Glass Bottom Boat on my Heart

A    L    O    H    A   !

" Everything beckons to us 

to perceive it,
murmurs 

at every turn 

‘ Remember me! ’
A day we passed,

 too busy to receive it,
will yet unlock us 

all its treasury. "

Rilke

" Use the occasion,

 for it passes 

swiftly. "

Ovid

 " Ancient lovers believed
a kiss
would literally unite
 their souls,
 because the spirit
was said
to be carried
in one's breath. "

Eve Glicksman

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Thank YOU my far-flyers
for coming so far

to rest in 

Waikiki sand
for a while

to share,
to smile,
together

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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.

Your kind visit adds an irreplaceable element to my day:

 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

mmmmmm=^..^= m<>[}:{]<> m <(-'.'-)>mmm

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 adds an irreplaceable element

 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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