Lai Fong's Angel of Squalor

A   L   O   H   A !

 Honolulu: Pocket-Size City of Mysteries

" I am, as I am; 
whether hideous, or
 handsome, depends
 upon who is made 
judge. "
                           Herman Melville

 Thriving Modern Metropolis to Casual Eyes

" The cost of a thing
 is the amount of 
what I call life 
which is required to be 
exchanged for it, 
immediately 
or in the long run. "

                             Henry David Thoreau

 Old Flavors Remain-Beloved Lai Fong

“ By its nature,

the metropolis provides

 what otherwise could be 

given only by

 traveling;

 namely, the strange.” 

                              Jane Jacobs, 
                                                The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Maybe

 if White Pigeon Turns

 I Can Get 

a Good Photo -

But She Filled My Lens with
Flutter and Was Gone.

When My Eye Cleared,

 I Noticed a Mystery

 Inside the 

Broken Window:

" The ideal space
 must contain 
elements of
 magic, 
serenity, sorcery 
and mystery. "
                     Luis Barragan

 Lai Fong's Angel of Squalor

White Girl Had Flown

 Not Away, But Inside.

She was the Mystery

"some have 

entertained angels 

unawares "

Hebrews 13:2

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Sky Watch Honolulu

A   L   O   H   A !

" Insights and inspirations

 are meant to be a part 

of every day life,

yours and mine -

-  So why do some people

 want to

 enforce their view  

on the rest of us? " 

                                Cloudia

" Faith minus vulnerability 

and mystery 

equals extremism. -

- If you've got

 all the answers, 

then don't call 

what you do

 'faith.' "

                        Brene Brown  

" “ Every religion

 is the product of

 the conceptual mind

 attempting to describe 

the mystery.” 

                    Ram Dass

“ The mystery of life

 is not a problem

 to be solved 

but a reality 

to be 

experienced. ” 

                              Art Van Der Leeuw

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Good Fences

A   L   O   H   A !

 Fence with Lei


" A woman's dress
 should be like a
 barbed-wire fence: 
serving its purpose 
without
      obstructing the view. "
                          Sophia Loren 

Incarcerated Surfboard

" Fear is
 the highest fence. "
                 Dudley Nichols

City Fence 

" You deserve 
someone who would
 jump fences to be
 with you,
 not someone who
 is on the fence 
about being with you. "
                     Anonymous

Pointless Fence

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Hawaiian Clouds and a Moon

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“ It is a beautiful

 and blessed world

 we live in, 

and while life lasts,

 to lose the 

enjoyment of it

 is a sin. ”

                A.W. Chambers

" And if I have to 

work late, there's nothing

 like diamond stars 

and a pearl full moon

 against an onyx night sky.  "

                            Astrid Alauda

" Rest is not idleness. . .

 watching the clouds

 float across the sky, 

is by no means

 a waste of time. "

                     John Lubbock

See the Plump Grey Heart?

" A thankful heart

 is the greatest virtue."

                                          Cicero

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Knowing A Little Bit Of Good

A   L   O   H   A !

" One nice thing 

about growing older,

is less pressure to 

appear smart,

more time and space

so simply enjoy 

being wise. "
                   Cloudia Charters

 “ When an old one dies, 

a library burns down. ”  

African proverb

“ Knowing

 all truth

 is less than 

doing

 a little bit of 

good. ” 

 Albert Schweitzer

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Jacaranda Tree of Waikiki

A   L   O   H   A !

“ Go often

 to the house of

 thy friend, 

for weeds choke 

the unused path. ” 

 Ralph Waldo Emerson

" He sees 

the blossoming flower

 in the tiny seed, 

the silver lining 

to every cloud, 

and a beautiful tomorrow

 in the darkest today. "

Edwin Osgood Grover, 

The Book Of Good Cheer, 1913

" Look to be treated

 by others

as you have 

treated others. "

Publius Syrus

“ Be kind; 

everyone you meet 

is fighting a hard battle.” 

 Plato

" Success in life,

 in anything,

depends upon

 the number of persons

that one can 

make ones'self 

agreeable to. "

Thomas Carlyle

Thank YOU

for lingering

beneath the Jacaranda

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Hawaiian Royalty Mural Monday

A   L   O   H   A !

Hawaiian Queen Liliuokalani 

and King David Kalakaua

Still Watching over Honolulu

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