Colors of Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

" Nothing 

is more beautiful 

than the loveliness 

of the woods 

before sunrise. "

              George Washington Carver

" The breeze at dawn 

has secrets 

to tell you.

Don't go 

back to sleep. "

                  Rumi

" Tourists don't know 

where they've been, 

travelers don't know 

where they're going. "

                       Paul Theroux

({})

Are You:

A Tourist,

A Traveler,

Or

A Native

in this world?

Thanks for Your

Comments!

                Fondly, cloudia

Mural Whales

A L O H A !

Above Ding Kingdom*
whales cavort
inside a tall building
as we peer through the wall
on this side street
in Honolulu. . .

Linking to Mural Monday

Thank You, Friend!

                             cloudia

* Ding

Surfboard damage

May You

A  L  O  H  A !

" Like Sun, from the East, 

may you continue 

to rise, smile 

and shine. "

             Ogwo David Emenike

"I like waking up in the morning."

                                    Norman Leer, 92

( ][ )

I like waking up

to Your comment!

                  Warmly, cloudia

Rest in the Sun a Moment!

A  L  O  H  A !

" Change, 

when it comes, 

cracks everything 

open. "

                 Dorothy Allison

" Love doesn't mean 

doing extraordinary 

or heroic things.

 It means 

knowing how to 

do ordinary things 

with tenderness. "

 Jean Vanier

Thanks for visiting!

                                                     cloudia

Justice is Courtesy

A  L  O  H  A !

" Sometimes someone 

says something 

really small 

and it just fits 

into this empty place 

in your heart. "

                            Claire Danes 

" Adventure is not 

outside man; 

it is within. "

                       George Eliot

click on photo to enlarge
O Dirty December
Yet Christmas Remember.
This month keep they body 
and head from cold. 
Let thy Kitchen be thy Apothecary, 
warm clothing thy Nurse, 
merry company thy Keepers, 
and good hospitality thine Exercise.

Neve’s Almanac of 1633
[ Thanks to Friko ]

The black & white painting

is by Hawaii artist Grant Larson,

the flower arrangement

by Sisterface

< (  ) >

All over America
citizens are marching.

They are not
against the police,
but they are against
the way some police
behave.

The toughest job
needs the strongest
people, not hurt
feelings and resentment
when we ask "Why?"

Every life
is supreme.

Precious.

Time for change.

Hands Up - Don't Shoot.

Thank You

for visiting!

                 Fondly, cloudia

Mariota Embodies Aloha

This fine young man
embodies 
what Hawaii 
and Aloha 
are all about!

Sail Through Saturday

A  L  O  H  A !

 " I wish I could 

show you, 

when you are lonely 

or in darkness,

 the astonishing light 

of your own being." 

                              Hafiz of Shiraz

 Click to encompass the   W H O L E   tree

" If you

 don't see your worth, 

you'll always choose 

people who don't 

see it either. 

When your self esteem 

rises, 

your life follows. "

                              Mandy Hale.

" Incompetents invariably 

make trouble 

for people other 

than themselves. "

                    Larry McMurtry

V o y a g e

" This World is not Conclusion. 

A Species stands beyond

-Invisible, as Music-

But positive, as Sound.

                      Emily Dickinson 

([-])

Take a few moments

for Yourself,

taste the beauty-

Thank You

for sailing these seas!

                    Warmly, cloudia