ALOHA!
Come Inside, Friend-
"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not."
Emerson
“Looking back
you realize that a very special person
passed briefly through your life-
and it was you.
It is not too late to find that person again.”
Robert Brault
"Nature gives you the face you have at twenty;
it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty."
Coco Chanel
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Jesus, Buddha,
Hanuman,
didn't leave us
thick policy & procedure manuals.
They shared a few basic principles,
deceptive in their
simplicity. . .
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We had heavy rain
lightning
and rumbling thunder
last night while we slept.
The first winter storm
rolled in from sea
and down the island chain
cutting off our brisk
Northeast Trades.
Volcanic smog,
VOG,
creeps towards us
from the Big Island
to the south east.
But it will not wreath us for long.
For many years
as I have grown older
magical Christmas Season
has receded to the weeks
around New Year.
But we must need a little of that
spirit right now,
or perhaps I'm living closer
to the love & fellowship
of the season
all year long?
Whatever the cause,
a Hanukkah glow,
Diwali lights,
and Thanksgiving gratitude
are reflected everywhere
around me.
So share the spirit with me
if you wish.
Here is your first present:
Thank YOU for visiting today, cloudia
Beautifully said (and beautiful skies, too).
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ReplyDeleteAmazing skies Cloudia. :)
ReplyDeletePretty colors ! lol!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to believe that such colors are even possible without a paintbrush.
ReplyDeleteThe vog is lifting now. This is the first vog in months. Sometimes it's worse where you are than here, as we have discovered flying from Hilo to Honolulu and back.
ReplyDeleteI don't think vog is bad for your health as long as you take it easy.
What a beautiful place you live in...a true gift for all the senses (and all the seasons) :)
ReplyDeleteSO Jolly YOU came by!!
ReplyDeleteStunning pictures Cloudia! Hugs
ReplyDeleteYour sunset is so beautiful and unexpected with all those colours! And I like the video too! Thanks for visiting! Groeten van Wil.
ReplyDeleteYes, that sunset skyline I think is my favorite out of all the images captured from that spot from each time you photographed the river in the sky retreating like the tides to hit the hay.
ReplyDeleteand the camino in the west, I love horse!
:) have a good weekend Cloudia
Aloha
Beautiful and wise quotations from great people who have put, and no less wonderful those skies of fire burning can only see in Hawaii. I really liked today's post. Greetings from La Mancha, Spain.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous post, darling C!
ReplyDeleteLove the Chanel quote!
xoxox,
CC
I love reading your posts Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteThat sky was a mini-psychedelic experiiiiiiieeeeeeence! :-)
ReplyDeletePeace
Gina
I think this is my favorite post of yours. The music brought me back many years and really did make me miss the Islands.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are gorgeous and I love the quotes. It's so true that those great prophets all really did share the same philosophy and that if we just look at their true meaning and take our guidance from them, we'll all be better for it.
Heavenly.
ReplyDeletePlease have a good start into the weekend you all.
daily athens
“Looking back
ReplyDeleteyou realize that a very special person
passed briefly through your life-
and it was you.
It is not too late to find that person again.”
You are a magical human being! I need to reconnect with your blog again :) It leaves me feeling wonderful!
Thank YOU EACH so very much
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ReplyDeletealoha!!
those skies were beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe video had hauntingly beautiful images. Yours is a lovely land!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a beautiful Hawaiian Friday Sky Day. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for myself and sometimes i find myself sometimes i don't but i turn up eventually. Great photos too.
ReplyDeleteGlorious skies and quotes!
ReplyDeleteA really beautiful post with nice pictures and quotes, Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteI like Robert Brault's words.
Happy weekend :-)
What a sky in that first picture!
ReplyDeleteFreezing (-2 C / 28.4 F) greetings from Helsinki! brrrrr.....
Thank you for the lovely reminders. . .and for the Thanksgiving gift. I share your wonder at the shift to yearlong celebration too.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend to you in Paradise!
Wonderful sky :))
ReplyDeletePhoto: That dark blue and orange cloud mixture....fantastic.
ReplyDelete"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not."
Emerson
We miss the islands so much. Spent our honeymoon in Ka'anapali Beach in Maui. Loved it so much we went back a second time. And thanks for stopping by Karen Gowan's blog and saying hi. Great to meet you!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quote from Robert Brault. The sky is so amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh that sky, Cloudia! It made me think of Ray Bradbury, it's so fantastic and out of this world.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to live in the age of photography where you can see something that gorgeous and share it with all.
My goodness, looking up and seeing that you must feel as if you are in heaven.
Thanks to EACH of YOU!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely sunsets
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful sunset photos.
ReplyDeleteAre thunderstorms soothing to you? I wonder, being on the water like you are. I love a rumbling thunderstorm while I sleep.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots for SWF,a burning red sky.
ReplyDeleteI do love thunder
ReplyDeletethanks so much for commenting