Worker

A  L  O  H  A !

This lucky man is a gardener in Hawaii!

Linking to City Daily Photo Theme

"Worker"  Here

" Keep smiling, 
because life is
 a beautiful thing
 and there's 
so much
 to smile about. "
                   Marilyn Monroe

Lovely to See

YOU, friend!

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No Snowflake

A  L  O  H  A !

" No snowflake 

ever falls 

in the wrong place. "

                                Zen Proverb

" By being yourself,

 you put something 

wonderful 

in the world

 that was

 not there before. "

                                 Edwin Elliot

" If you can see

 the positive sides

 of everything,

 you'll be able to live

 a much richer life

 than others. "

                          Celestine Chua

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Thank You

for swinging by!

          Warmly, cloudia

Reveille and Reverie

A L O H A !

  

“Sit in reverie, 

and watch

 the changing color 

of the waves

that break 

upon the idle seashore 

of the mind”

                       Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“He does not need opium.

 He has the gift of reverie.”

                              Anais Nin

“One of the best things

 about paintings

 is their silence-

which prompts reflection 

and random reverie.”

                                Mark Stevens 

“It is a good idea 

to be alone 

in a garden 

at dawn or dark 

so that all 

its shy presence 

may haunt you 

and possess you 

in a reverie of 

suspended thought.”

                James Douglas 

 “Do anything 

rather than give 

yourself to reverie”

                     William Ellery Channing 

                        (American moralist)

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I have always endeavored

to live in a Reverie.

Music, Musings

of the Mystic

Mind

hold for me

an endless

fascination.

Reverie needs

a space to be.

And creating this 

S P A C E

may require walls.

You might need 

your own apartment.

I did.

Requiring work

and income.

To leave a reverie,

for the hurly burly

of traffic and work

requires arousal-

(NO, not that kind)

- A sort of Reveille.

One steps up to preserve

one's Way of Life!

So blow the bugle

of today's daily tasks!

I will always

carry out

what survival asks!

But reverie

is my home,

my land.

Sharing it with

Y O U

is that Great

Much More

GRAND!

I'm grateful

for our time together.

Do less, Muse More!

Enjoy the holiday season

that is our Life.

                       Fondly, cloudia

Reveille     

Waikiki Critters

A  L  O  H  A !

Golden Plover

KOLEA in Hawaiian

 'Ai no ke kōlea 

a momona hoi'i Kahiki 

' The plover eats until fat, 

and then returns

 to the land from which it came.'

Hawaiian proverb

Linking to Saturday's Critters

HERE

Thank You

for Visiting!

                           Warmly, cloudia

HAWAII SKY

A  L  O  H  A !

"All human beings

 are also dream beings. 

Dreaming ties

 all mankind together."

                           Jack Kerouac

"Letting go 

gives us freedom, 

and freedom is 

the only condition 

for happiness." 

                      Thich Nhat Hanh

"I now see how 

owning our story

 and loving ourselves

 through that process

 is the bravest thing 

that we will ever do." 

                                Brené Brown

" I am one 

with the cause 

of all that exists. "

                        Thaddeus Golas 

Linking to SkyWatch

Here

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Thank You

for Visiting!

                   Warmly, cloudia

Garden By The Sea

A  L  O  H  A !

No longer a profit to striving.

Contentment is success.

Nothing to prove

So be sincere.

Compassion comes easy;

What's needed too.

So just be let.

And let it be

With trust.

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So Glad

We Had

This Time

Together!

                       fondly, cloudia

Garden Gate Garland

A  L  O  H  A !

"Lei On a Gate"

“Don't sit on the fence;
break it and move out!
 Don’t be confined
to the little things you do;
 the sky should be 
below your limit!” 
                        Israelmore Ayivor

Linking to Good Fences

Here

“Build a little fence 
of trust around today;
 Fill the space 
with loving deeds,
 And therein stay.”
                    Mary F. Butts

Thank You 

For Visiting

Over the Gate!

              Warmly, cloudia

SUN FUN

A  L  O  H  A !

" Be true to your teeth
and they won't be false to you. "
                                         Soupy Sales

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Glad You

Came to Play!

                Fondly, cloudia

Drenched Blossoms

A L O H A !

" Music in the soul 

can be heard 

by the universe. "

                 Taoist Proverb

" You can close 

your eyes

 to reality

 but not to 

memories. "

                        Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

"When you're not concerned 

with succeeding, 

you can work with 

complete freedom. " 

                     Larry David

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Thank You
for lingering
amidst the blossoms!
                Warmly, cloudia

Honolulu's Two Faces

"I don't confuse 

greatness with perfection. 

To be great anyhow

 is…the 

higher achievement."

           Lois McMaster Bujold

linking to Monday Mural

Here

Thank You

for Visiting!

                       Warmly, cloudia

Morning Paws

A  L O  H  A !

" No love, 

no friendship can 

cross the path 

of our destiny 

without 

leaving some mark 

on it forever. "

                         Francois Mauriac

" All works of nature

 created by God 

in heaven and 

on earth 

are works 

of sculpture. "

                         Benvenuto Cellini

" Imagine your angel

 and you will feel 

its presence

 right now, right 

here. "

                      Paulo Coelho 

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Right after waking,

while making coffee,

I fire up

my magic slate.

Friends have come

while I slept!

Thank You

for the gifts

I find every day.

Thank You

for the Gift

of You!

Throw that comment,

that post,

and I will

leap for joy!

Wishing YOU

a sweet day-

         Fondly, cloudia

Sunny Kapiolani Park

A  L  O  H  A !

 June 11, 1877, Kapiolani Park was 

dedicated as the first public park in Hawaii.

 The park boasts of open green space, 

ponds, the Honolulu Zoo, sports 

facilities, and the Waikiki Shell.

Link

Diamond Head presides 

over the park.

The Hawaiians of old 

named the crater: 

"Leahi."  LINK

Popular for sports, picnics, 

and family events,

 the park is also a 

favorite place for photographs.

" We are here to

laugh at the odds,

and live our lives so well

that Death will

tremble to take us. "

                            Charles Bukowski

Diamond Heal close up.

" The moment one gives 

close attention to 

any thing, even a blade of grass 

it becomes a mysterious, 

awesome, indescribably 

magnificent world 

in itself. "

                      Henry Miller

The Familiar 

"Money Shot" 

of Diamond Head

from Waikiki Beach.

Now You Know

the close up!

Thanks for visiting-

            Fondly, cloudia