Waikiki Bird Wednesday

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

" Without deviation 

from the norm, 

progress 

is not possible. "

                        Frank Zappa 

Yellow-fronted Canary: 

Introduced Hawaiian Islands 

1960's

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

“The most

 important thing

 to do in your life 

is to not 

interfere with 

somebody else's life.” 

                       Frank Zappa

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Thank You!

               Warmly, cloudia

Honolulu Blossom Season

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

 Jacaranda

" Each day, in itself, 
brings with it 
an eternity. "
Paulo Coelho

Tree and it's Shadow Discuss

" The goal of life

 is living in 

agreement with

 nature. "

                    Zeno

" The past

 cannot be changed. 

The future is 

yet in your power. "

                        Mary Pickford

" Write down the 

thoughts of the moment. 

Those that come

 unsought for

 are commonly

the most valuable. "

                           Francis Bacon

Linking to
Wednesday Around the World
&
Nature Notes

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Leave Your 

Comment-of-the-Moment

Thanks!

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Honolulu Walk Around

A  L  O  H  A   to   YOU!

" People seem 

not to see that 

their opinion of 

the world -

is also a 

confession 

of character. "

                Ralph Waldo Emerson

E lei kau, e lei ho'oilo i ke aloha
" Love is worn like a lei
 through the summers 
and the winters."
                   Hawaiian proverb
[ Love is everlasting]

" There comes a 

point in life 

when you realize 

everything you know 

about yourself, 

it's all just conditioning. 

It's the rare man 

who truly knows

 who he is. "

                       Brian Buckner

Linking to

Our World Tuesday

.;,

Thank You!

                 warmly, cloudia

Uniform

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

“Agatha loved military men. 
Actually, she loved men in uniform.
And my bowling league outfit
used to drive her wild with desire.” 
 Jarod Kintz

" I see the world become so uniform. 
Everybody has to be the same. 
I like people who are different. "
Eric Cantona

I think when you're winning, 
your uniforms are cool.
Shaun Alexander

" Costumes and 

scenery alone

 will not attract

 audiences. "

                      Anna Held

" Costumes are the 

first impression that you have 

of the character

 before they open their mouth-

it really does establish 

who they are. "

                Colleen Atwood

Hawaiian Royal  Society LINK

" If human beings had 

genuine courage, 

they'd wear their costumes 

every day of the year, 

not just on Halloween. "

                    Douglas Coupland

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Thank You!

          fondly, cloudia

MacroZappa

A  L  O  H  A   from Honolulu!

Click on Lizard!

“Anyone who is disturbed 
by the idea of newts 
in a nightclub is 
potentially dangerous.” 

 Frank Zappa

Linking to

MacroMonday2

&

I Heart Macro

Thanks!

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Doing It Together

A  L  O  H  A   from   Honolulu!

" Live 

in terms of 

your strong points. 

Magnify them. 

Let your weaknesses 

shrivel up and die 

from lack of nourishment. "

                              W. Elliott

" Those who wish 

to appear wise 

among fools, 

among the wise 

seem foolish."  

                      Quintilian

" He who 

fears something 

gives it power 

over him. "

                       Moorish proverb

{&}

I don't claim to be a 

"Real Photographer"

like many of you are.

Digital technology has 

given me tools

to capture, alter, 

and share

the things that I see.

My life is

 a perpetual photo hunt-

to my own great benefit

& enjoyment.

Most wonderfully:

Y O U

come a visiting here

and actually LOOK 

at my photos,

even read

 my silly words!

And so I have learned to:

SEE better,

write better,

and (most importantly of all)

CONNECT better with others,

and with the World.

Thanks Friends -

I owe you 

a LOT!

            Fondly, cloudia

Cathedrals and Building Cranes

A  L  O  H  A  from Honolulu!

" We used to build 

civilizations

Now we build 

shopping malls. "

                   Bill Bryson

Don't let today 

be governed by 

yesterday's issues 

or tomorrow's worries. 

Start each new day 

expecting the best!

Linking to
Shadow Shot Sunday

Central Union Church, Honolulu

Linking to

InSpired Sunday

Thank You!

                   Warmly Cloudia