Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Wintery Wah Wah

ALOHA
Friend!


Wednesday has come to
W A I K I K I

Click on the photos for eye-popping pulchritude
"A man (sic) has not begun to live until he can rise above the narrow confines of his own individual concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." Martin Luther King



"The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human." Aldous Huxley




"Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." Jonathan Swift

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Winter has come to Waikiki. . .
The nights are cooling, and it is time to bring out the quilts after months of sleeping only under a thin, rayon pareau (sarong).

There is snow atop the Big Island's Maunakea and Miss Kitty's fur is regal & thick once again. Visitors may only feel the relative mildness but we who live here, Kitty & I, we know the changes of this `Aina (land/country) in our bones and in our noses.

Crystal sharp trade winds bear the scent of Alaska, of thousands of open ocean miles, and vast empires of sky. They pause to pick up smells from yellow ginger, hidden mosses, and tropical soil, as they push themselves over the green Ko`olau mountains that backdrop our toy city like a misty Asian scroll painting.


The character of the clouds tells me it's winter.
Is it their shape, activity & color? Or is it their sense of humor as they tumble mumble and disassemble like Circe de Soliel acrobats above us? The Hawaiians of old found ready messages and wisdom in the clouds. Knowing their love of fun and word-play, I think certain funny-clouds rained punchlines that made the Kahuna chuckle all day. . . their cirrus & cumulus descendants are not telling; Not even me, their cousin Cloudia. . .

. . . So Take a moment.
Just a moment to stop & take a moment.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath.
Another.
Exhale ALL the way.
Repeat.
Notice the un-noticed sounds surrounding you.
Are you cool? Warm? Secretly happy?
The clouds won't tell ;-)

Just let the thought-express rattle on without you for a while, who cares? YOU don't!
Just for a moment. . .
Breathe and Be.
The moment of calm clarity that arises is yours to keep.
Will you?


A L O H A! cloudia

Here's a Waikiki sunset for you to enjoy:









23 comments:

claude said...

Hello Cloudia !
You always show so beautiful skies.
Thanks for the video. It seems you could see the green ray.
Have a nice day, Aloha Cloudia !

Friko said...

winter? winter? you don't know winter there in tropical paradise.
I look out of the window right now and I see driving sleet and I can see the trees bend under the force of the bitter wind.

Thank you for those lovely words, I need calming down and taking a breath after yesterday's frantic blog efforts.

I'm happy to meet up with you here and on Friko's Musings.

the walking man said...

Winter Summer Clouds; reading the sky to listen to the silence yes I can go there and be comfortable knowing I have not for the last time seen the sun say good night to that horizon line.

Anonymous said...

Breathing in - connect
Breathing out - make things happen

Thank you for this much needed colour in a month of winter, in a city of way too much grey.

A very wonderful Wednesday for you.

BLOGitse said...

breathe and be.
i did. i do.

Aloha,

http://BLOGitse.blogspot.com

Dulçe ♥ said...

Whee is the snow?
Beautiful paradise
Aloha!

wenn said...

thanks for the sunset video. perfect!

Fireblossom said...

I'm staying in Michigan and fight!

*falls over laffing*

I would leave if I could take my house with me.

Jenn Jilks said...

Aaaaaahhhh! I feel better. I did a mediation with my Pen Men, and they really liked it. Great posts...

Junosmom said...

Cloudia, do you live air-conditioning-free and is that comfortable where you live?

Excuse those of us not sure of the use of the term "winter" (laugh). Perhaps we should do a cultural exchange?

Daryl said...

Oh I am so laughing ...

Akelamalu said...

I remeber being in Spain at the end of October one year as we were walking round enjoying the sunshine in shorts and t-shirts the locals wore fur coats, scarves and gloves! LOL

Charles Gramlich said...

Makes me think of how down here people start to dress in heavy coats and even gloves when the temp gets into the 40s.

Cloudia said...

Yes, the visitors are wearing bathing suits, and we locals are wearing our jackets, long pants...

This is a (largely) air conditioner-free time of year. In Summer I need it, but it sure is nice to walk around without sweating...

So very HAPPY to see each of you here today!

Dave King said...

There are always on your blog the twin pleasures of image and quote. One to feast the eyes upon, the other to give the brain a run. THANKS.

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU, dear poet Dave!

Couture Carrie said...

Love the Swift quote and the blue flower!
Gorgeous post as usual, darling C!

xoxox,
CC

G-Man said...

Snow in Hawaii?
I had NO idea!!!
Great pics Cloudia...G

Kavita Saharia said...

Finally winters !!Looking forward to see how your beautiful Hawaii looks during winters.Aloha Cloudia.

Hilary said...

Beautiful photos and sentiments, my aloha friend. That flower looks electric blue.

Breathing..

Teresa said...

I love it that you can smell Alaska in the trade winds. I know the feeling. Enjoy your breath of winter before the hot and humid summer starts!

magiceye said...

time to chill!

Dina said...

Snow??
So much poetry and wisdom here.