Let's Ride

A l o h a !

click on photos to muse dreamily

The Sky is so Vast!

" Great events

make me quiet and calm;

it is only trifles

that irritate my nerves. "

                           Queen Victoria

My heart is so tiny- 

but the Love it contains

reaches to the skies.

" The way is not in the sky.

The way is in the heart. "

                                    Buddha

" We shall draw from 
the heart of suffering 

itself the means of 
inspiration and survival.  "

                Winston Churchill

We each paddle our skin canoe.

Conditions change day to day,
minute to minute.

Will there be a paradise cove, 
surrounded by a loving reef,
containing sweet water?

Unseen, a Helper paddles behind us.
The waters around us are tipped
with the gold of Spirit.

But life's brine
brings on a mighty thirst;
so paddle, paddle. . . 
rest and paddle some more!

Like that clown punching-bag

somehow I return upright

to peace and beauty every time.

(Eventually)

You are not alone.

Sometimes it just takes us 

a little while to feel good again,

to stop focusing on all the "issues"

and to rediscover

the eternal hum of loving truth

underlying everything.

Perhaps all I need

is to rest a while,

to dream,

to stare,

even to hide away.

Isn't that how friends are made?

By being yourself?

Let's be human together!

Let's make this

a day of heart and

of new beginnings:

I salute you, 

my friend!

Life is made of circles,

of seasons, 

of weather inside 

and weather out there.

Let's ride the Comfort Spiral

together!

And if you have the time,

leave me a comment.

For we are blessed 

to feed each other.

           Warmly,  Cloudia

Float On By!

A  L  O  H  A !

 All - Seeing  Eye [Hippo?]

" Mingo "

" Don't let yesterday 

use up too much 

of today. "

               Cherokee Wisdom

Jim  Bow

"There are far,

far better things

ahead 

than any we leave 

behind"  

C.S. Lewis

[ \ / ]

Thanks for floating By!

                      Warmly, cloudia

Fun-Set

A  L  O  H  A !

" In art, everyone 

who plays wins." 

                   Robert Genn

" It is a pot of water 

that is already half full 

that the world would like 

to help in filling 

to the brim. "

                   African Proverb, 

                        Nigeria

[God bless the child

how has his own!]

" Peace is to man,

 what yeast 

is to dough. "

                   Jewish Proverb

(\__/)

(='.'=)

(")_(") 

Thank You!

           Fondly, cloudia

Takes Time

A  L  O  H  A !

" Nobody sees a flower

 - really -

 it is so small

 it takes time

 - we haven't time - 

and to see takes time,

 like to have a friend

 takes time. "

                 Georgia O'Keeffe

Thank YOU, Friend,

for Your Time!

                                                                                                       cloudia

Telling It

A   L   O   H   A  !

 In Autumn I remember being

 a kid back in the old neighborhood;

Riding my bicycle 

through the quiet streets.

Sounds of Nature: 

 Winds, Birds, Leaves, a Stream

punctuated 

by the whoosh of a lone car,

 or purr of propeller plane.

 How I longed to grow elsewhere

to clink glasses with bright people

in tall, bright cities.

 But this Autumn I Remember and Long

to pass again those quiet empty streets 

late in Afternoon,

past houses of families I know

while a thousand leaves Tambourine at once.

 A crow caws.

Wind crescendos like an important Becoming

heralded by moving, grand cloud shadows

all somehow felt inside. 

I would like to be that little person again

long enough to tell:

"Don't worry.

 Enjoy, Savor.

Don't miss a precious flavor

of your perfect Days.

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_('')

Thank YOU

for Sharing these moments

of Friendship

'Take Peace & Laughs - Leave Your Comment'

                    Warmly, cloudia

Traveling

A  L  O  H  A !

 " Traveling- it leaves you 

speechless,

 then turns you into 

a storyteller. "

                   Ibn Battuta'

I'll be back with new stories SOON

Thank YOU

for Visiting!

                      cloudia

My Rainbow City Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

Today is the day.

The day 

you don't know about.

After 30 years

We are going

'Somewhere Else'

Not to visit for a few days,

but to live for a while.

A new home.

All the hopes
of making it here. . . 


I remember the day
we got our 
Hawaii Drivers licenses;
The day I got my degree
from University of Hawaii.


I know these streets so well,
driving over them so many
days and nights
as a taxi driver,
health out-reach 
to the sex workers,
Riding motorcycles
in the pack. . .

Special ocassions
with family & friends 
long gone. . .

I have a memory
for every block,
every beach,
every stretch of 
country road.
On 4 wheels 
and two.

Lots of
"Used to be"
and 
"When did they build THAT?"

I'm leaving a lot
of myself
on these streets,
roads. . .

I cannot think
about my friends
and Ohana,
The Local Culture,
without crying. . . 

Aloha Neighbors!

What seemed unthinkable
[leaving]
is subsumed in a bigger 
dream.

A fresh begining
in a beautiful new place.

Instead of retiring
in place, we are 
fresh and new 
- beginning again -
as we did here.

.

30 years.

Half of my life.
Here's to the next
Third!



I'm very glad
that YOU are coming 
along!

Our blog party family
is portable!
[Thank Goodness!]

So ride the spiral.

See where we are landing-


Oh I know we'll visit Honolulu.

Nights in my dreams,
and some sunny day...
at least for a visit. . . 
I Shall Return.

There may be a few
scheduled posts
as we sort out
internet connectivity.
I may not be visiting
as normal for a while.

But stick around.

Something good
is set to publish tomorrow.
Kitty and I will be
learning new routines.
LOVE YOU!
                        cloudia




Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again 

 Andy Cummings 

Chorus:

" I seem to hear the Pali calling me

I seem to hear the surf at Waikiki

And from Pacific Heights

I seem to see the lights

Of a city that is very dear to me

I seem to see the waving sugar cane

The coco palms all nodding in the rain

In fancy I am led 
Back to dear old Diamond Head

Honolulu, I am coming back again

Honolulu, I am coming back again. "

Words by F. B. Silverwood Music by David Lindeman.

Copyright 1922 F.B. Silverwood. 

Andy Cummings made this memorable recording

 in the late 1950s of the 1922 composition. 

Length:2:46

Released on: 01-01-1955

Andy Cummings and his Hawaiian Serenaders 

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