Two Stories to Every Side

A  L  O  H  A !

Fly Silly Sea Bird

" One doesn't discover 

new lands without 

consenting to lose sight 

of the shore for 

a very long time. "

                   Andre Gide

Golden Shores of the Recent Past

" No matter how obvious 

something may seem,

there are two sides 

to every story. "

                           Erin Bowman

" Life is tough, and 

if you have the ability 

to laugh at it you 

have the ability 

to enjoy it. "

                       Salma Hayek

[/]

Having a 

retired husband at home,

and that home being thousands of

miles, a time zone, and climate or

two away from "familiar"

is challenging.

On Oahu, I had decades-

long relationships with

trees, streets,

people, places

folkways and 

even potholes!

But here, I am a 

newbie, trying to discover

what to wear, what to eat,

where to walk.

But I am determined

to walk every day!

I have been so busy looking

and finding, that I have 

neglected my photography.

Though many small 

moments of beauty

abound in Marin

as in Honolulu.

On my walk,

there is a view of 

Mt. Tamalpais across the water

that I really MUST show you.

[If I can remember my camera!]

On my walk I see palms,

and Birds of Paradise,

and other Hawaii plants.

But it is cold. Though the geese

and ducks do not mind.

Seeing a pelican land on water

just a few yards away

is a comic experience.

I am enjoying Fall,

not dreading Winter,

and have just realized:

Spring Will Come!

And won't THAT be 

GREAT?!

(\__/)

(='.'=)

(")_('')

Thank YOU!

              Warmly, cloudia