Real Tonic

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 Small Sailboat Wears Titanic Mural

"My dream is to 

be on my boat. 

Or on an island. Or in 

my house in the country. 

That's my dream. "

      Cameron Mackintosh

 Cormorant: Amused

“I became an artist because 

I wanted to be an active 

participant in the 

conversation about art.” 

                Kamand Kojouri

Green Eye - Wet Feathers

"Oh the wild joys of living! 

. . . the cool silver shock of the 

plunge in a pool's living waters."

              Robert Browning

Sausalito 

The only real tonic

for life's struggles

& sorrows

is kindness-

Kindness received,

Kindness

given.

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Monday Murals

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Only From the Heart

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 "Only from the heart 

can you touch the sky."

         Rumi

 "Each of us feels that 

our opinion is the 

definitive opinion; 

But it isn't. 

And it isn't until 

you meet people out

of your comfort zone 

that you learn that."

       Brian Glazer

"One who is not sure 

of one's own correctness 

will learn many things." 

            Chinese Proverb

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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The Jay Way

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Western Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

"As long as there are bluebirds, 

there will be miracles and 

a way to find happiness."

            Shirl Brunnel

"Be like the bluebird 

who never is blue, 

For he knows from 

his upbringing what 

singing can do."

             Cole Porter

"The bird feeder is a 

premium channel."

           Jim Shea

 "Birds are the most 

vivid expression of life."

     Roger Tory Peterson 

epitaph he chose for his tombstone

"Birds have a way 

of putting things 

in perspective. 

They forge ahead and 

carry on no matter 

what happens. 

No dwelling on the past, 

no regrets, sheer 

100% survival..

and beauty."

          Susan Halpin

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Saturday Critters

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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Striking Substitute

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 Isn't it funny

how life's shadows

can appear more solid

than the things that

cast them?

Shadows do catch the eye

but what are they really?

Just so much appearance

and always changing

at that.

 Shadows are

for emerging

out of

 Shadows should 

emphasize the

LIGHT.

For that is

their function.

Don't let the Striking

substitute for what

is Real.

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Hawaii Photo of the Day

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