High Rise

A   L   O   H   A  ! 

I place a high moral value 

on the way people behave. 

I find it repellent to have a lot, 

and to behave with anything 

other than courtesy in the 

old sense of the word - 

politeness of the heart, 

a gentleness of the spirit. 

            Fran Lebowitz

The dogmas of the quiet past 

are inadequate to

the stormy present. 

The occasion is piled 

high with difficulty, and we 

must rise with the occasion.

   Abraham Lincoln

There is no power on earth 

that can neutralize the influence

of a high, simple and useful life. 

Booker T. Washington

There's no rehab

for stupidity.     

Chris Rock

My drug of choice is love. . .

 no other drug gets both 

the dealer and user high 

from every transaction.     

Jarod Kintz

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We Love You!

                          Cloudia & Pixie

Messenger And Message

A  L  O  H  A !

To succeed in life, you need three things: 

a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

              Reba McEntire

You need to make a commitment, 

and once you make it, then life 

will give you some answers. 

             Les Brown

Same building as photo above

I fell in love with taking pictures, with 

wandering around finding things. 

To me, it feels like a kind of performance. 

The picture is a document of that performance.  

            Alec Soth

Whenever you have truth

it must be given with love,

or the message and

the messenger 

will be rejected.

          Gandhi

Linking To

Saturday Critters

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Love YOU,

cloudia

Selfie Madness

A  L  O  H  A !

Ah Waikiki! Wait. What's that on the roof?

You are only young once, 

but you can stay 

immature indefinitely. 

         Ogden Nash

That is not a deck, balcony or lanai. 

No rails, not meant for people.

"If the sight of the blue skies 

fills you with joy, if a 

blade of grass springing up 

in the fields has power to 

move you, if the simple things 

of nature have a message that 

you understand, rejoice, for 

your soul is alive.

               Eleonora Duse

 Immortal Youth: What Price Social Media Likes?

Take hold of grace, for 

younger you will never be. 

                    Swedish Proverb

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Stay Safe Dear!

cloudia

Beautiful to You

A  L  O  H  A !

San Francisco - "Cole Valley"

"A happy person is not 

a person in a certain set

of circumstances, but rather

 a person with a certain 

set of attitudes."

              Hugh Downs

"Why not seize the pleasure 

at once, how often is 

happiness destroyed by 

preparation, foolish 

preparations."

                          Jane Austen

"Because your heart 

is so beautiful, 

everything looks 

beautiful to you." 

                    Japanese proverb

Linking to

SkyWatch
Thankful Thursday

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Thank YOU

Friend!

           Fondly, cloudia

*Turrets saw a resurgence in the 1800s 

with the popularity of Victorian architecture. . .  

popular in America from the late 

1880s to the early 1900s. Link

Animal, Human, Nature

A  L  O  H  A !

Resting Duck, Marin CA 

Why do happy animals 

make us more human? 

Linking to
Wild Bird Wednesday

 North Beach, San Francisco

"It was only in an urban landscape, 

amid straight lines and architecture, 

that she could situate herself in 

human time and history. . . 

 as a bystander in a crowd 

or an anonymous witness.” 

                          Ruth Ozeki

" In clinical studies, 

we have proven that 2

hours of nature sounds a 

day significantly reduce 

stress hormones up to 

800% and activates 

500-600 DNA segments 

known to be responsible

 for healing and 

repairing the body."

                  Dr. Joe Dispenza

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Yesterday, I drove into

San Francisco.

That is a major city!

There is something 

invigorating

about all those 

people, architecture,

canyons and vistas.

I always thought

I would want to 

grow old in a 

great city.

But I was happy 

to drive back to

the North Bay.

Nature

makes the best

home.

Nice to visit

a great city.

But healing to

live in the quiet

with ducks 

as neighbors!

Thank You

for Visiting-

                    Fondly, cloudia

Magical San Francisco

A  L  O  H  A !

"One day if I go to heaven ... 

I'll look around and say, 

'It ain't bad, but

 it ain't San Francisco.'" 

                            Herb Caen

“It's an odd thing, but 

anyone who disappears 

is said to be seen 

in San Francisco.

It must be a delightful city 

and possess all the 

attractions of the next world” 

                                 Oscar Wilde

“Irreverence, independent-mindedness and 

a hunger for far-off cultures have 

defined it {San Francisco} ever since people 

began streaming into the area in 1849 

in search of new fortunes from gold, and

 a settlement of 812 souls became within 

two years a city of almost 25,000, many 

from China, Korea and Australia, clustered 

around more than 1,000 gambling houses.” 

                                                   Pico Iyer

Linking to

Good Fences

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Honolulu feels pretty special,

but San Francisco is a 

unique and beautiful place

in it's own right.

I have longed to live there

since 1967, and have 

visited over the years.

Yesterday, we drove south

to The City

and it did not disappoint!

The light, the colors, the people;

the architecture, the cultures,

the smell of Art & Brains

in the maritime air.

Suddenly, we feel 

that much BETTER

about the choice we've made.

Yes, I am in a beautiful place,

and when I want

what the world's great cities

offer, it is an hour away,

over the Golden Gate,

into a magic realm.

Be sure to wear

some flowers

in your hair!

Groovy!

Thank You!

                 Fondly, cloudia