Heart ❤

A  L  O  H  A !

"The thousand mysteries 

around us would not 

trouble but interest us, 

if only we had 

cheerful, healthy hearts."

                    Nietzsche

"A person's world is only 

as big as their heart."

                  Tanya A. Moore

"There is a light that 

shines beyond all things 

on earth, beyond the 

highest, the very highest 

heavens. This is the light 

that shines in your heart."

      Chandogya Upanishad

Linking To

 Thankful Thursday
Weekend Reflections
Skywatch Friday

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Hawaii Photo of the Day 🦋

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe

Hikianalia berthed at 

Sand Island, Oahu

Hikianalia, San Francisco Bay

Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson (L)

History - Me - Yesterday ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A  L  O  H  A !

Mural - Honolulu

 "It is believed that the Hawaiian Islands 

were uninhabited until around 400 – 500 A.D., 

when the Polynesians arrived. Skilled mariners, 

Polynesians had a long history of exploration and 

settlement of other lands."

Link

In the 1970s, Hawaiians built 

their first modern voyaging canoe,

HOKULE`A  and voyaged to Tahiti!

You can learn more about this 

wonderful revival, even hear the song:

Here

Yesterday Sept 16 2018 the second

Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe in known history

entered San Francisco Bay!

The voyaging canoe Hikianalia stopped in 

Marin [unannounced] at the 

Coast Guard Station Golden Gate before 

entering the city for the welcoming celebration 

by the local First Nation People 

and other dignitaries. 

Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson (L) Link

The canoe and crew were still kapu. ["Taboo"] 

which means that until they are officially welcomed 

by the people of the land they visit, they are considered 

to still be in the realm of the gods, not fully back 

into the world of human activity yet. 

They have made a mystic voyage!

Husband and I got to be at the canoe 

with no public, just us, and to 

interact respectfully with the crew. 

Friendly “Alohas” were heard.

 I even got to pull the Rope as they were leaving, 

and Shout Mahalo Ke Akua* as they 

pulled out into the bay, getting 

quite a nice response 
from some of the crew.. 

We were even waving our Hawaiian flag. 

What a day! I'll be telling the story 

for the rest of my life! 

But I'm telling YOU first!

“True friends are always 

together in spirit.” 

               L.M. Montgomery

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Monday Murals

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Goldies

A  L  O  H  A !

“Would a Violet Crumble 

taste the same if 

it was yellow?” 

     Anthony T. Hincks

"The ordinary acts we 

practice every day at home 

are of more importance 

to the soul than their 

simplicity might suggest."

                      Thomas Moore

"I’ve finally stopped running 

away from myself. 

Who else is there 

better to be?"

               Goldie Hawn

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Oakland/ San Francisco Bay Bridge

from Marin Headlands  Link

Morning Near And Far

A  L  O  H  A !

 "You've got a lot of choices. 

If getting out of bed 

in the morning is a chore 

and you're not smiling 

on a regular basis, 

try another choice."

            Steven D. Woodhull 

"Who are you?, 

said the Caterpillar...

I-I hardly know, Sir, 

just at present," Alice 

replied rather shyly, 

"at least I know who I was 

when I got up this morning, but 

I think I must have changed 

several times since then."  

          Lewis Carroll

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Skywatch Friday

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Under Over Other Side

A  L  O  H  A !

Under The Golden Gate Bridge

"There are people who

would love to have

your bad days."

      Banksy

San Francisco Bay, Bay Bridge, San Francisco

"The reverse side 

also has a reverse side.

                   Japanese Proverb

Golden Gate District US Coast Guard Link

“You humans, so little 

in your own eyes. ...

 don't even comprehend that

 you are dragging the entire 

creation along with you.” 

    William P. Young

"Blessed are they who 

see beautiful things in 

humble places where other 

people see nothing."

           Camille Pissarro

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Together Instead

A  L  O  H  A !

 Get lost in love, and 

hate won’t find you.

We all have a core of 

basic goodness, of 

basic Humanity. 

The question is how 

deep you have to 

go to find it.

Childish people try to sound

Complex, adult & important.

People of real understanding

Make the profound simple,

Often with a lively element

Of play and humor.

We walk around fighting

over our clashing illusions.

Let's WAKE together instead!

Linking to

Our World Tuesday

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My Two Landmarks

A  L  O  H  A !

Diamond Head / Mt. Leahi

Diamond Head is the symbol of 

Honolulu, Hawaii & Waikiki.

Golden Gate Bridge - Towards San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge 

is the world-wide emblem 

of San Francisco

Diamond Head Entire, From Tantalus

Elevation‎: ‎762 ft (232 m)

Age of rock‎: ‎200,000 years

Link

Almost Entire - From Marin Headlands

8,981 feet long (1.7 miles)

Contains about 88,000 tons of steel.

Total weight of the bridge is 887,000 tons.

Approximately 80,000 miles of wire inside 

each of the two steel cables.

The towers stand 726 feet above the water and 

500 feet above street level. They weigh 

44,000 tons each and are 4,200 feet 

apart from each other.

The bridge is 90 feet wide. Street level is 

about 220 feet above the water.

1848 - Captain John C. Fremont names the cleft in the Coastal Mountain Range opening onto San Francisco Bay the Golden Gate. The bridge derives its name from the land feature and not its color.

1916 - James H. Wilkins comes up with the idea to connect northern California to the San Francisco peninsula.

December 1924 - The United States War Department, the government entity responsible for the entire area surrounding the strait, approves the project.

1928 - The Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District is formed and Joseph B. Strauss is appointed as architect/designer.

January 5, 1933 - Construction begins.

May 27, 1937 - The bridge is completed and opens to pedestrians. The bridge is built at a cost of approximately $35.5 million and comes in under budget and ahead of schedule.

May 28, 1937 - The bridge is opened to vehicles."

Link

Me & Diamond Head 

“I live in my own little world. 

But its ok, they know me here.” 

       Lauren Myracle

Driving across the G.G.

"I have two homes, like someone 

who leaves their hometown 

and/or parents and then 

establishes a life elsewhere. 

They might say that 

they're going home 

when they return to see 

old friends or parents, 

but then they go home as well 

when they go to where 

they live now. 

Sarajevo is home, 

Chicago is home."

              Aleksandar Hemon

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