Life in Blog Posts

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We measure our lives

in blog posts

of the present 

and the past;

Recollections of that 

Long ago

Black & white groove

Daddy - O.

Present

So bright and

Enthralling,

Towers rising

Hypocrisies falling; 

Strong men look tired

Democracy's calling.

Maybe India or

Timbuktu

Can get it right

As Churchill was:

"The worst form of 

Government except

for all the others."

So chin up, mothers

Your children may rise

if we should only be

so wise

to leave them simple

Air to breathe -

Don't leave.

Just go

In the other room

For a while

Till it's time to smile.

Though it's always time

For smiles

With you

And Me

Whatever else passes

Or comes to be.

Not a bad campsite

To linger a long long while;

Soaking in the present's

Juices -

Not drying out

But open sluices.

Flow river flow

Flow to the sea.

Flow river flow

O river of me

Purling past rocks

Held stagnant in locks.

Now I push boulders around.

Deep strong currents 

Meaningful circus

Glittering treats!

On our way

To the 

Sea.

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Thanks for Journeying
Together, Friends!
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Cat + Box = Blogger GOLD

A   L   O   H   A !

Cats must 

open the breakfast muffins

 box 

and only eat

 one bite 

out of each.

“Cats are 

connoisseurs 

of comfort.” 

             James Herriot

“If animals could speak,

 the dog would be 

a blundering outspoken fellow;

 but the cat 

would have the rare grace 

of never saying 

a word too much.” 

                    

                   Mark Twain

“What greater gift 

than the love 

of a cat.” 

                       Charles Dickens

Because:

“A cat 

has absolute emotional honesty: 

human beings.  .  . 

may hide their feelings, 

but a cat does not.” 

           Ernest Hemingway

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' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Shower Tree Magic Incantation

A   L   O   H   A !

The Moonlight Shower Tree

with a pink "Rainbow" variety peeking

Link

“ If you feel lost, 

disappointed,

 hesitant, or weak, 

return to yourself, 

to who you are, 

here and now -

" and when you 

get there, 

you will discover 

yourself, -

like a lotus flower 

in full bloom, 

even

in a muddy pond, 

beautiful 

and strong.” 

                     Masaru Emoto PhD 

Secret Life of Water

" I have always believed,

and I still believe, 

that whatever 

good or bad 

fortune may come 

. . .we can 

always give it 

meaning and 

transform it 

into something 

of value. "

                        Hermann Hesse 

(1877 - 1962)

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' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Knight in Smiling Armor

A   L   O   H   A !

" Anyone 

can criticize. 

It takes a true believer 

to be compassionate.

 No greater burden 

can be borne by 

an individual

 than to know 

no one 

cares 

or understands.”

                                  Arthur H. Stainback 

 "Every day 

of your life 

is a page

 of your history." 

                    Arabian Proverb

 " A moment 

of self-compassion 

can change

 your entire day. -

 - A string 

of such moments

 can change the 

course of your life.”

              Christopher Germer

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Let me be 

your knight in smiling armor:

Today I have a fun idea 

for you.

If you are a blogger,

or otherwise share

your photos on the web,

use Google Image search 

to do a search

of YOUR own blog

or name!

Remember when. . . ?

What were you thinking?!

I'll go back

to solving the world's problems

tomorrow.

Now go have Summer

F U N!

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Shadow Shot Hawaii

A   L   O   H   A !

" Out of Shadow "

View other Shadow Shots

 around the world!

Here

Have a Beautiful Day

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Golden Golden Morning

A   L   O   H   A !

 In the Midst

Stands a Golden Tree

 Let us walk there

Thee & Me

 Behold 

the Graceful Muses

 Heaven's Hound 

Enthuses

 Buddy 

I got your back!

Surely the wise

know no 

lack

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Thank You William Penn

Yo!  Howya Doin' ?

 No Pain, No Qualm,

No Victory Palm;

No Thorns, No Groan,

No Ultimate Throne;

No Bitter Gall,

 No Glory At All;

No Cross to Bear,

 Then

No Crown to Wear.

 Today's words are my own adaptation
from William Penn's quote.

" No pain, no palm; 
no thorns, no throne;
 no gall, no glory; 
no cross, no crown. "
                          William Penn 

                                         (1644 - 1718)

William Penn was 
an Englishman and
  one of the first Quakers.
Link


Once, he was
 proprietor/owner
of today's US State 
of Pennsylvania
(which means Penn's Woods).

Penn received a royal charter 
from the King of England
In 1681
to form a new colony in America. 

  He envisioned a peaceful refuge 
for all beliefs. 

Penn was known for
fair dealing with ALL
 including the
Original Inhabitants.

 He named his capitol city:
Philadelphia  "Brotherly-Love City"
Founding it on October 27, 1682

Link


The City of Brotherly Love,
[or "The Quaker City".
As it is also called]
still benefits from the 
sensible grid pattern 
of streets
that Penn laid out,
and punctuated with
capacious parks and Squares.

His urban design 
left it's mark 
on modern cities today!

Until relatively recently,
 William Penn's heroic statue
atop Philadelphia City Hall
was the tallest point in the city
by gentlemen's agreement.


Pennsylvania calls herself
a Commonwealth:
"The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

Philadelphia began as a place of 
tolerance
during an age of religious tests
and religious violence,
flourishing thereby
in Medicine, Arts, Sciences,
Commerce, and Government.

You may have heard
of something called
The Declaration of Independence,
or the US Constitution.

They were both created
by delegates in Philadelphia.

Many good things got their 
start in Philly,
and I don't just mean
cheese-steaks, soft pretzels,
and Stetson cowboy hats!

I was born there.
No. I never met
William Penn!
(impertinent!)

Next week brings
 my birthday.

Thanks for coming along
on this nostalgia trip!

           Warmly, Cloudia

By Jeffrey M. Vinocur  Wikimedia Commons

Once visible for miles,
from every direction,
this particular profile
is the one
we smirked about
as children.
You can see why!

A remarkable building:

The world's largest free standing

masonry building [no steel skeleton]

and the world's largest example

of French Renaissance style.