One Day Winter

A  L  O  H  A !

" We are all travelers 

in the wilderness 

of this world, 

and the best we can find 

in our travels 

is an honest friend. "

Robert Louis Stevenson 

" Quiet minds 

cannot be perplexed 

or frightened 

but go on in fortune 

or misfortune 

at their own private pace,

like a clock 

during a thunderstorm. "

Robert Louis Stevenson 

                    

                        

" Old and young, 

we are all 

on our last cruise. "

Robert Louis Stevenson 

=^..^=

Tropical Storm Flossie

poured rain on the Big Island,

high winds, rain,

lightning and thunder

on Maui.

Here on Oahu

we had a rainy, humid,

threatening day

followed by a rainy

Night. But

today was sunny,

like waking up from

a nightmare,

or Winter for a day.

Hooray!

May your day shine

and pleasure

be thine.

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Flossie Not Bossie

A  L  O  H  A !

" The inner spaces

 that a good story

 lets us enter -

- are the old apartments 

of religion. "

John Updike

Kimono Ladies in Waikiki

" Be not the first

 by whom the new

 are tried, 

Nor yet the last

 to lay the old 

aside. "

Alexander Pope 

Thank You for visiting!

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Hula Man DANCE

Choose to Accept It

  A  L  O  H  A !   

" The point of living

 and of being an optimist, 

is to be foolish enough

 to believe

 the best is yet

 to come."

    Peter Ustinov

What
 is this fellow looking at?

B  O  O  !

"The humble cumulus humilis -

 never hurt a soul." 

 Gavin Pretor-Pinney,

 The Cloudspotter's Guide

Well THAT'S a relief!

" Love yourself first

and everything else

falls into line. "

Lucille Ball

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Your Mission,

should you choose to accept it:

Have a Sweet Day

& Share It!

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Dissolving Morphing Wheel in the Sky

A  L  O  H  A !

"You have to know how to

 accept rejection 

and reject acceptance."

        Ray Bradbury

" No mind is

 thoroughly well-organized

 that is deficient 

in a sense of humor. "

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

" Certainly, it takes some amount

 of attention and energy. 

But in smiling at strangers,

 I acknowledge their humanity,

 and in doing that,

 in reminding myself of it,

 I promote peace. 

How? 

By bringing joy to others 

that's far out of proportion 

to the investment required. "

 Alex Lickerman, M.D

Link

Thanks Friendly Visitor!

Commenter is King & Queen here

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Hawaiian Monk Seal & Carroll Cox

A  L  O  H  A !

 Let's go for a drive 

along Oahu's Kaiwi Coastline
past Sandy Beach
(where the President famously
body surfed)

View Larger Map

Carroll had something to show me.

Wait, those aren't rocks;

There's a mother Hawaiian Monk Seal

and her young pup!

Click to enlarge

Look at mom's contented face

Sweet Baby

Look at the flipper! That tail!

Nursing Baby

  

The Hawaiians of old 

named this creature:

 “llio holo I ka uaua” 

"Dog that runs in rough water"

You can learn more about these "living fossils" 
 here:   LINK

Much gratitude to the selfless volunteers

 who protect and inform.

They know these individual seals,

their stories, births, habits,

adventures. . . 

Thanks, Carroll!

Learn more about Carroll's work

 protecting Hawaii here:

  LINK



Thanks for visiting today, Friend.

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Best Handbag

A  L  O  H  A !

" As the purse is emptied,

 the heart is filled. "

Victor Hugo 

"  You're never too fat 

for a new purse. "

Nia Vardalos 

" I try not to put my purse

 on the floor -

 demons will get into it. "

Nina Arianda 

" Open your mouth

 and purse cautiously,

 and your stock of wealth

 and reputation 

shall, at least in repute,

 be great. "

John Zimmerman 

" Debating on whether

 the chocolate I found

 in my purse

 has gone bad...

Oh well! Still chocolate. "

 Olivia Munn

" In music 

the passions 

enjoy themselves. "



Friedrich Nietzsche 

And Now

The Best Handbags

(According to Cloudia)

Classic Healthy Back Bag^®

& Baglett by Ameribag

Link

Yep! These are my favorites!

(Uncompensated opinion)

What do you prefer?

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Something One Creates

A  L  O  H  A !

" People often say 

that this or that person

 has not yet found himself. 

 But the self is not something 

one finds, 

it is something one 

creates. "

Thomas Szasz

Enjoy Your Day!

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