Which Contains More?

A L O H A From Honolulu!

We live our dreams,
we do not live our lives
Hisham Fawzi

It’s not about being happy

all the time, or being sure

of all your choices. It’s

about knowing that life is

precious, even when it’s tough.

Topher Kearby  

Rowing Contest in the Harbor

People are lonely 

because they build walls

instead of bridges.

         Joseph Fort Newton

Remember to enjoy being in this world, being able to do what you are doing. Stephen Schwartz

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To

Monday Murals 

Planting Sea Hope

Which contains more water:

Fire Hydrant OR Painted Sea?

Traffic Cone advises 

"Caution" Answering!

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Salty Sausalito

A  L  O  H  A !

"I live near San Francisco 

in the most beautiful spot 

on earth and enjoy myself in

many ways. . .  

Yes, I love to work, 

which for now is to think 

and read and write, so 

it's all a dream come true."

       Francis Ford Coppola

"The mission of photography 

is to explain man to man 

and each to himself. 

And that is the most 

complicated thing on earth."

          Edward Steichen 

"When anxious, uneasy 

and bad thoughts come, 

I go to the sea, and the

sea drowns them out

 with its great wide sounds, 

cleanses me with its noise, 

and imposes a rhythm

 upon everything in me that 

is bewildered and confused."

                   Rainer Maria Rilke

Joinery Beer Hall

"An attitude of 

positive expectation 

is the mark of the 

superior personality."    

                 Brian Trac

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Thank YOU

Friend!

           Fondly, cloudia

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii Photo of the Day

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii Photo of the Day

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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Click Photo to Enlarge Harbor

Masts Reflecting

A  L  O  H  A !

“I did not wish to 

take a cabin passage, 

but rather to go before the 

mast and on the 

deck of the world, 

for there I could best see the 

moonlight amid the mountains. 

I do not wish to go below now.”

 Henry David Thoreau 

Linking to 

Weekend Reflections

Thanks for Sailing By!

Cloudia

Mon Daze Report

A  L  O  H  A !

Somewhere Over the Highway

"Yesterday I was clever, 

so I wanted to 

change the world. -

 Senior Days - Senior Friends

click to enlarge

- Today I am wise, 

so I am 

changing myself." 

                             Rumi

Moki Played Thanksgiving Host

"After a good dinner 

one can forgive 

anybody, 

even one's own 

relatives." 

                Oscar Wilde 

 Palms in Hazy Afternoon SUN

“Your mind 

will answer most 

questions

 if you learn to

 relax and wait 

for the answer." 

                William S. Burroughs

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Today marks

the end of Hurricane Season

here in the Central Pacific.

We had two serious alerts

one right after the other,

and high winds

affected the Big Island.

(Right before the lava threat)

HAWAII is safe to visit!

And we sure hope

You Will.

The weather is crisp, clear,

dry & breezy.

Just Delightful!

Today's High 77 F

Tonight's Low 70.

Riding my scooter

to the store yesterday

was a delight

of golden light

and NO sweat!

The snow YOU show

gives me a glow;

 but you know, my Dear:

I'm staying

H E R E !

Your visit

makes it 

Just Perfect!

                               Warmly, cloudia

Ships on Honolulu's Horizon

A   L   O   H   A !

Navy Frigate exiting Pearl Harbor,

 private sailboat in foreground

" -even the weariest river 

Winds somewhere safe to sea. "

Algernon Charles Swinburne 

 272-foot ocean research vessel 

known as Falkor.

 A crew of 23 operates

her and invites 17 scientists

 and researchers 

on each mission.

She will be here in Honolulu 

through August

mapping Hawaii's waters

courtesy of Google CEO Eric

Schimidt and is wife Wendy.

Spirit of Honolulu

" By the deep sea,

 and music in its roar:

I love not man the less,

 but Nature more. "

Lord Byron

" Live in the sunshine, 

swim the sea,

 drink the wild air 

of your imagination. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" As the sea is beautiful 

not only in calm 

but also in storm,

so is happiness

 found not only in 

peace

but also in 

strife. "

IVAN PANIN

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' Take Peace & Smiles -Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for visiting!

                         Warmly, cloudia

Boat Coming to Shore

A L O H A   Greetings!

 

Moon  Path

" SHE walks in beauty,

 like the night. 

Of cloudless climes 

and starry skies,. 

And all that's best 

of dark and bright.

 Meets in her aspect 

and her eyes "

Byron

“A true friend knows your weaknesses

 but shows you your strengths; 

feels your fears 

but fortifies your faith; 

sees your anxieties 

but frees your spirit; 

recognizes your 

disabilities but 

emphasizes your 

possibilities.” 

William Arthur Ward

"Unless you love,

 Your life 

will flash by."

 Terrence Malick

" Longing

 is like the rosy dawn. 

After the dawn

 out comes the sun. 

Longing is followed 

by the vision. . . . "

Ramakrishna

" When you see

 your beauty,

- you will see it

 in others too."

Gary Zukav

" We cannot teach people

 anything; we can only

 help them discover it 

within themselves. "

Galileo 

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Thanks for Voyaging Here!

May this always be

a safe harbor

for you & for me.

                                 Warmly, cloudia

One that has Opened

A  L  O  H  A !

" When one door closes,

 another opens, 

but often we look so long 

at the closed door

 that we do not see

 the one that has opened

 for us”. 

 Helen Keller

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' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for visiting!

                        Warmly, cloudia

Floating Launch Platform Odyssey

A L O H A !

Even at this distance,

that is an interesting vessel 

approaching Honolulu Harbor

Looks like a Multi-Hull

photo courtesy of wikipedia

 " L/P Odyssey 

is a self-propelled semi-submersible

mobile spacecraft launch platform  

converted from a mobile drilling rig in 1997.

The vessel is currently used for

equatorial Pacific Ocean launches. 

In her current form, Odyssey is 436 feet (133 m) long

and about 220 feet (67 m) wide,

with an empty draft displacement of 30,000 short tons (27,000 t), and a submerged draft displacement of 50,600 short tons (45,900 t). 

The vessel has accommodations for 68 crew 

and launch system personnel, including living, dining, medical and recreation facilities.

A large, environmentally-controlled hangar

stores the rocket during transit

and then rolls it out and erects it 

prior to fueling and launch. "

Wikipedia

Interesting visitor!

Photo by Cindy Ellen Russell/crussell@staradvertiser.com

Here you can see how it dwarfs

Honolulu's Aloha tower

@ pier 10

She departed for Southeast Asia

on Friday.

Thank YOU

for 'docking' here a while.

                                       comment?  warmly, cloudia