Lion Dancing in Honolulu
狮子舞
檀香山
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Doubt Your Doubts
A L O H A !
"If you see no reason
for giving thanks, the
fault lies in yourself."
Native American
Minquas, Susquehannock
"Doubt your doubts before
you doubt yourself."
Lewis Pugh
"Keep your spirit
free, be flexible,
let go."
Leslie Brown
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Monday, February 27, 2017
You, Me and Pooh
A L O H A !
"Forgiveness is the act
of admitting we are
like other people."
Christina Baldwin
“Don't underestimate the
value of Doing Nothing, of
just going along, listening
to all the things
you can't hear,
and not bothering."
Winnie the Pooh
"Your temper is one
of your most
prized possessions -
Don't lose it."
Michael P. Watson
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
You HAVE the Power
A L O H A !
"The act of painting is
about one heart telling
another heart where
he found salvation."
Francisco Goya
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| Mt. Burdell |
"I know you got mountains
to climb but always
stay humble and kind."
Tim McGraw
Life's bittersweet.
But you have the power to
make it stay bitter
or to sweeten it.
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Saturday, February 25, 2017
Positive Refusenik
A L O H A !
Sure I have worries.
But I refuse to let them
be the main theme,
star, or even villain
of MY story!
How about YOU?
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| Gamboling Goats - Shadows Starring |
"Attitudes are contagious.
Is yours worth catching?"
Bruce Van Horn
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| Gambler Geese Reflections |
"Luck never gives;
it only lends."
Swedish Proverb
"A race track is a place where
windows clean people."
Danny Thomas
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| Do, Re, Mi |
"Do what makes
you happy,
be with who
makes you smile,
laugh as much
as you breathe,
and love as long
as you live."
Rachel Ann Nunes
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Friday, February 24, 2017
Living With Zest
A L O H A !
"Personally, I believe
people who have
lots of memories are
people who are
living with zest."
Karen Salmansohn
"Sit loosely in the
saddle of life."
Robert Louis Stevenson
"I was reading the
dictionary. I thought
it was a poem
about everything."
Steven Wright
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Thursday, February 23, 2017
Fields 0f Light
A L O H A !
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| Expanse 0f Blue Light |
"If you want to
love your life more,
you can begin by living
and loving more of it -
by zestfully living and
loving every teeny-tiny,
gorgeously-detailed
minutiae moment!"
Karen Salmansohn
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| Texture Field |
"The past becomes
a texture,
an ambiance to
our present."
Paul Scott
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| I like the tiny car in this shot |
". . . the single most
important thing I could
ever share with you
with regard to maximizing
the health, harmony, and
happiness in your life can
be summed up in
just two words:
"Love Yourself."
Mike Dooley
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Light With Birds
A L O H A !
"Sadness flies
on the wings of
the morning and
out of the heart
of darkness
comes the light."
Jean Giraudoux
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| Water Birds @ Dawn |
“Have you ever seen the dawn?
Not a dawn groggy with
lack of sleep or hectic with
mindless obligations. . .
but full of deep silence and
absolute clarity of perception?
A dawning which you truly
observe, degree by degree.
It is the most amazing
moment of birth. . .
Have a burning day.”
Vera Nazarian
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| Vulture & Crow |
"The love for all
living creatures is
the most noble
attribute of man."
Charles Darwin
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
You Can Make It That Way
A L O H A !
"You never see
further than your
headlights, but
you can make
the whole trip
that way."
E. L. Doctorow
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| 'Home' Cotati CA |
"Home is, I suppose
just a child's idea.
A house at night, and
a lamp in the house.
A place to feel safe."
V. S. Naipaul
"Anger is a wind
which blows out
the lamp of the mind."
Robert Green Ingersoll
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Monday, February 20, 2017
In Centuries and Seconds
A L O H A !
"In the cherry blossom's
shade there's no such
thing as a stranger."
Kobayashi Issa
"I want to do with you
what spring does
with the cherry trees."
Pablo Neruda
"Centuries of knowledge
are compressed in
revelatory moments."
Deepak Chopra
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| Click Photo to ENLARGE |
"There is a
fountain of youth:
it is your mind,
your talents, the
creativity you bring to
your life and the lives of the
people you love. When
you learn to tap this
source, you will have
truly defeated age."
Sophia Loren
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Sunday, February 19, 2017
Hawaii Photo of the Day
A L O H A !
A Church in Honolulu,
note the Asian elements
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| Honolulu Harbor |
note the Asian elements
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Sky Seen And In Faces
A L O H A !
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| "If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely." Roald Dahl |
What I see in the sky above:
By wonderferret 帝国龙
3 November 2007 (Here there be Dragons!)
Detail from a Chinese imperial court robe.
The Asiatic Arts display at the Auckland Museum
"Be thankful for the
efforts of people who
worked hard to
get you
where you are."
Roy T. Bennett
Someone else who got you where you are:
"Character is never silent.
It has a voice,
heart and soul."
Lolly Daskal
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Saturday, February 18, 2017
Who You Meet in the Marin Hills
A L O H A !
“Until one has
loved an animal, a
part of one’s soul
remains unawakened.”
Anatole France
"No wonder the hills
and groves were
God’s first temples"
John Muir,
1869 July 24th
"Everybody is born so
that they can learn to
live a good life-
like loving everybody
and being nice, right?
- Well animals already know
how to do that, so they
don't have to live so long."
Robin Downing
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