Hawaii Autumn

A    L    O    H    A   !

 “ The face 

is a picture of the

 mind

 with the eyes

 as its interpreter. ”

 Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Let's Bless

not judge

one another

" Your success and

 happiness

 lies in you.

 Resolve to keep

 happy, 

and your 

joy

 and you

 shall form an

 invincible host 

against difficulties. "

 
Helen Keller

 

" Whoever

 is winning 

at the moment 

will always seem 

to be 

invincible.  "

George Orwell

“ Art is the child

 of nature
 in whom we trace
 the features
 of the mothers face. ”

 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 =^..^= 

Mornings are darker,

all around our islands

in September.

The world turns

on it's axis of

seasons.

Evening comes

earlier,

soon gentle rains

will herald

island winter;

Sprinkled amidst

sparkling clear skies

and crystal

Trade Winds

that whisper

 of 

Alaska Snow

and 

global reaches

of open Sea.

Blooms do leave us,

but are replaced

by others.

Soon the coffee

on Kona's slopes

will blossom

in white

and red cherries.

You can come

and feel our 

marvelous Winter,

but to YOU

it will be

delightful Summer.

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 YOU! 

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On the Way to Hanalei

A L O H A !

" Healthy people 

live with 

their world. "

Anne Wilson Schaef

 " E Komo Mai

 Hele mei hoohiwahiwa

Noho me ka Hau'oli " 

  " Come in 

Come celebrate

  Be happy "

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Becoming Harmless

A  L  O  H  A  !

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"  Kindness

 is a language
the dumb

 can speak
 and the deaf 

can hear
 and understand. "

Christian Bovée

" Wherever

 there is a

 human being 

there is a chance

 for kindness. "

 Seneca 

“ How far you go

 in life depends

 on your being

 tender with the young, 

compassionate with the aged, 

sympathetic with the striving 

and tolerant of the weak 

and strong. 

Because someday 

in your life 

you will have been

 all 

of these. ”

 George Washington Carver

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Wunderkammer

 ("wonder-room")       

   A   L   O   H   A  !

Welcome to a

Cabinet of curiosities

 

Age Olde  ORB

of Wonder -

- Theater

of Memories

 

 

 

 

" A good mind

 is lord 

of a

 kingdom. "

 Seneca

" It is the dull one

 who is always

 sure,
 and the sure one

 who is always 

dull. "

H. L. Mencken

" Wisdom 

begins in 

wonder.  "

Socrates

 " Who can no longer

 pause to wonder

 and stand rapt

 in awe,

 is as good as 

dead; 

his eyes are

 closed.  "

Albert Einstein

 " Once we believe

 in ourselves, 

we can risk curiosity,

 wonder,

 spontaneous delight,

 or any experience 

that reveals

 the human spirit. "

  e. e. cummings

 

 

 

 

 

" From wonder

 into wonder

 existence

 opens.  "

Lao Tzu

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 to my day:

 YOU!

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Instant Joy

Night Angel Moon

A   L   O   H   A  !

 Setting Sun

sets the stage

 for magic

 Balinese Angel watched

as the moon visited

with some red beacons

atop a building

across the way.

 With simple equipment, 

the moment was captured.

 As usual,

 I snapped several shots,

discarded most. 

 But this one shows 

an 'Orb' -

Some people consider

these to be Angels.

 Here the same orb,

enhanced using Picasa.

 Note the stars.

"Beautiful Something,

Unexplained"

" Whole areas of
knowledge
and information
 have been defined
into nonexistence
 because the system
 cannot know, 

understand,
 control, 

or measure

 them. "

Anne Wilson Schaef

Morning reveals new glories

" The cause

 is hidden;

 the effect

 is visible 

to all. "

Ovid

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Pure Breeds & Poi Dogs

A   L   O   H   A  !     MEOW!

  "  Prose books

 are the show dogs 

I breed and sell 

to support

 my cat. "

 
Robert Graves

 P I X I E

" I'm a mixed breed 

and hope to live longer

 because of it. "

 
Charisma Carpenter

 

" Half of our mistakes in life

 arises from feeling
 where we ought to

 think,
and thinking 

where we ought to 

feel. "

John Churton Collins

Pixie Yawn Captured

“ All the world
is made of faith,
and trust,
 and pixie dust. ”

 J.M. Barrie,

Peter Pan

Our adopted kitty, Pixie

is doing well with us.

A "Peaceful gal

 seeking a tranquil home"

she needed to recuperate

from her bad-fit home,

and period of disruption.

Pretty quickly,

I realized that she was

 different

from every other cat

who has owned me.

I have always thought 

of  animal breeds

as an archaic reminder

of an antique time,

and pure breeds

as hobbyist snobbery.

When would I ever

need a terrier

to go down a hole

after rats?

But I began to think

that the unique characteristics

of my obviously "mixed" friend

might be hinting at something.

Who is under 

that splendid tuxedo

stained with cinnamon?

I was going to do a Google search

of the weird things about Pixie

on cat sites,

but a voice in my head

whispered:

"Burmese."

BINGO!

I am now hooked on the idea

that many characteristics I like

in an animal companion

are Burmese characteristics.

Here are some of my observations

followed by Burmese characteristics:

My cats have been long and lanky,

like a gymnast.

Pixie is compact and surprisingly

muscled and heavy:

Her coat is not soft

but dog-like.

When she Sphynx-sits

her front legs look

super long!

(I call her 'Long Shanks')

I began to suspect that she was part dog!

Burmese cats are described as:

' heavier than they look'

  'very muscular'

'solidly built'

 'well developed legs

 longer in the front.'

 ' little military tanks

draped in glossy satin'

' not large cats'

'bricks wrapped up in silk'

' possessing a number of 

dog-like characteristics,

with personalities 

almost similar to a dog, 

like to follow their owners.'

The coat is described as

short and close to the body. 

with a lustrous satin-like feel,

 and a very distinctive

 glossy look.

 Taking Pixie for her 

intro Vet visit

was MUCH less of an ordeal

than with any other cat

I've known.

She was calm in the car

 Burmese are unusually

 comfortable

 traveling in cars.

Pixie pretty quickly 

laid on my chest

and gave me 

sweet kisses:

 ' Burmese enjoy cuddling up

 in bed on top of their

 favourite person.'

'extremely affectionate'

' love to snuggle

 and cuddle with their

 favorite people.'

Pixie loves running water, 

almost shoving me

 out of the way

 to drink from the tap!

 'Many Burmese cats tolerate 

and some really love water. 

Some join their humans

 in the shower.'

 Pixie has a sweet voice

and uses it!

 Many Burmese converse

 with their humans

 with sweet soft little voices 

" A friendly and outgoing little cat"

'Burmese are an extremely

 people-oriented breed'

' enjoy having conversations 

with familiar people'

' a highly intelligent, 

thoughtful breed.'

 Pixie is starting to play

as she settles in,

she is very playful,

attentive,

and obviously

unusually intelligent.

she enjoys supervising

our activities.

'Females tend

 to have a take-charge

 personality.'

' delightful personalities.

  'described as dog-like'

 'friendly, kind, gentle

 and outgoing.'

 I'm hooked!

The name “Burmese”

 means 'fortunate, beautiful, 

and splendid'

 in the Thai language.

Also known as

 the Rajah cat.

She's royalty alright!

Oh, here in Hawaii,

a 'Poi Dog'

has come to mean

any mixed breed.

But in ancient Hawaii

these were a specific

kind of dog

with certain jobs

in that culture.

Dog lovers may not

want to follow the link:

Poi Dog 

So lets just head over to

'Comments'

shall we?

That's where the 

Good Stuff is!

Thank You

for visiting.

                           Warmly, cloudia