Where Santa is Now

ALOHA  from  WA I K I K I 

" I am not young 

but I feel young. .  .  

J'aime la vie! 

I feel that 

to live is 

a wonderful thing. "

                     Coco Chanel 

Thought You'd Want

to Know!

fondly, 

                            cloudia

A Going On

A  L  O  H  A !

 Sun Rising Behind Diamond Head

" We shall not cease 

from exploration,

 and the end of all 

our exploring 

will be to arrive 

where we started 

and know the place 

for the first time. "

                                T. S. Eliot

 When life gives you

 a hundred reasons 

to cry, 

show life that 

you have a 

thousand reasons 

to smile.

That mountain is Diamond Head 

from the side.

It is a view, a photo

 in Waikiki,

but a presence 

here in the neighborhoods.

I like it.

" Year's end 

is neither an end 

nor a beginning 

but a going on, 

with all 

the wisdom that 

experience can instill 

in us. "

                       Hal Borland

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I want to thank

You

for a great year

of fellowship,

of Aloha!

                 Sincerely, cloudia

First Snow Bird

A L O H A !

Kolea 

is the Hawaiian name for 

the Pacific Golden Plover.

From Alaska to Hawaii 

non-stop, 3000 miles

of open ocean. . . .

Winter spent eating in Hawaii 

then back to Alaska. . . 

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Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Happy New Year!

                             cloudia

Dwindling Days

A  L  O  H  A !

Click the Canine

" A bad attitude 
       
is merely a reflection 

of how you feel 

about yourself . "
               David Roppo

" Time you enjoy wasting, 

was not wasted." 

                  John Lennon

" Disconnecting from change

does not recapture the past.

It loses the future. "

                         Kathleen Norris

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Thank YOU

for sharing

the year's

last embers-

                    <3 cloudia="">

The Dog is a Gentleman

A L O H A !

"  The dog 

is a gentleman;

 I hope to go to 

his heaven, 

not man's. "

                   Mark Twain

" Think like a wise man 

but communicate 

in the language of 

the people."  

                   William Butler Yeats

[  This photo was intended to show
the giant cement 'root ball' of a streetlight
soon to be 'planted.' It's the cement block
up to her shoulder. The woman
was shielding her face from the sun
when she walked into my shot.
I know it looks like she is avoiding
the photo. . . but now you know
the story :) ]

" I don't believe in regrets; 

I believe 

your future is 

in your tomorrows. "


                       John Travolta


[ um. . . OK John ]


V
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Thank You

for sharing 

Yourself!

               Love, cloudia

Monday Mural Oahu

A L O H A !

Lobby Mural  
Castle Hospital, Oahu

by Bob Flint, 1997

I like the multi-generational, 
multi-ethnic/cultural mix of folks
in this mural. The local
Ko`olau Mountains are 
a familiar backdrop.
This image says a lot about our
 family-centered lifestyle
on this "country" side of
the island.

It says:
"Aloha. We local too.
No worry, eh?"

Linking to Monday Murals



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Thank You!
                    cloudia

Fulcrum of the YEAR

A L O H A !

" Faith is not 

the clinging to 

a shrine 

but an endless 

pilgrimage 

of the heart. "

           Abraham Joshua Heschel

" Resolve to 

keep happy,

 and your joy 

and you 

shall form an

 invincible host

 against difficulties.” 

                   Helen Keller

" Rehashing the past 

wouldn't change anything. 

Time to move forward."

                            Zena Wynn

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This is the week

between.

One year is having

it's victory lap,

parade of 

events & personalities;

All complete

but the paperwork.

Another year is 

promised,

untainted as of yet,

everything 

is hoped for,

and not one 

first regret.

Perfect parabola

gravity gone away.

Fill it as you will it

never goes away.

Thank YOU

for looking in-

             Fondly, cloudia