Friday, April 24, 2026

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




Thursday, April 23, 2026

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

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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


ᰢᰢᰢᰢᰢᰢᰢᰢ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

ᰢᰢᰢ



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

Monday, April 20, 2026

Coffee Flowers Are White

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

For the wise it is easy
to go anywhere.
Because the whole world is
home for a good soul.
  Democritus



The trials you face will introduce you to your strengths. Epictetus




Happy-go-lucky
on the street,
hair swinging
with the breeze.




Shell Ginger
Emerging









No one else can make you happy.
Happiness is the result of
love coming out of you.
This is the Mastery of Love.
Don Miguel Ruiz 


ঃ়ঃ়ঃ়ঃ়ঃ়ঃ়ঃ়

Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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"Kealakekua" 
Our first home in Hawaii
in Kealakekua. We drove off road
through the coffee trees.
Coffee flowers are white.
The coffee cherries containing
the beans are shiny red.
It rains every afternoon
on the mountain slopes


Sunday, April 19, 2026

Smiles, Salutes, Pineapples

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Life smiles at you
when you are happy; But
life salutes you when
you make others happy.
Charlie Chaplin





Doing all with love Not stress, A life in grace Quietly blessed.


Turnera diffusa- Damiana

Sometimes adversity is
what you need to face
in order to become successful.

Zig Ziglar



I felt it shelter
to speak to you.
Emily Dickinson

फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

फ़फ़फ़


Linking To

Monday Murals


Dole Pineapple Commercial
Image from 1930's