Local Boys

A   L   O   H   A  !

 

"Hawaii Local Boy"

Living in Hawaii

means riding my scooter

all year long.

Here is one of the 'perks.'

Spotted these two yesterday.

As a long-time 2-wheeler

I cringe at the bare feet.

As an animal lover. . . 

The dog does seem

 competent

and content.

I bet they surf together.

Worth another look,

am I right, ladies?

 Hawaii BORN & Raised

 guys
like our President

are something 

special!

 [ Dear blog-invisible husband: YOU are of course
a special category of ONE ] 

NO Place

like Hawaii,

my home

" Nature was

 here
 a series of

 wonders,
 and a fund of 

delight. "

Daniel Boone

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Gold Velvet

A   L   O   H   A  !

 " Sometimes 

life's shadows

 are caused
 by our standing

 in our own

 sunshine. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 Our current animal companion(s)

seem wiser 

than all the rest,

when in fact

it is we

who have grown,

seeing more

of their great

nature.

"In a full heart

there is room

for everything. "

Antonio Porchia

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Aspire Content

A   L   O   H   A  !

“ I pretended to be

 somebody I wanted to be 

until finally

 I became that person. 

Or he became

 me. ”

 Cary Grant

“ We are not to make
contentment and aspiration

 quarrel,
 for God made them 

fast friends.
 A man may 

aspire,
and yet be quite

 content
until it is time

 to raise; 

Both flying

 and resting
are but parts

 of one
contentment. ”

 Henry Ward Beecher

" I would rather sit 

on a pumpkin
and have it all

 to myself
than be crowded
on a velvet cushion.  "

Henry David Thoreau

" One can acquire everything

 in solitude

 except character. "

Stendhal

Which is why

I appreciate

Y  O  U  r

Visit SO Much!

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Re - Smile - Ment

A   L   O   H   A  !

"The Spirit of Aloha

welcomes the humanity

in each person. "

Joanne Doi

" The human spirit
 is stronger 
than anything
 that can happen to it.
 
C.C. Scott

"  Everyone

 has secret sorrows 

which the world

 knows not;
and often times 

we call a person cold 

who is only

 sad.”

 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The sadness of others 

is not a problem to solve

or infection to avoid.

You are enough.

Your simple patience

can make

A L L

the difference. 

Thanks for ALL

YOU do

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Let

A   L   O   H   A  !
 

" Let the Beauty we love,

 be

 what we do."  

Rumi

" There is a moving palace 

that floats in the air

with balconies

 and clear water 

flowing through, 

infinity 

everywhere,

 yet contained

under a single tent. "

Rumi

 "There is a community

 of the spirit.
Join it, 

and feel the delight
of walking 

in the noisy street
and being 

the noise. "

Rumi

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Natural High

A  L  O  H  A !

                                                                  
                                            click  on   these  photos

"Dark clouds

 in our Milky Way galaxy,

 far from Earth,

 are huge places 

 where new stars 

are born. 

But they are shy 

and hide themselves

 in a shroud of dust 

so that we cannot see 

what happens inside-" 

Laurent Pagani,

  Observatoire de Paris &

 the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

" Blessed are they 
who see beautiful things
 in humble places 
where other people 
see nothing. "
 
Camille Pissarro

Life reached out
and grabbed me;

Drew me close
when I wasn't looking.

I held it arms length
for so long.

Glad life didn't
give up on me.

YOU, friend,
YOUr post,
or comment
has been the hand and heart
of life,
reaching out to me.

Thanks. 


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Closer Look

A   L   O   H   A  !

If you have just flown

for hours over an ocean -

- This is a

 CLOSE look

 at Honolulu

When looking around 

a large parking lot,

a closer look

might reveal

something interesting!

[ shot 1st week of October,

Halloween 4 weeks away ]

 Why is this shot here?

Closer look

 reveals

a baby gecko

This is a close look -

- Until you get closer

"  If I held you 

any closer

 I would be

 on the other side

 of you.  "

Groucho Marx

“Were we closer 

to the ground 

as children, 

or is the grass 

emptier

 now? "

 
Alan Bennett

 

On this scale,

we encounter

 old friends

Or are they MONSTERS!

[ look close; see his eye? ]

" Since you cannot 

do good to all,

  pay special attention

 to those who,

 by the accidents

 of time, or place,

 or circumstances,

 are brought into closer

 connection 

with you. "

 
Augustine of Hippo

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The august Hippo

is right!

SOMETHING

has brought us 

together.

The Special Attention

we share

with one another

is 

Very Special

when you examine it

more closely

Thank YOU!

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