Pixie's Creed

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

You can only come
to the morning
through
the shadows.
J.R.R. Tolkien

Even a wounded world

is feeding us. Even a

wounded world holds us,

giving us moments of

wonder and joy.

I choose joy over despair.

Not because I have

my head in the sand,

but because joy is

what the earth gives me daily

and I must return the gift. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Clouds pass across the glass
they do not stay
but why does my heart sway?

Light shifting, never held
Outside and Inside
meet, dance and meld.

The clouds move on
across painted smiles
and in this moment - moment
everything feels worthwhile.

The passing and the staying
moving sky, softly praying
this living day, never aging

look again—
the clouds are gone.

As if time folded
and left a crease
the feeling remains
and wonders never cease

Right there, now
reflected on the glass

Cloudia Charters

I am grateful to those who are keepers of the groove. The babies and the grandmas who hang on to it and help us remember when we forget that any kind of dancing is better than no dancing at all. Lynda Barry ᐛ☆ᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐛᐌ

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 There are always strong opinions.

They come and go. But

the truth of what

occurred emerges.

Act today in the faith

that tomorrow will 

surprise everyone.

Just do your best.

  Pixie's Creed