October Orange

A L O H A !

" I myself am made 

entirely of flaws,

stitched together with

good intentions. "

                    Augusten Burroughs

Now THAT is an October Fence!

" At first cock-crow 

the ghosts must go

Back to their 

quiet graves below. "

                        Theodosia Garrison

" If one grave in a graveyard 

looks like a target 

for petty vandals, 

that is the ghoul-gate.”

                    Neil Gaiman, 

                              The Graveyard Book

Linking to Good Fences

Here

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Thank YOU

for wandering by,

Spirit!

"Just a little scared,"

                                     cloudia

Sun Leaves, Rain Leaves, Unsettled

A L O H A !

“ True happiness is

 to enjoy the present, 

without anxious dependence 

upon the future, 

to rest satisfied 

with what we have, 

which is sufficient. "

                           Seneca.

“Make sure your worst enemy

 doesn't live between 

your own two ears.” 

               Laird Hamilton

" Some beautiful paths 

can't be discovered

 without getting lost. "

                 Erol Ozan

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Thank YOU!

                 Warmly, cloudia

Hawaii Geckos Out and In

A L O H A !

"Everything 

that I understand, 

I understand 

only because 

I love." 

                     Leo Tolstoy

Here's a Fine Fellow:

"If  on the way, 

you meet someone 

who knows, 

don't speak a word, 

and don't keep silent." 

                           Zen Proverb

Sing?

Lucky I spotted him:

" Life is full of beauty. 

Notice it. "

                Ashley Smith 

'yare' 

Quick; Agile; Lively. 

Geckos bring 

good luck into the home,

eat insects, entertain the cat.

They bring nature,

and an element of 

*S U R P I S E*

into an otherwise

static, space.

If home is our Garden,

geckos are 

our faeries.

Our home geckos are plump blondes

" The power of finding 

beauty

 in the humblest things 

makes home happy 

and life lovely. "

                            Louisa May Alcott

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Thank YOU

for your visit,

comment-

                          Warmly, Cloudia

Mural Monday Mage

A L O H A from the Streets of Honolulu

click on photo to see entire mural
“Of course there must be 
lots of Magic in the world,"
 he said wisely one day, "

      Frances Hodgson Burnett 
                              The Secret Garden 

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Linking to Mural Monday

Here

Thank You!

                       cloudia

Joining Around This Fire

A  L   O  H  A !

Click Photo to bathe in the glo

Yes,

We Are Learning.

From ancient times

this has been

The Lesson

 Three Generations

" Change

 is an easy panacea. 

It takes character 

to stay in one place 

and be happy there. "

                       Elizabeth C. Dunn

" What part of 

2,000,000 sunrises 

doesn't a pessimist 

understand? "

                            Robert Brault 

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Janus

When our ancestors gathered

around the fire

at end of day

new interactions blossomed.

By day we communicated

to hunt & cooperate,

But by the fire

new  things emerged:

sharing hopes & story-telling, 

[ 81% of the conversation* ]

The very things

that make us human

evolved as we shared,

as we stared,

as we dreamed, remembered,

traveled time and distance

in our stories.

Today

our fire is 

made of pixels

on a screen.

But together

we dream

we share

lament, & celebrate.

We make each other human.

Returning to our "Day"

to our "Work"

revived & refreshed.

Thank YOU friend

for sharing the stories!

                           Fondly, cloudia

*  LINK

Honolulu Buddhist Temple

A  L  O  H  A !

" Shingon Shu Hawaii 

915 Sheridan Street in Honolulu, Hawaii,

 is one of the most elaborate displays 

of Japanese Buddhist temple architecture in Hawaiʻi. 

It was first built in 1917-1918 by Nakagawa Katsutaro, 

a master builder of Japanese-style temples,

 then renovated in 1929 by Hego Fuchino, 

a self-taught man who was the first person 

of Japanese ancestry to become 

a licensed architect in the Islands. "

Wikipedia Link

One of my favorite buildings in our Honolulu!

Click HERE to see 

religious architecture around the world

Trade Wind Happy

A  L  O  H  A !

 When the Trade Winds blow,

 it makes everyone feel young

like this fellow enjoying 

a ride in the back 

of an open vehicle

How wonderful to work 

high on a roof with the

 Ko`olau Mountains watching

Surf is up too!

" If you can spend 

a perfectly useless afternoon 

in a perfectly useless manner, 

you have learned how to live. "

                                       Lin Yutang

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Blow away Volcanic haze!

Come freshening North East Winds

bring the scent of far off cold

and open ocean-

Clear the skies

and open our hearts

to Delight!

Bright Sun

Glinting waves

Fresh visitors.

Thank YOU

for visiting today!

Hope YOU are feeling it too-

                    Warmly, cloudia