Sunday Shots: Waikiki

A    L    O    H    A   !

"Rows and flows of angel hair

and ice cream castles in the air"

Joni Mitchell

" You can become a winner

 only if you are willing 

to walk over the edge. "

Damon Runyon

" Let no one 

ever come to you

without leaving better

and happier. "

Mother Teresa

 " The least of things 

with a meaning 

is worth more in life 

than the greatest of things

 without it. "

Carl Jung"

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Today

is for

YOU-

-Enjoy it !

Thank You for visiting

                           Warmly, cloudia

Good Night Hawaii

Clouds Talk

A A  L  O  H  A  !

This cloud is dark

and reclines voluptuously.

Reminds me of

Marc Chagall's

Nude Over Vitebsk

1933

 This bright cloud 

 is an anvil-head. 

 LOVE that flowing cravat !  

Together

They Share

the Same

S  K  Y  

And God Bless

The Ladies 

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Thank YOU

What are the clouds

telling You today?

                     Warmly, cloudia

Manoa Valley

A L O H A !

Before we moved into the harbor

 (and lived there almost 20 years)

We lived in Manoa - the Valley of Rainbows-

Home to legends, Ali`i (Chiefs) & Royalty,

site of Hawaii's first sugar growing scheme.

Oh, and also the home

 of University of Hawaii @ Manoa,

the flagship campus of the State University;

That dome on the right
 is where sports occur.

I also received my degree inside.

Yesterday, I had to ride my scooter 

up into the valley to pick something up.

It was like a journey

into an earlier time

in my life.

Manoa is a nostalgic place
for many locals
reminding them of
college years.


The President's parents
met at UH.


As a youngster,
Barack lived in the valley
too.

There are some Mansions in the valley, 

but you still see these pretty, older

wood-frame, single-wall,

working class

hale (houses.)

Sweet, yeah? 
(The house the president lived in
is rather humble.)

View over Manoa shopping center-

The valley walls
 are always part of the view plane.

Back in the day, it was common

to see kimono 

in the streets of Honolulu.

( Note the Tabi socks
and Geta! )

Early 20th Century Honolulu

A Meibutsu Store

 Courtesy: Hawaii State Archive

" Japan's tradition of meibutsu, 

or famous regional products, is unique

 and unparalleled anywhere else in the world. "

Knowledge@Wharton

My charming co-shopper

told me she just came from

a tea ceremony.

I asked for permission

to take this shot;

She smiled 

and thanked me.

( Note the 'Oriental Snacks'

store aisle sign :-)

Click on this panorama!

Early flight over Manoa Valley

Courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines 

( Incorporated on January 30, 1929 

as  Inter-Island Airways Ltd. )


Look at this early aerial shot,


then back at Manoa today.




Is there a place


that takes YOU


back in time?


Please tell us in comments!


Thank YOU for visiting-


              Warmly, cloudia

Below
 is a short video of a Manoa rainbow
shot from the back of the valley.
You can see Waikiki and 
Diamond Head.

This one shows the lush foliage of the Manoa:



Here's a 'tour' of the valley

Hawaii Youth Rising

Ties-Downs and Trampolines

A L O H A !

" Do not trouble yourself much
 to get new things,
 whether clothes or friends.... 
Sell your clothes
 and keep your thoughts.  "


Henry David Thoreau

" Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, 
Smiles awake you when you rise. 
Sleep, pretty wantons, 
do not cry, 
 And I will sing a lullaby.”


 Thomas Dekker 

" And even if you were in some

 prison,

 the walls of which let none of the sounds

 of the world come to your senses - 

would you not then still have

 your childhood, 

that precious, kingly possession,

 that treasure-house 

of memories? "

  Rainer Maria Rilke

" Everything has been figured out, 
except how to live. "

" Evil is . . . the ability of humans
 to make abstract
 that which is concrete. "

Jean-Paul Sartre






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Life becomes SO much easier,

SO much more

pleasant

when you LIKE

Other People.

Yes,

there are homeless People,

and Families

who are on the street

through fate, bad luck,

bad breaks.

But for the most part,

homeless people
 have an inability
to get along with
Others.

Maybe they've been hurt,

strategically, deeply hurt.

Too many of us have been.

But what is different?

Why are we NOT

homeless and alone?

Perhaps it is as simple

as reaching out to another,

or allowing them

to reach us.

Once my world

was a harsh place,

people were annoying,

obstructive,

disappointing.

And life was exhausting.

But now, by some Grace,

I am among good people

every day.


Human nature
has not changed.

No;

The world has not changed

but my world certainly has.

A social worker I knew
told me the story
of his homeless time.


One day as he begged,
a woman walking by
stopped,
looked at him,
and said:
"You're a mess."


At that moment,
he realized
that he WAS
a mess.


He made the choice
to change it.


How is your world different
than it used to be?


Please join us in comments
(often the best part of this blog!)


Thank You
                         Warmly, cloudia

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ALOHA, Goodbye. . .