The Watcher

A  L  O  H  A !

Ducks Drinking on a Rainy Morn

"Simple doesn't mean stupid. 
Thinking that it does, 
does." 

                   Paul Krugman

"By learning to discover 

and value our ordinariness, 

we nurture a friendliness 

toward ourselves and 

the world that is 

the essence of

 a healthy soul." 

Thomas Moore

"Still feels like 

we're being watched."

                    "Oh you're crazy!"

" Our task must be to free ourselves... 
by widening our circle of compassion 
to embrace all living creatures 
and the whole of nature 
and its beauty. "
                     Albert Einstein




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Of Two Climate Worlds

A  L  O  H  A !

"The most valuable possession 

you can own is 

an open heart. 

The most powerful weapon 

you can be is 

an instrument of peace." 

                          Carlos Santana 

[Beloved Bay Area Son]

 "I will not waste my life 

in friction when it 

could be turned 

into momentum."

                    Frances Willard

"The only interesting answers 

are those which 

destroy the questions."

                     Susan Sontag

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Hawaii Pic of the Day:

Your Choice

A  L  O  H  A  !

“He looked like a 

vulture dissatisfied with 

its breakfast corpse.” 

             P.G. Wodehouse

"The beggar man and the mighty king

Are only different in name

For they are treated just the same by Fate.

Today a smile and tomorrow a tear

We're never sure what's in store

So learn your lesson before it is too late.

So be like I

Hold your head up high

Till you find the bluebird of happiness."

"You will find

Greater peace of mind

Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness.

And when she sings to you

Though you're deep in blue

You will see a ray of light creep through."

"And so, remember this

Life is no abyss

Somewhere there's a 

bluebird of happiness."

 Blue Bird of Happiness 

 by Edward Heyman, Sandor Harmati, 

Harry Parr-Davies 

 [first recorded 1934]


Linking to
Saturday's Critters


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Mere Sense

A  L  O  H  A !

"The mere sense 

of living is 

joy enough."

             Emily Dickinson

"When you are in alignment

 with who-you-really-are, 

you cannot help but uplift 

those with whom 

you come into contact."

                     Abraham-Hicks

"Some people find 

fault like there is

a reward for it."

                         Zig Ziglar

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Beyond the Fence

A  L  O  H  A !

" You cannot get poor enough 

to help poor people thrive 

or sick enough to

 help sick people get well. 

You only ever uplift from 

your position of strength

 and clarity. . .

 alignment. "

                       Abraham-Hicks

“You want to

 take out an enemy? 

Ignore the 

things they write,

 the things they do, 

the things they say 

behind your back..” 

                                        Robert J. Braathe

Here I am

in All My

G L O R Y !

Linking to

Good Fences

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Look! A Raven!

A  L  O  H  A !

“If you need inspiration, 

look into the eyes 

of people as you 

walk by them. -

- They are looking 

for a hero; that 

person may be you.” 

                Robert J. Braathe

“Issues arise not 

from expecting too 

much from people, 

but too little.” 

                         Robert J. Braathe

" Optimism 

leads to 

power. "

                     William James

Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

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Things I am Remembering: [of cooler climes]

A  L  O  H  A !

Good things 
happen slowly. 

                                 Abigail Thomas

I am learning how 

to speak up when 

something's wrong 

without being motivated 

by anger and becoming 

part of the problem.

We are settling into 

this house, this life

by the wetlands.

No crowding, no traffic, 

no sweating! 

 It is like being on 

a cruise all day 

with waterbirds and 
sea birds, nearby 

flying right over. 

Pixie Cat is loving it too 

and realizing that she 

really has room to run!

[and relax]

 It is very sunny, bright 

and gorgeous like a perfect 

Trade Wind day in Hawaii,

but a bit chiller - 

nicely so I think.

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Things I am Remembering:

[of cooler climes]

Warming one's fingers to play.

Things one touches or picks up 

being cold to the touch, not warm!

Washing hands with long sleeves.

The silence when the heat shuts off.

The comfort when the heat turns on!

Smell of woodsmoke, and the sounds

of the country, when I step outside

in the evening to take it ALL in.

This is very much like the country

outside of Philadelphia where

I spent the first 10 years of my life.

Memory is stirring - or perhaps it

is just a function of growing older.
Life and Earth are
Lovely things!

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