Friday, April 3, 2009

Sunsets

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“Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.”
John Lubbock




“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”
Henry Rollins



“If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.”
G. K. Chesterton



“Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes, watching the changing colors [and then] retire to the forest without picking a pawpaw for supper.”
Adriaan Kortlandt

“How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.”
George MacDonald
May these sunsets paint your day with calm optimism. We made it through another week. Let us rest & recreate. Easter resurrection, Passover liberation, and daffodil silliness await us!
Aloha, Friends, Cloudia
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 3, 2009 at 3:24 AM

    Each sunset has sunrise for sure.

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  2. Gemma WisemanApril 3, 2009 at 4:56 AM

    Glorious sunset glows, especially that last photo!

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  3. the walking manApril 3, 2009 at 5:16 AM

    The most interesting sunsets I ever witnessed were also the most odd...in Key West the crowd that gathers on the pier at the very south end of the island breaks out in applause. I never got that until the first time I realized what a small event the sunset is in the grander scheme of the cosmos.

    It is after all the little things that make a large life.

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  4. SandyCarlsonApril 3, 2009 at 5:45 AM

    They did just that. You are what the doctor ordered, Cloudia!

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  5. DarylApril 3, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    Happy Friday ...aloha!

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  6. AnonymousApril 3, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    Stunning! I'm just starting my day and what a way to do it. Thanks so much.

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  7. AnonymousApril 3, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    I know we only have a budding friendship and I hope this doesn't end it--- but I tagged you. (Your blog is too good not to share every chance I get)

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  8. This Is My Blog - fishing guyApril 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    Cloudia: What beautiful captures of the beauty of Hawaii. You have a wonderful place to capture great photos.

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  9. Charles GramlichApril 3, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    That Chimpanzee story is pretty fascinating.

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  10. Deborah GodinApril 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    Loved the paragraph about the monkey gazing at the sunset sky! We are so like them...

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  11. Feisty CroneApril 3, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    I'm zoning out here, thanks to you. After a long day of work, your photos inspire me to let go of work and begin to enjoy my weekend. Thanks!

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  12. CloudiaApril 4, 2009 at 12:39 AM

    Hobo Aloha

    Gemma; Why thank you, artist!

    Walking Man:
    "It is after all the little things that make a large life." WoW

    Sandy: Gee, THANKS, Sistah.

    Daryl: Yeeee HaWWWW!!

    Tricia: Very Cool, Dear.

    Fishing Guy: Thanks! When I get a newer computer (and OS!) I wanna join YOUR skies meme!

    Charles: Yes. Makes one wonder.

    Deborah, too, wonders at the humanity of beauty loving chimps!

    Gran: That is a lovely complement. I shall be "high" on these sweet comments all day!

    Aloha & Mahalo, FRIENDS!

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  13. magiceyeApril 4, 2009 at 1:38 AM

    ......beautiful........!!!!

    namaste /\
    Aloha!

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  14. claudeApril 4, 2009 at 2:53 AM

    Magnificent photos, Cloudia !
    AHOLA !

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