Wild Bird Wednesday

Great Blue Heron

"Grey in morning mists--against a sun

Not quite risen--against a golden eye half-closed,

Grey on blue, the omen-bird, a heron"

                    Mary Oliver

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Kaka`ako Waterfront Park, Oahu

Soul Expanding - Tiny House

A  L  O  H  A !

My soul is expanding

into all this new space.

Hawaiian Islands,

all in all,

are small in small.

Wheels in wheels,

micro-climates of

Weather and

Society.

Surrounded by ocean

thoughts loom large;

The island visitor

appreciates it all against

the weight of snow.

But endless days of

familiar sights and ways

can begin to feel

like living in a maze.

I think my mental health

has taken a big leap

with this move.

Which is not to knock

Hawaii in ANY way.

It is the nature of islands

to be surrounded by 

water, In this case

miles and miles

of it.

The world has opened.

It's bigger than I 

remembered.

Hawaii homes

are small homes.

To spread into this space

after boat living,

shack living,

Waikiki apartment

living-

There are no words

for my awe at

a driveway,

and rooms!

No wonder that
I'm amused by
the Tiny House trend;
You might say I've
lived it my friend!

So before you move

into your crackerjack palace

with your one pair of shoes

and kitchen a foot away

from the loo,

Realize one thing:

goldfish grow to

fit the container

they inhabit.

I'm getting big!

LOOK:

I'm a whopper!

Let's drive 50 miles

as obsessed holiday

shoppers!

I may have left

part of my heart

in Hawaii,

but I'm finding parts

I had all but forgotten.

Here's to HEALTH!

To You & Me

and Those That We Love.

Replacing thoughts of worry

with joy in the bounties

from above.

Love You, Man

                 Fondly, cloudia

Hawaii Photo of the Day

The Watcher

A  L  O  H  A !

Ducks Drinking on a Rainy Morn

"Simple doesn't mean stupid. 
Thinking that it does, 
does." 

                   Paul Krugman

"By learning to discover 

and value our ordinariness, 

we nurture a friendliness 

toward ourselves and 

the world that is 

the essence of

 a healthy soul." 

Thomas Moore

"Still feels like 

we're being watched."

                    "Oh you're crazy!"

" Our task must be to free ourselves... 
by widening our circle of compassion 
to embrace all living creatures 
and the whole of nature 
and its beauty. "
                     Albert Einstein




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                                    cloudia

Of Two Climate Worlds

A  L  O  H  A !

"The most valuable possession 

you can own is 

an open heart. 

The most powerful weapon 

you can be is 

an instrument of peace." 

                          Carlos Santana 

[Beloved Bay Area Son]

 "I will not waste my life 

in friction when it 

could be turned 

into momentum."

                    Frances Willard

"The only interesting answers 

are those which 

destroy the questions."

                     Susan Sontag

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Thank YOU

for Visiting!

           Fondly, cloudia

Hawaii Pic of the Day:

Your Choice

A  L  O  H  A  !

“He looked like a 

vulture dissatisfied with 

its breakfast corpse.” 

             P.G. Wodehouse

"The beggar man and the mighty king

Are only different in name

For they are treated just the same by Fate.

Today a smile and tomorrow a tear

We're never sure what's in store

So learn your lesson before it is too late.

So be like I

Hold your head up high

Till you find the bluebird of happiness."

"You will find

Greater peace of mind

Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness.

And when she sings to you

Though you're deep in blue

You will see a ray of light creep through."

"And so, remember this

Life is no abyss

Somewhere there's a 

bluebird of happiness."

 Blue Bird of Happiness 

 by Edward Heyman, Sandor Harmati, 

Harry Parr-Davies 

 [first recorded 1934]


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Saturday's Critters


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                               cloudia