Where Santa is Now

ALOHA  from  WA I K I K I 

" I am not young 

but I feel young. .  .  

J'aime la vie! 

I feel that 

to live is 

a wonderful thing. "

                     Coco Chanel 

Thought You'd Want

to Know!

fondly, 

                            cloudia

A Going On

A  L  O  H  A !

 Sun Rising Behind Diamond Head

" We shall not cease 

from exploration,

 and the end of all 

our exploring 

will be to arrive 

where we started 

and know the place 

for the first time. "

                                T. S. Eliot

 When life gives you

 a hundred reasons 

to cry, 

show life that 

you have a 

thousand reasons 

to smile.

That mountain is Diamond Head 

from the side.

It is a view, a photo

 in Waikiki,

but a presence 

here in the neighborhoods.

I like it.

" Year's end 

is neither an end 

nor a beginning 

but a going on, 

with all 

the wisdom that 

experience can instill 

in us. "

                       Hal Borland

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I want to thank

You

for a great year

of fellowship,

of Aloha!

                 Sincerely, cloudia

First Snow Bird

A L O H A !

Kolea 

is the Hawaiian name for 

the Pacific Golden Plover.

From Alaska to Hawaii 

non-stop, 3000 miles

of open ocean. . . .

Winter spent eating in Hawaii 

then back to Alaska. . . 

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Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Happy New Year!

                             cloudia

Dwindling Days

A  L  O  H  A !

Click the Canine

" A bad attitude 
       
is merely a reflection 

of how you feel 

about yourself . "
               David Roppo

" Time you enjoy wasting, 

was not wasted." 

                  John Lennon

" Disconnecting from change

does not recapture the past.

It loses the future. "

                         Kathleen Norris

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Thank YOU

for sharing

the year's

last embers-

                    <3 cloudia="">

The Dog is a Gentleman

A L O H A !

"  The dog 

is a gentleman;

 I hope to go to 

his heaven, 

not man's. "

                   Mark Twain

" Think like a wise man 

but communicate 

in the language of 

the people."  

                   William Butler Yeats

[  This photo was intended to show
the giant cement 'root ball' of a streetlight
soon to be 'planted.' It's the cement block
up to her shoulder. The woman
was shielding her face from the sun
when she walked into my shot.
I know it looks like she is avoiding
the photo. . . but now you know
the story :) ]

" I don't believe in regrets; 

I believe 

your future is 

in your tomorrows. "


                       John Travolta


[ um. . . OK John ]


V
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Thank You

for sharing 

Yourself!

               Love, cloudia

Monday Mural Oahu

A L O H A !

Lobby Mural  
Castle Hospital, Oahu

by Bob Flint, 1997

I like the multi-generational, 
multi-ethnic/cultural mix of folks
in this mural. The local
Ko`olau Mountains are 
a familiar backdrop.
This image says a lot about our
 family-centered lifestyle
on this "country" side of
the island.

It says:
"Aloha. We local too.
No worry, eh?"

Linking to Monday Murals



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Thank You!
                    cloudia

Fulcrum of the YEAR

A L O H A !

" Faith is not 

the clinging to 

a shrine 

but an endless 

pilgrimage 

of the heart. "

           Abraham Joshua Heschel

" Resolve to 

keep happy,

 and your joy 

and you 

shall form an

 invincible host

 against difficulties.” 

                   Helen Keller

" Rehashing the past 

wouldn't change anything. 

Time to move forward."

                            Zena Wynn

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This is the week

between.

One year is having

it's victory lap,

parade of 

events & personalities;

All complete

but the paperwork.

Another year is 

promised,

untainted as of yet,

everything 

is hoped for,

and not one 

first regret.

Perfect parabola

gravity gone away.

Fill it as you will it

never goes away.

Thank YOU

for looking in-

             Fondly, cloudia

Waikiki Beach

A L O H A  - It's a Beautiful Day!

Mesmerizing Day Here!

 77 F  /  25 C

“ Never underestimate

 the significance of the 

little things

 done out of a 

large heart of love.” 

                   Elizabeth George

Enjoy

the embers

of the year!

                Fondly, cloudia

Critter Critter

A  L  O  H  A !

Critter?  

Critter in here?

Imagination 
can do strange things 
in wild places

What the heck
is THIS?!

[Critter?]

Do You See the Raven?


No critters 
around today?

No Egrets-
Tomorrow
is another day.

Thank You
for Visiting!
            Warmly, cloudia


Linking to Saturday Critters Anyway

Recovery Day TGIF

A  L  O  H  A !

" How much 
the world needs 
tenderness today! "
Pope Francis, 
Christmas words

                                He's one of us, Friend!

" Who would travel happily

 must travel light. "

               Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Are you traveling light?

Have you shared the tenderness?

It is here,

as close as

We.

Life is the flower

we are the raindrops,

skittering,

dancing,

coming together

dropping away.

Together we play.

And it's 99% play,

my dear.

Enjoy your day.

Enjoy your

Y O U  -

[ we do ]

Leave a shout in comments,

and thanks for visiting

today.

              Love, cloudia

Sky Watching Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A !

 Departing Aircraft in Fields of Gold

How you make others 

feel about themselves 

says a lot about 

you. 

“I want 

a brighter word 

than bright” 

John Keats

Linking to 

SkyWatch

({})

Thank You!

Warmly, cloudia

My Hawaiian Christmas

A  L  O  H  A !        F r i e n d !

“ Christmas doesn't
 come from a store,
 maybe Christmas 
perhaps means 
a little bit more....” 
             Dr. Seuss

Children playing 

with their toys,

visitors dining 

tonight at Roy's

“ Our hearts grow tender 

with childhood memories

 and love of kindred, 

and we are better 

throughout the year 

for having, in spirit, 

become a child 

again 

at Christmas-time. ” 

               Laura Ingalls Wilder

This is sweet, if your have the time.

Really captures the flavor 

of Christmas

in the islands-

            I love you guys - cloudia

Waikiki Good Fence

A  L  O  H  A !   

" Here we know that Christmas

Will be clear and bright

The Sun will shine by day

And all the stars at night.

Mele Kalikimaka

Is Hawaii's way

To say

'Merry Christmas'

To You. "

Click to see carp & humans

"The two most joyous

times of the year are

Christmas morning

and the end of school."

 Alice Cooper

" I will

honor Christmas

in my heart,

 and try to

keep it

all the year. "

 Charles Dickens

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Linking to Good Fences

Wishing YOU

all the Best

of this Season!

                Fondly, cloudia

A Small Gift For You

A  L  O  H  A !

" Each friend represents

 a world in us,

 a world possibly not born-

"- until they arrive,

 and it is only by

 this meeting 

that a new world 

is born. "

                         Anaïs Nin

" A great obstacle to
 happiness is 
to expect
too much 
happiness. "
Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle

" No matter 
what the situation is,
no matter how chaotic, 
no matter how much drama 
is around you, 
you can heal by 
your presence 
if you just stay 
within your center. "
Deepak Chopra

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And now your gift-

Point your cursor

at a new tab

but don't open it.

Right click.

One of the options:

"Reopen closed tab"

If you close 

a webpage,

now you can 

get it back

without searching.

Thanks for pausing

here!

           Fondly, cloudia