Now THAT'S A Sparkle!

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day! Ella Woodward

At evening's edge wall can be water. Light loosens its

grip on the day.

This painted ocean

breathes anyway. Brushstrokes ripple

like memory on the bay. Whales leap through dusk's doorway, their bodies dappled with the last rose gold light. They do not hurry. sun’s language fades across their backs,

The real sea darkens, but here light lingers—

My world refuses to close its eyes. And I am part of it— watching the whales slip slowly into night without ever leaving. Cloudia Charters

Wealth is the ability

to fully experience life. Thoreau

I myself am made 
entirely of flaws,
stitched together with
good intentions.
      Augusten Burroughs

𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝𐬝

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To
Monday Murals

The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit; and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness. James Gates Percival

Equal Delights

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Dawn breaks bright,
Made it through the night.
Each choice can be
a hopeful start,
To mend your soul
and heal our hearts.

Cloudia Charters

When you are full of love,
it confuses those who
are full of nonsense.
     Pixie

Walking Iris, also known as

Neomarica
or Apostle Plant

Not being able to govern events,

I govern myself. Michel de Montaigne

ଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳଳ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

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Few delights can equal the mere presence of one whom we trust utterly. George MacDonald

Linking To

Saturday Critters

Evening Magic

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

This man walks the beach

where footprints arrive and leave carrying nothing

but the sun

on his shoulders.

A child’s shout

lifts and disappears

on the wind. The palms lean casually, as if they’ve agreed to let the day pass

through them.

Diamond Head poses

for it's close-up.

Cloudia Charters

Time itself
comes in drops.
William James

Pink Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Pink peacock flower tree

Evening comes in

full of possibility. City lights wink on one by one,

small promises welcoming the dark.

Air thrums with Maybe, with Almost, with Go!

Footsteps quicken, windows glow.

Pixie

My soul was like a summer evening, after a heavy fall of rain, when the drops are yet glistening on the trees in the last rays of the down-going sun... George MacDonald

ଫଫଫଫଫଫଫଫଫଫଫ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

ଞ

 Linking To 
Weekend Reflections & Street Photography
Skywatch
Feline Friday
Friday Faceoff
Floral Friday

Bring You Peace

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Spread your wings of love,
and let your mind fly
to a distant land where
love is the air of life.
Debasish Mridha

It is wisdom to know

that you can never 

lose anything 

as long as you 

have yourself.

     Michel de Montaigne 

Nothing

 can bring you peace 

but yourself. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

    Groucho Marx

ଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝଝ

Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

ଝଝଝ

Hear how the birds, 

on ev'ry blooming spray,

With joyous musick 

wake the dawning day.

Alexander Pope

Companion

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them. John Ruskin

I feel there's a halo

around me, a

constant sunshine

wherever I go.

Vicky Kaushal

The duty of happiness 

becomes clearer 

when we see how

it affects others.

 It is the merry heart

 that makes . . . 

other hearts merry. 

The sunny soul 

brings sunshine

 everywhere. 

A bright and 

happy temperament

 is a great social asset, 

adding to the happiness 

of the world. 

   Hugh Black

You are never alone There is a warmth Remaining always, a quiet hand resting beneath perception Until you begin to notice. Your body the faithful friend has carried you through every dark Never asking why. Even now it leans toward you Ever faithful Chanting We will stay. So come Lay your hand on your own heart. Feel how it answers back. This is your first friend. Until the end. Loving you all along. Cloudia Charters

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Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie

ㆯㆯㆯㆯㆯ

Brazilian Cardinal

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

One of the most tragic
things I know about
human nature is that
all of us tend to
put off living.
Dale Carnegie

Red-crested Cardinal

(Paroaria coronata)

also known as
the Brazilian Cardinal.

Never let anything so fill you

with sorrow as to make you forget the joy... Mother Teresa of Calcutta

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love. Hubert H. Humphrey

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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The past is just a fleeting dream, Future a distant wavering beam. Here we stand where time aligns, It is in the present that magic shines. Cloudia Charters