SkyWatch Eye Day

A  L  O  H  A   from Honolulu!

" Let's not  forget 

that small emotions

 are the great captains

of our lives. "

                   van Gough

Linking to 

SkyWatch Friday

Thank You

for Sharing

the Moment,

                                     cloudia

New Year Fantasy

Post by Consulate General of China in San Francisco.

Fit To Live

A  L  O  H  A !

Metal Birds of Paradise Adorn this Fence

" The Creator made humans 

able to walk and talk,

 to see and hear. . . 

to do everything. 

But 

the Creator wasn't satisfied. 

" Finally the Creator 

made humans laugh, 

and when they laughed

 and laughed, 

the Creator said,

 "Now 

you are fit to live."

                            Traditional Apache Story

Linking to Tex's

Good Fences

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This is not

Your real life-

here with me,

with us.

Don't get me wrong,

I understand,

you only visit me

for a good time,

to get away from

the COLD shoulder

at home.

I'm content

just to be

Your little Hawaiian

Girl, good for a whirl,

before you put your

boots, and hat 

and gloves

back on.

That's OK,

So I'm gonna

Give It To You,

baby,

just what you need;

I KNOW

what You Like -

Click Photo for FULL TREATMENT!

Aloha  LOL

                              cloudia

Gong Xi Fa Cai Wish For You

HAPPY  NEW  YEAR!     
            Xin Nian Kuai Le!    San Nin Faai Lok!

May your Kindness,

Courage & Generosity

return to You

many times over

this year!

           Fondly, cloudia

A Secret Obsession

A  L  O  H  A ! 
                                 [WARNING: Material of Aviation Nature]

" The natural function of the wing

 is to soar upwards 

and carry that which is heavy 

up to the place where 

dwells the race of gods. 

More than any other thing 

that pertains to the body 

it partakes of the

 nature of the divine."

                                   Plato

" There is no sport equal 
to that which aviators enjoy 
while being carried through the air 
on great white wings. "
Wilbur Wright, 1905

"No one can realize 

how substantial the air is, 

until he feels its

supporting power 

beneath him. 

It inspires 

confidence at once. "

                           Otto Lilienthal

" We returned home, 
after these experiments, 
with the conviction that
sailing flight was not 
the exclusive prerogative 
of birds. "
                   Otto Lilienthal, 1874

" Can the magic 

of flight 

ever be carried 

by words? 

I think not.

                       Michael Parfit, 

                              Smithsonian magazine, 

                           May 2000

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Walking in Waikiki

I spotted a 

Japanese woman,

a visitor

(we can tell)

 blonde Mohawk

sprouting from 

her shaved head.

She wore.

denim shorts,

and a studded 

leather collar.

In contrast

to the beach-clad

throng.

If she had been "young"

I would have smiled

and reminisced,

but she looked 

at least forty,

So I wanted

to talk to her.

Suddenly, a fighter jet

thundered low overhead.

She turned to watch it

(I was behind)

and said "Cool!"

"Yeah it is" 

I agreed.

We shared a smile,

so we had our 

moment after all;

Two overgrown

adolescents

in love

with cool stuff

that goes

F A S T !

We now return you

to our normal

sedate

fare.

Thank You!

                        'Cool' Cloudia

Wild Bird Wednesday

A  L  O  H  A !

Indian Mynah

"We are nearer to Spring

Than we were in September,

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December. "

                         Oliver Herford

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Thank You!

                            cloudia

Dispose As You Chose

A  L  O  H  A !

" I am determined to 

be cheerful and happy 

in whatever situation 

I may find myself. -

- For I have learned that 

the greater part of our misery

 or unhappiness 

is determined not 

by our circumstance

 but by our 

disposition. "

                       Martha Washington

                                      Wife of 1st US President

                                     George Washington

" Imagination is

 the one weapon 

in the war 

against reality. "

                         Jules de Gaultier 

" If someone

 throws stones at you,

 throw back 

bread. " 

                   Yiddish Proverb

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Face it

Trace it

Place it

Erace it.

Repeat as needed;

Then go have

some fun!

               Warmly, cloudia