Wild Bird Wednesday

A  L  O  H  A !

Indian Mynah

"We are nearer to Spring

Than we were in September,

I heard a bird sing

In the dark of December. "

                         Oliver Herford

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Thank You!

                            cloudia

Dispose As You Chose

A  L  O  H  A !

" I am determined to 

be cheerful and happy 

in whatever situation 

I may find myself. -

- For I have learned that 

the greater part of our misery

 or unhappiness 

is determined not 

by our circumstance

 but by our 

disposition. "

                       Martha Washington

                                      Wife of 1st US President

                                     George Washington

" Imagination is

 the one weapon 

in the war 

against reality. "

                         Jules de Gaultier 

" If someone

 throws stones at you,

 throw back 

bread. " 

                   Yiddish Proverb

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Face it

Trace it

Place it

Erace it.

Repeat as needed;

Then go have

some fun!

               Warmly, cloudia

Aloha in Waikiki

A  L  O  H  A !

" There's rosemary and rue. 

These keep

Seeming and savor 

all the winter long.

Grace and remembrance 

be to you. "

                                   Shakespeare

"To get thine ends,

 lay bashfulness aside; 

Who fears to ask,

 doth teach 

to be deny'd." 

                            Robert Herrick

"Our world is

 drowning in a sea 

of self-centeredness. 

You can make yourself 

quite unique right away 

by leaving this ocean 

of selfishness and 

choosing to be curious 

about other people. "

                                   John Bytheway

Linking to

Our World Wednesday

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Thanks Friends!

                      cloudia

Humans of Waikiki - Moments

A  L  O  H  A !

Wishing You Smooth Sailing this Week!

 “ At last

 the anchor was up,

 the sails were set,

 and off we glided. ”

                   Herman Melville

 "Reaching"

There are 

very few times in life, 

when the 

right way to do it, 

is more important than 

the present emotional state 

of the person(s) 

with you.

                  cloudia

“ Heard melodies 

are sweet,

 but those unheard, 

are sweeter ” 

                       Keats

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Thank YOU

for walking

with me-

                            cloudia

First Chinese Church of Christ in Hawai‘i

A  L  O  H  A !

" The truth 

has a million faces,

 but there is 

only one truth. "

                    Hermann Hesse

“ I never 

met a person 

that I did not 

want to like. ” 

                           Will Rogers

Lest you doubt that this IS a church, 

note the lattice-work cross 

and the one atop the pagoda.

Read About the Church

  HERE

Linking to InSPIREd Sunday

Here

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Thank You!

                         cloudia

Susceptible to Weather

A  L  O  H  A !

Click photo to enlarge


" Educating 
the mind 
without educating 
the heart 
is no education 
at all." 
                 Aristotle

Royal Hawaiian again

" Tea to the English 

is really a picnic indoors. "

                               Alice Walker

Zip Min @ ZIPPY's

Comfort Food!

Barack Obama's choice

and mine. 

1 Tempura Shrimp

Won Tons,

Fresh Ramen noodles,

Fish Cake (spirals)

Scallion

Char Sui

(red sweet pork)

Scrambled Egg

Tofu

Choy Sum greens

in a 

Savory Broth-

HEAVEN!

" When I'm stuck with a day 

that's grey and lonely

I just stick up my chin 

and grin and say oh

The sun will come out tomorrow

So you got to hang on 'til tomorrow, 

come what may!

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow

You're always a day away "

                    CHARLES STROUSE; MARTIN CHARNIN 

['^']

A weather front 

came through our islands 

from the West

bringing rain and wind

from an unaccustomed direction.

When the winds grow strong

our electricity can be spotty.

Our trees, plants and roofs

are braced for 

North East Trade Winds. 

So a few trees, roofs 
& plants

blew away

taking wires down.

But NOT a Hurricane!

Meanwhile,

it's 71F [22C]

Maybe it's the years

I spent living aboard

our boat,

or our open-air coffee shack

back on the Big Island,

but big rain & wind

make me anxious.

[How many times

have I run from

tsunami threats,

or hurricane?]

Glad my snow days

are behind me!

So how are YOU doing?

Are You susceptible 

to weather?

Keep warm in your heart.

Here is all the sun I can send.

My love is enclosed-

               fondly, cloudia

Valentine Lizard

A L O H A - Happy Valentine's Day!

" You make me understand 

how wonderful it is 

for little lizards when 

they find that 

one special rock 

that's perfect for 

sunning themselves on. "

You make me lizard-happy.

                                 Randy K. Milholland

Linking to

I Heart Macro

"As we acquire 

more knowledge, 

things do not become 

more 

comprehensible, 

but 

more mysterious." 

                                  Will Durant

Linking to

Saturday Critters

& 

Camera Critters

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Thank You

for skittering by!

             Warmly, cloudia