Saturday, July 23, 2011

Idle Saturday

A L O H A !



" Correct me if I'm wrong,
 but hasn't the fine line between
 sanity and madness gotten finer? "

George Price















"Perhaps more people 
would give heed unto the word of the Lord
if the Lord had a funny blog."

Angel
in a Robert Mankoff cartoon in the New Yorker










" There are many paths 
up the Mountain
 but the view of the moon
from the top
is the same. "

Old Japanese Proverb







Magic 
 " Sandra’s seen a leprechaun,
Eddie touched a troll,
Laurie danced with witches once,
Charlie found some goblins gold.
Donald heard a mermaid sing,
Susy spied an elf,
But all the magic I have known
I've had to make myself."

  Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends


" Long summer day
Patterns on the ocean sand
our idle footprints "

Shiki


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Thanks for visiting today!
If you haven't seen it, 
please visit yesterday's post - 
I'm sorta proud of it.               Warmly, Cloudia
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42 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Cool, beeuutiful photos! The thought of the Lord on a blog is a nice thought. DrumMajor

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  2. TeresaJuly 23, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Loved the quote about the Lord having a blog!! The picture of the sunset is also really great. Have a great idle day of rest after yesterday's tremendous production!

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  3. santastuJuly 23, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    That fine line between sanity and madness
    can't be seen from the side I'm standing,

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  4. HilaryJuly 23, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Wonderful photos as always. Those petunias belonged on a July 4th post. ;)

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  5. FilipBlogJuly 23, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    The third picture is in the colours of the Dutch flag so I like it.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  6. DeniseinVAJuly 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Beautiful pictures, beautiful quotes and I am off to read yesterday's post :)

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  7. The Weaver of GrassJuly 23, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I love that Silverstein one!

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  8. maloryJuly 23, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Nice pics !
    http://mesconfessionsparisiennes.wordpress.com :)

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  9. Commander ZaiusJuly 23, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    " Correct me if I'm wrong,
    but hasn't the fine line between
    sanity and madness gotten finer? "

    George Price

    Its damn near microscopic.

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  10. SallyJuly 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Enjoyed today's column, but yesterdays was very special. It took me back, it made me very sad. We have done so well,felt such pride in this exciting field...imagine one person could cancel such an important venture so easily. Our world has certainly changed...since when are shrimp on a treadmill, etc. more important!

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  11. MargueriteJuly 23, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Love that first quote! Great pics,too! Happy weekend!

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  12. LynnJuly 23, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Yesterday's post was good, but so is this one. Lovely, as always, and I can feel the sand between my toes.

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  13. LauraJuly 23, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    thank you for so many smiles dear one!

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  14. Windsmoke.July 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    The old Japanese proverb rings true. The clouds in the first photo remind of soldiers lined up and ready for battle :-).

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  15. Elephant's ChildJuly 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    That first quote is frighteningly true. Gorgeous photos as always.

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  16. AnonymousJuly 23, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    Somewhere I read, that who is searching for humans, will find artists, and yes, we are probably walking upon a tight rope.


    Please have a peaceful Sunday.

    daily athens

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  17. Charles GramlichJuly 23, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Love the Shel silverstein quote.

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  18. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJuly 23, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    lovely nature shots.
    enjoyed your quotes and words.

    Happy Weekend.

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  19. JeannieJuly 23, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    : )

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  20. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahJuly 23, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    Yes, some days I do feel a little bit beyond sanity ...

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  21. 21 WitsJuly 24, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Your first quote really hits the mark ....and the second one would be quite refreshing really...there used to be a billboard around town with a man in a suit tipping his hat and all it said was "What if I swore less..." talk about a great message....

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  22. AnonymousJuly 24, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Ah, what lovely shots!

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  23. KayJuly 24, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    Shel Silverstein has always been one of my favorite poets! This is such a beautiful post, Cloudia. I'll go look for the moon tonight.

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  24. FireblossomJuly 24, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    The fine line between sanity and madness certainly got a *lot* finer for me, when I had no power for all but 7 of 72 hours! The 102 degree day was especially fun. Not! ;-)

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  25. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 24, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    You should be proud of yesterdays post Cloudia. Although I think you should be proud of them all, it's a real pleasure to read the quotes accompanied by the beautiful images.

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  26. IndraniJuly 24, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Such wonderful shots. I like the quotes you select for them.

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  27. ShaunaJuly 24, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    awesome photos. yep the moon
    she always appears the same, yet
    has many moods.

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  28. Myrna R.July 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Loved all the quotes and photos. What a gift you have to bring us joy.

    I did go back and read your previous post. Amazing! You're right to be proud. Thank you for it.

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  29. FrikoJuly 24, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Magic.

    Greetings from Shropshire

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  30. Rudolph AspirantJuly 24, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Greetings from Norway. I have always loved Hawaii, I am fond of petunias and I also prefer sunsets to sunrises, hence I decided to add your blog to the blogroll of one of my blogs, although I did nickname it slightly different over there, "Comfort Zone", instead of "Comfort Spiral"...don't ask me why...I sometimes give the weirdest nicknames to the blogs from my blogroll...I hope you won't mind. I just loved the openess and hospitable feel of your blog, even though I cannot decipher those sign marks you sometimes use at the end of your posts. (I've never been good at understanding or using symbols, or SMS style avbbreviations either !) I think I need a dictionary or a legend ! How do you say "see you later" in Hawaiian ? In Norwegian it is: "Vi sees", pronounced "vee says".

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  31. CloudiaJuly 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Mahalo!!

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  32. SandyCarlsonJuly 24, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Oh, to make our own magic. Shel was right--and now wonder kids love him.

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  33. Brian MillerJuly 24, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    yes that line has got a little thinner...love me some shel...

    nice colorful flowers too.

    aloha from va

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  34. magiceyeJuly 25, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    namaste /\ from mumbai
    aloha!

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  35. LinneaJuly 25, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    What a nice dose of Hawaii for today! By the way, I love Phil S's poetry. I have all his books and love paging through them randomly.

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  36. Pietro BrosioJuly 25, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Joyful pictures! Surely, it would be so uplifting if the Lord had a blog.

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  37. AkelamaluJuly 25, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    The Mermaid Watching sign fired my imagination! :)

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  38. SamanthaJuly 25, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Wonderful photos!

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  39. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    XOXO from Alabama

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  40. Betty ManousosJuly 26, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    another inspiring post with lovely flower shots!

    betty xx

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  41. CloudiaJuly 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    Thanks for visiting!

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  42. Dr. Russell Norman MurrayJuly 27, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    The red, white and blue flower photo, very impressive.

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