Banyan Fantasy

A  L  O  H  A !

" Shadow "

" Tales and dreams 
are the shadow-truths 
that will endure 
when mere facts 
are dust and ashes. "
                    Neil Gaiman

' And Light '

" Some people 
change their ways 
when they see the light, 
others when they
 feel the heat. "
                       Caroline Schroeder

 ' Dappled Delight '

In real life
the shadows
 dance in unison
to ever-changing 
Light!

' Dignified  Rank '

Can you hear

the tree sigh?

The breeze

shushing?

Feel the Trade Winds,

delicious,

raising the little 

hairs on the back

of your arm?

Linking to

Shadow Shot Sunday

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Thank YOU

for Dawdling here
with Us!

                           Fondly, cloudia

Reflection or Real?

A  L  O  H  A   !  A  H  O  L  A

" Did you ever wonder

 if the person in 

the puddle is real, 

-and you're just

     a reflection of him?” 

                           Bill Watterson

Linking to

Weekend Reflection

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Little Phoebe

A   L  O  H  A !

" Slow down. Calm down. 

Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. 

Trust the process. "

Alexandra Stoddard

" Cynicism is what passes

 for insight when 

courage is lacking. "

                           Anita Roddick

" Five is often called

 'no field five'

 in casino craps. 

Other names for a five 

are 'fever' and

 'little Phoebe'. "

                Craps Glossary

Linking to

Saturday Critters

&

Camera Critters

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The 5 ducklings do

look like a 5 on

dice, or is it just me?

                 Thank YOU!

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Pixie's Previous Existence

CDP Theme- Cycle

A  L  O  H  A !

" If you want to be creative, 

stay in part a child, "

                            Jean Piaget 

See Cycles Around the World

HERE

Thank You!

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Simply Interesting

A  L  O  H  A !

" To make anything interesting

you simply have to

look at it long enough. "

                                      Flaubert

" Inside every old person

is a young person

wondering 

what happened. "

                              Terry Patchett

" I've always considered it

a type of sin

against the vast

and wondrous 

panorama of life -

- to make your world

small, shrink-fitted

to convenience,

immunized against

change and unfamiliarity. "

                                    Bob Shacochis

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Thank YOU!

                   Fondly, cloudia

Sky Watch

A  L  O  H  A !

" If the only prayer

 you ever say 

in your whole life 

is "thank you,"

 that would suffice. " 

             Meister Eckhart

Linking to

Sky Watch

Thanks!

Kill Them

With Kindness

A  L  O  H  A !

Putting yourself 

first

doesn't mean

putting others

last.

" If you’re not the 

hero of your own novel, 

then what kind 

of novel is it? 

You need to do 

some heavy editing.”

                          Terence McKenna

" A gentle answer 

turns away wrath, 

But a harsh word 

stirs up anger. "

                      Proverbs 15

Linking to

Good Fences

You cannot kill nastiness

with kindness

unless you

really ARE kind.

No one wants

to be corrected,

or instructed

by a stranger.

But most people

are calmed

by gentleness

and restraint.

Why escalate

a trivial slight

into serious trouble?

Because when you do

stand up to someone

you have to be prepared

for whatever they bring.

Like war:

use only when

Absolutely Necessary!

I can have

a shockingly

short fuse.

That's why I

write these things.

How about 

YOU?

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Thank You!

                        Love,   cloudia