Checking In

A  L  O  H  A !

" It's the soul's duty 

to be loyal to its own 

desires. It must 

abandon itself to 

its master passion. "

                       Rebecca West

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Thank YOU!

Sorry I haven't been visiting

as much as I like-

Hope to see you SOON 

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Lanterns

A  L  O  H  A !

Illumined Clouds are Floating Lanterns

" Happiness is 

like a field 

you can harvest 

every season. "

                   Luo Proverb

“Blessed are the weird people

 - poets, misfits, writers, 

mystics, painters, troubadours - 

for they teach us

 to see the world 

through different eyes.” 

                   Jacob Nordby 

Lantern Floating Ceremony
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Linking to
InSpired Sunday

" Sow good and 
you'll reap good; 
sow bad and 
you'll reap bad. 
You don't have to 
cut down a tree 
to get its fruit. "
              Tibetan Proverb

Linking to
I "Heart" Macro


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                Warmly, cloudia

I Love This Town

A  L  O  H  A !

Is there anything sweeter than 

a Saturday late in MAY?

" Every day

 is a journey, 

and the journey

 itself is a home."

                 Matsuo Basho

Some will enjoy their toys

" You learn a

 lot about people

when you play 

games with them. "

                     Laura Moncur

Linking to

Saturday Critters

Thank You
for Being a Friend!

A Song That Always Makes Me Cry-
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Beseeching Monkey

A  L  O  H  A !

Thunder Bird on Glory Wings

“ If you were 

born without wings, 

do nothing 

to prevent them 

from growing. ” 

                 Coco Chanel

Of all the dramas

in the sunset sky

is any as pitiable

as the 

Beseeching Monkey?

His love is riding 

the Winged Horse!

Already too far

Away! ALAS!

Nor noble ships

of the navy bold

can rescue his darling

from oceans

of gold-

[Here the Carl Vincent]

“ Run my dear,

From anything

That may not strengthen

Your precious 

budding wings. ” 

                     Hāfez

Thank YOU

for flying by!

          Fondly, cloudia

Banana Blossom

A  L  O  H  A !

Cherub Dance Circle

" Sometimes 

people are beautiful. 

Not in looks. 

Not in what they say. 

Just in what they are. "

                     Markus Zusak

Linking to
Sky Watch Friday

Bananas Growing 

 " Travel is more than 

the seeing of sights; 

it is a change that 

goes on, deep 

and permanent, in 

the ideas of living. "

                Miriam Beard

Banana Tree Blossom

Linking to

Floral Friday

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Fence Men

A  L  O  H  A !

" People say 
I make strange choices, 
but they're not strange for me.
My sickness is that I'm fascinated 
by human behavior, by what's 
underneath the surface, 
by the worlds inside people. "
Johnny Depp

Click Photo to See the Sweat

" Some of life's 

best lessons

 are learned at

 the worst times. "

                      Ani Difranco

" I must confess,

 I was born 

at a very early age. "

                 Groucho Marx 

Linking to Tex's

Good Fences

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for hopping by!

                   Fondly, cloudia

Lottery Winners

A  L  O  H  A !

" I'm happy to be reminded

 that an ordinary day 

full of nothing but

 nothingness 

can make you feel like

you've won the lottery. "

                      Susan Orlean

" Forget the lottery.

 Bet on yourself instead. "

                              Brian Koslow

" Before you make any purchase,

 ask yourself if you really need it.

 In most cases your life won’t be 

any less full or rich without it, 

and every dollar you save 

will reduce your 

ecological footprint. "

Kim McKay & Jenny Bonin

Heron Blue

" In every landscape 

should reside jewels

 of abstract art waiting 

to be discovered. "

            Melissa Brown

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

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What would

Y O U

do if you 

won the lottery?

Would you stop

and think,

or would you 

call everyone?

Would you move?

Divorce?

Pursue a long

abandoned dream?

Would you blow it?

And if so:

intentionally or not?

Would you keep

all the same,

or change it

all up?

What would YOU

do if you won

the gazillion dollars?

Or have you never

imagined it

before?

I'm looking forward

to hearing!

                     Fondly, cloudia

Make Way As Able

A  L  O  H  A !

" When life takes the
 wind out of your sails,
 it is to test you 
at the oars. "
                 Robert Brault

"More people would 

learn from their mistakes

 if they weren't so busy 

denying them."

                    Harold J. Smith

"With love

 and patience,

 nothing is impossible." 

                             Daisaku Ideda

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Beach girls, Bride, Mural

A L O H A!     Come In!

We're friends like that,

You & Me

" All of us are stars 

and deserve the 

right to twinkle. " 

                   Marilyn Monroe

  " Quiet people have 

the loudest minds. "

                   Stephen Hawking

Linking to

Monday Murals

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                   Fondly, cloudia

Slaking It Tow

A  L  O  H  A !

“Let’s take it slow

because some of the 

good things in life

 are worthy of reverence 

and appreciation. -

"Let’s take it slow because 

what we have

is like a cross-country ride, 

where all the breathtaking scenes 

must be breathed in 

and stared at with wonder. -

"Let’s take it slow 

because getting to know you 

is like a trip to a museum where things,

 both wonderful and gruesome, 

are waiting 

to be discovered. -

Let’s take it slow 

because some things 

are best done 

at a leisurely pace —” 

                                         Nessie Q

Linking to
Our World Tuesday

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Thank YOU

for choosing

to be lazing

here!

                   Fondly, cloudia

Dignity In Your Hands

A  L  O  H  A !

" The art of being wise

 is knowing what

 to overlook. "

                   William James

" People tend to make 

rules for others

 and exceptions 

for themselves. "

                         Unknown

 “ One's dignity may be assaulted, 

vandalized and cruelly mocked,

 but it can never be taken away

 unless it is surrendered. ” 

                         Michael J. Fox

" A thousand words

 will not leave 

so deep an impression 

as one deed. "

                   Henrik Ibsen

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Thank YOU

for Visiting!

             Fondly, cloudia