All-Ages Street Portraits

A  L  O  H  A !

" You're definitely 

a different person 

at different stages 

in your life. "

                   Ben Harper

(\)

Thank You

for walking by!

            Warmly, cloudia

Real Good Fence

A L O H A !

Honolulu's Kahala Neighborhood

" Joy is not a commodity 

to be hoarded 

and protected. It is 

like a muscle. 

It must be used 

daily to keep 

strong and vigorous. "

                                     Laura Moncur

"Why is patience so important? 
 Because it makes us pay attention."
                        Paulo Coelho

Click on photo to spread the tree

" A miser grows rich

 by seeming poor;

 an extravagant man 

grows poor 

by seeming rich. "

                       William Shenstone

Linking to our friend Tex's

Good Fences

)i(

Thank You

for chatting

over the fence

                    Fondly, cloudia

La La La !

A  L  O  H  A !

The Sea Is One Thing

From The Beach -

- Another Thing,

 Far Out

In It.

How Is The Blooming Flower

In Your Own Garden -

- Less Marvelous

Than The Changes

Rung By The Moon?

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Just Some Musings,

& Wonderings

of my Wandering

Mine.

[ 'Mind'? ]

YOU Decide!

              Fondly, cloudia

Yellow Bird Oahu

 A  L  O  H  A ! 

" We dance around 
in a ring and suppose,
but the Secret sits 
in the middle and knows. "
                            Robert Frost

" True friendship consists 

not in the 

multitude of friends, 

but in their 

worth and value. "

                    Ben Jonson

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday 

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Thank You

for flying by!

            Warmly, cloudia

Whales Are Here!

Whale Mom & Calf Video

Our whale friends

are in Hawaiian waters

again!

Their numbers

are increasing,

but they still need

our protection.

What are they

telling / teaching

us?

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whales are NOT fish

Thank You

for swimming by-

              Fondly, cloudia

Resolutions For OTHERS

A  L  O  H  A !

Our Private Beach

“ There is no 

human problem 

which could not

be solved 

if people would 

simply do 

as I advise.”

              Gore Vidal

Hey!

 Learn some wise

 humility, 

know-It-Alls!

            cloudia

Click photo to meet them

" More of us 

need to realize 

that the 

person before you

is a unique individual, 

not a neat label

 or category to

fit your narrative. "

                     cloudia

)i(

OK!

I'm kicking out the jams!

Breaking my rules

and telling Others

What To Do.

[Don't worry,

you, my friends,

are already 99%

Perfection]

Know-It-Alls

are tres annoying

to those of us

who DO know most,

yet behave

kind & cool

to others.

If Socrates could say

"I wander about 

in unending perplexity-"

And Einstein:

“A true genius 

admits that he/she 

knows nothing.” 

Who are we to swagger?

The greatest folk

I have met

have been kind

and humble!

(  )

I'm SO glad

WE met!

Seeing the genius

in You

has broadened

my life

considerably.

Thanks for 

visiting,

and for 

emboldening me

to shoot my mouth off

            Fondly, cloudia

Oh No! Super Monday! Run!

A  L  O  H  A !

Wouldn't you rather be surfing,

or watching surfers?

I caught this back-lit family

Saturday on 

Diamond Head Road

as they walked up the trail

from the shoreline below.

 " Once there is a distance 
between you and 
your thought process, 
a new freedom is born. 
With this freedom, 
a new perception 
arises. "
            Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

The tiny dots (click on them) are surfers below

" Turn life 

into play 

and you can 

keep 

your body 

and brain

 younger! "

                      Josh Catchur 

 Duke Kahanamoku

Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer,

Legendary Life-Saving Hero,

 Father/Ambassador

of modern surfing 

to the world.

When you surf, especially Waikiki

you surf with the Duke's spirit!

Seen above in Mural at The Wave Hotel
Linking to Monday Mural

" If one is lucky, 

a solitary fantasy 

can totally transform 

one million realities. "

                    Maya Angelou

Linking to Our World

(_)

January is cold.

The new year is 

just finding it's legs

like a newborn

giraffe.

And then there are

the bills. . .

Some people remain

celebration-unsteady

too. Watch for them.

But today is the day:

The first normal 

"Work Day"

"School Day"

after a protracted

Holiday Season.

Here is my tip

to YOU:

Just show up.

Just find your class.

Everyone there

is more disoriented

than you.

Look awake.

Make it through

the day.

It will all be easier

tomorrow.

And to those like

myself:

"They've gone now.

We can clean up,

drink a second cup,

take the camera

for a walk."

When you love

what you do

'Normal Time'

is the Best Time

of ALL!

I wish YOU

Love & 

Pleasant Musing-

           Fondly, cloudia