At the Pet Shop

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

Each fairy breath of summer, 

as it blows with loveliness, 

inspires the blushing rose. 

Author Unknown

Displaying her beribboned tail

First known use of 'beribboned'

1853

" If human beings 

had genuine courage, 

they'd wear their costumes

 every day of the year, 

not just on Halloween. "

                            Douglas Coupland

Her tail is hanging, kitty ears perked;

This is how I first saw

"Kitten Girl"

at the pet shop. . . 

I nominate her to-

Saturday's Critters

Meow!

                   Fondly, cloudia

DON'T  Tell  Pixie!

Puddle Palms

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" When I look back on it now, 

of course the answer is, 

you want to do the 

weird thing. "

                         David Letterman

Linking to

Weekend Reflections

Thank You!

                  Warmly, cloudia

Hawaii Flowers

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

Click on Torch Ginger to Ignite

" Be a good listener. 

Your ears will never

 get you in trouble. "

                                     Frank Tyger

Sweet Orchids

" Listening to 

both sides of a story 

will convince you

 that  there is more

 to a story than

 both sides. "

                              Frank Tyger

Mysteries Per Square Inch

Linking to

Floral Friday

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Thank You!

              Fondly, cloudia

Sky Watch Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

 Dawn Moon

 Morning Rainbow 

 Afternoon  Heat

 Sunset  Setup

Banners of Blood - 

Day  is  Dead

Overture  to  Dreams

Linking to

Sky Watch

Thank You

for Soaring!

                            Warmly, cloudia

Both Sides Age Gauge

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

" Youth is not a time of life;

 it is a state of mind. . . 

- it is a matter of the will, 

quality of the imagination, 

a vigor of the emotions; 

it is the freshness of 

the deep springs of life. "

                         Samuel Ullman

Morning Palm through fence,

framed by surfboards

" With age 
come the inner,
 the higher life. 
Who would be 
forever young, to 
dwell always in 
externals? "

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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for Sharing!
                  Love, Cloudia

Linking to
Good Fences

Downtown Honolulu Signs

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'Happy Buddha's Birthday' reads the sign

" Beauty is 

whatever gives

 joy. "

                     Hugh Nibley

'OOSTERDAM"  That's a sign, right?

“ If you do 

good things for people, 

it will never stop

 making you feel 

good about yourself.” 

                         David Letterman

Click for Bigger Look

Hawaii State Seal

'The Life of the Land 

is Perpetuated in Right 

[Pono]'

" Suits Me to a 'T' "

" God's extraordinary work 

is most often done 

by ordinary people 

in the seeming obscurity 

of a home and family. "

                      Neal A. Maxwell

Linking to

Signs Signs

When I see YOU

It's ALWAYS

a Good Sign!

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Bird Heard

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Crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata). 
"Brazilian Cardinal"

This South American was 
introduced to Hawaii 
circa 1930 

" I owe my success to
 having listened respectfully
 to the very best advice, 
and then going away 
and doing the 
exact opposite. "
                            G. K. Chesterton 

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

" I found that 
vulnerability is
the glue that holds
relationships together.
It's the magic sauce. "
Brene Brown 

" Challenges are 

what make life interesting

 and overcoming them

 is what makes 

life meaningful. "

                    Joshua J. Marine

=^..^=

Thank You!

Warmly, cloudia