Staying Berthed

ALOHA!

Click on the photos

"Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song,

and all about you will be beauty.

There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail."

Robert Motherwell

"A morning-glory at my window

satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books."

Walt Whitman

"There is an eagle in me that wants to soar,

and there is a hippopotamus in me

that wants to wallow in the mud."
Carl Sandburg

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Never forget

(I remind myself)

what a blessing it is

to walk on the beach

at the end of a busy day.

It is especially sweet today

because we passed our annual

harbor inspection and "buoy run."

The reliable ancient

Detroit Diesel

thrummed us past the rows of boats

and out of the harbor

by Magic Island.

Sky was perfect,

kitty stood her ground

and watched from her place on the deck,

not hidden under a bunk below

as she was for many years.

She and I

have both flung ourselves

in love to the breezes;

bracing our paws

we look unflinchingly

into a salty spray.

Damn the bureaucrats;

Full Speed Ahead!

So we have the right to reside here

on the water

for another year.

To walk on the beach

to rock with the tide.

Summer?

Bring it

ON!

ALOHA, cloudia

Clark Little

ALOHA!

Click on the "Clark."

Another Masterpiece by Hawaii surf photographer, Clark Little.
His site HERE


"You cannot step twice
in the same river."

Heraclitus

"My future starts when I wake up every morning...
Every day I find something creative to do with my life."

Miles Davis

"A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought."

Dorothy L. Sayers

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On Saturday,
I went to the Honolulu Books & Music Fest.

Clark Little, the surf photographer, whose work I've posted many times with credit,
had a booth, so I went over to check him out.

Never having seen Clark,
I assumed the guy who looked like he just walked off the beach was the artiste.
The professional-looking camera he was holding
sealed the deal: it was definitely him.

"Aloha, Clark.
I'm a blogger, and I've posted your amazing shots
a number of times WITH credit.
People enjoy and comment on them.
Is that cool with you?"

"Oh yeah, sure.
And thanks!"

So there you have it:
share the things you love
but always be careful
to assign rightful "props"
and links
to those
(like you and me)
who share their creations
with the world.


Aloha! cloudia

Loyalties

ALOHA!

Click on the pics - if you wish!

"Our national flower
is the concrete cloverleaf."

Lewis Mumford

"All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle
and plant a flower
wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind. "

Lincoln

"Happiness held is the seed;
Happiness shared is the flower."

John Harrington

"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant
as gold to the goldsmiths."

Elizabeth I

"The fact that I can plant a seed
and it becomes a flower,
share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's,
smile at someone and receive a smile in return,
are to me continual spiritual exercises."
Leo Buscaglia


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It seems to me
that our most enduring loyalties
are to those
who have treated us
with kindness. . .


Like YOU!


Thanks, cloudia

Aloha Fridaze"

Oh Yeah! Staring-into-Space Season is Well UnderwaY


care to click the pics?

Few things in this life are as pleasant
as an afternoon walk. . .


"Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm." Disraeli

Jewels are strewn about
for those with eyes to see them.



"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." Henri Bergson

Green and dappled triumphal arches of shade. . .
perhaps some of the magic remains
in these groves. .

"Happiness is not a destination.
It is a method of life."

Burton Hills

Fit for a fairy princess to dance around.

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance,
the wise grows it under his feet."

- James Oppenheim

"The poor are where God lives."

Bono



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Waste of time?

According to the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
chronically anxious people
(read: 'all modern people')
may see a significant increase
in their risk of heart disease.

That's in the 'DuH!' category,
eh?

But remember:
walking and wasting time
is an investment
in your most important wealth:
your health.

What can I say?
I care about you-

NoW go waste time!

cloudia

Thank You, Bird

Aloha, Seeker of Wise Pleasures!




Click on the images to drink their inner truths

"The day is coming when a single carrot,
freshly observed, will set off a revolution."


Paul Cezanne



the dear jacaranda!



"We live in a rainbow of chaos."

Paul Cezanne

Thanks, bird, for missing my camera.



"Faith is the bird that feels the light
when the dawn is still dark."

Rabindranath Tagore

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Do you still dream of flying?
Do you still consider strapping on some wings,
or a cape,
and running full speed
down the leaf-covered hill?




Are the birds your friends
whisperings secrets
of love
just to you?




Does your heart soar
and plunge
while whily wind
whoops
promising freedom
and speed?




To swim, to fly, to dance;
casting your fancy to capricious Gyre's chance.
Something it is - called the essential
"You"
that longs
not to leave this earth
but to kiss it from the
Blue. cloudia

Detroit of the Pacific

Aloha!

Click on the photos, eh?

Oh oh!
He's about to
BARK!

"I allow no one to touch me."
Paul Cezanne

"Don't find fault, find a remedy."

Henry Ford

"Anyone who stops learning is old,
whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. "

Henry Ford

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A Korean company has decided to build electric cars
right here on Oahu!

How will I EVER tell Walking Man?!

Friday, May 7, 2010, 10:22am HAST | Modified: Friday, May 7, 2010, 10:25am

CT&T's Hawaii manufacturing plant

could generate 400 jobs

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

A South Korean carmaker plans to build a $200 million all-electric car assembly plant at an as-yet-undisclosed location in Hawaii in a move that could generate up to 400 jobs.

Seoul-based CT&T, an international electric car manufacturer, has signed a deal with the state to build a three-acre plant and educational center on Oahu.

The manufacturing facility, estimated to cost up to $50 million, will be able to build 10,000 cars annually. The manufacturer is considering four sites on the island and expects construction to begin within 18 to 24 months.

In the meantime, the company will start to import a fleet of electric vehicles fully assembled for sale. “In addition to the jobs we’ll provide, there may be as many as 1,000 jobs from the ripple effect of our factory being built here,” said Joe White, chief operating officer of CT&T USA. “The state is poised for the type of vehicles we produce.”

Hawaii’s lower speed limits fit perfectly with CT&T’s cars, he said.

Its two-seat C-Zone model sells for between $8,000 and $13,000, while the E-Zone model costs between $12,000 and $20,000.

The agreement is in line with the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, which aims to have 70 percent of the state’s energy generated from clean sources by 2030. Established in 2002, CT&T manufactures electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles.

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Cloud Wandering

Aloha, Dear Friend!

Click on the canine and his friends

"I am always doing that which I can not do,

in order that I may learn how to do it."

Picasso

"True wisdom

is knowing what to

overlook."

William James

"How could I forget that day?

There was a light-blue morning wind blowing

and thistledown flying loose

along the tops of clouds

and larks going up and down,

up and down,

in the shining lift of the sky."

Janet Frame

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That last quote excited me.

Spring is a revelation

every time!

Even here in Waikiki

there is a sweet gentleness

in the breezes that blow.

It's easy for minds to wander

like the cloud galleons

sailing across

the mind's eye.

And somehow, the mind's wanderings

will take us where we need to be. . .

Thanks for YOUR visit, cloudia