Wild Bird Wednesday

Great Blue Heron

"Grey in morning mists--against a sun

Not quite risen--against a golden eye half-closed,

Grey on blue, the omen-bird, a heron"

                    Mary Oliver

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Thanks Friend!

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Kaka`ako Waterfront Park, Oahu

Soul Expanding - Tiny House

A  L  O  H  A !

My soul is expanding

into all this new space.

Hawaiian Islands,

all in all,

are small in small.

Wheels in wheels,

micro-climates of

Weather and

Society.

Surrounded by ocean

thoughts loom large;

The island visitor

appreciates it all against

the weight of snow.

But endless days of

familiar sights and ways

can begin to feel

like living in a maze.

I think my mental health

has taken a big leap

with this move.

Which is not to knock

Hawaii in ANY way.

It is the nature of islands

to be surrounded by 

water, In this case

miles and miles

of it.

The world has opened.

It's bigger than I 

remembered.

Hawaii homes

are small homes.

To spread into this space

after boat living,

shack living,

Waikiki apartment

living-

There are no words

for my awe at

a driveway,

and rooms!

No wonder that
I'm amused by
the Tiny House trend;
You might say I've
lived it my friend!

So before you move

into your crackerjack palace

with your one pair of shoes

and kitchen a foot away

from the loo,

Realize one thing:

goldfish grow to

fit the container

they inhabit.

I'm getting big!

LOOK:

I'm a whopper!

Let's drive 50 miles

as obsessed holiday

shoppers!

I may have left

part of my heart

in Hawaii,

but I'm finding parts

I had all but forgotten.

Here's to HEALTH!

To You & Me

and Those That We Love.

Replacing thoughts of worry

with joy in the bounties

from above.

Love You, Man

                 Fondly, cloudia