Is Your Moon Lazy?

A  L  O  H  A !

Evening brings love,

Night brings rest

 ‘De Halve Maan’ (The Half Moon) Brewery, Bruges since 1856 

It also welcomes the Moon

 in every guise

Courtesy: Bustle and Sew Blog

 HERE

Asian People see the Moon Rabbit

pounding the elixir of immortality

from the  lunar cassia tree

Here the shy  crescent in my shot.

 " Moon! Moon!

 I am prone before you.

 Pity me, 

and drench me in

 loneliness. "

Amy Lowell

This smashing shot of the brewery building  (top pic)

 courtesy of my friend Filip  

HERE

Artist Evelyn De Morgan

created this image that draws

on other historic views

of the Lunar Crescent.

You may view & purchase her work

HERE

“In the crook of the crescent moon 

sits the Holy Lady,

 with strong muscles and a merciful heart.

 She kicks her splendid legs 

like the moon is her swing 

and the sky, her front porch.” 

 Rebecca Wells

Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood

So Why is the moon 

that I'm shooting

 laying back,

while the classic crescent moon 

depicted in Europe

is vertical?

Our blog friend, Reader Wil

Here

explains that

the closer you get

to the equator

the more horizontal

the moon reposes.

Who Knew? !

I must have noticed this

when I moved to Hawaii

a quarter century ago

but never realized this fact

until now!

How often, 

I wonder,

do

things and people

we see every day

carry wonders

that

we never notice?

Share YOUr opinion 

in comments

&

Thanks for visiting!

                         Warmly, cloudia

Watching You

A L O H A !

click on the copter

Feel like you are being watched?

People-watching

is what we do.

IS that person safe

or a danger?

Friend or foe?

What do people see

when the look at

You?

If you want more warmth 

in your world-

here's a liberating idea:

 

You can make

as much warmth as you

want.

And in the end

the love you take

is equal to

the love you

make!

                      Warmly, cloudia

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"

    >< } } ( ° >

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 

  >< } } ( ° >

       ><}}(°>

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