Saturday, June 11, 2011

Parade Day


Aloha, Friend!
Welcome to the
Kamehameha Day Floral Parade

Celebrating Kamehameha the Great,
the "Napoleon of the Pacific,"
the "Lonely One."
He united the islands into one kingdom
1810.

click on the parade!

Pau Rider


"No child but must remember laying his head in the grass,
staring into the infinitesimal forest
and seeing it grow populous with fairy armies."

Robert Louis Stevenson,
Essays in The Art of Writing




Ladies of a Royal Society


"When you eat fruit,
think of the person who planted the tree"


VIETNAMESE SAYING







It's a family thing.

"A hug is like a boomerang - 
you get it back right away."

Bil Keane, "Family Circus"




"Millions and millions of years
would still not give me half enough time
to describe that tiny instant of all eternity
when you put your arms around me
and I put my arms around you."


Jacques Prévert






"You can't wrap love in a box,
but you can wrap a person in a hug."


Author Unknown







Honolulu Police Department Motor Officer
wearing a maile lei.






"Children make you want to start life over."
Muhammad Ali








Old & New:
Feathered Capes and Mobile Phones







"Face in the Crowd"




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Sure is Summer, isn't it?
Well, here in the northern it is.
Minds wander, and blog traffic dips.

But the desire to take pictures,
to reach out,
and to share with jolly friends
only blossoms.

We excuse each other
for the long days of reverie
far from the internet.

Love you guys;
That's ALOHA!
                                           :)  cloudia

28 comments:

Joop Zand said...

Great pictures Cloudia, with lovely colors.....alway nice this events.

Greetings from Holland, Joop

DeniseinVA said...

Love this post, the pictures and the quotes.

Aloha Cloudia.

Galaxy6139 said...

beautiful pictures ^^ Meaningful saying (I am VNese, so I know one of them clearly ^^).

Have a nice weekend :p

FilipBlog said...

Looks like a nice parade

Unknown said...

I love a good parade! Beautiful photos and quotes!

Back atcha with the love!

Indrani said...

You have an amazing collection of quotes. I feel good reading them.

Charles Gramlich said...

Lovely costumes.

Teresa said...

Gorgeous pictures and fun quotes. Thanks for the most excellent start to my day!

Monkey Man said...

Oh so very colorful.

Magia da Inês said...

。˚✿•
Amiga,
Bonitas fotos de gente alegre e bonita.
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
Brasil
✿•.¸¸♪♫♪
。˚ ˚ ˛✿

Elephant's Child said...

Wonderful pictures, ditto quotes.
thanks.

Windsmoke. said...

Like the unknown author quote and the Pau Rider :-).

nonizamboni said...

Oh my, your photos were like a shot in the arm, a big dose of vitamin C or a hug, for that matter.
Thanks, pal!

Erika said...

I love sayings you chose, dear Cloudia and your shots.
Have a nice Sunday!
Aloha from Italy.

Marguerite said...

Beautiful parade and so true about hugs! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend, cher!

Anonymous said...

How proud these faces feel to be.



Please have a wonderful Sunday.

daily athens

Lynn said...

A glorious day. Aloha Cloudia!

Reanaclaire said...

hey Cloudia..nice pictures to share here.. never been to Hawaii so it is good to get exposed through your blog here...

Kavita Saharia said...

Very nice pictures .I loooved the Hug-Quote and the picture .Happy Sunday Cloudia.

Lori Skoog said...

Hawaii knows how to celebrate...

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Enjoyed a lot, thanks Cloudia.

the walking man said...

As long as there is nap the days are long enough for all.

Friko said...

Yes we do.
All of us.

Lovely pictures, is it always holiday time with you?

Anonymous said...

Wonderful photos and I love all those quotes about hugging...

Enjoy your time away from the Internet.

Birdman said...

Thanks for that Ali quote. It will stay with me today.

Betty Manousos said...

lovely post as usual, my friend!

loved this.

betty xx

Betty Manousos said...

i love traditional parades!

Cloudia said...

Thanks SO much!