Constitutes Life

A  L  O  H  A !

Honolulu by Night

“Let us step into the night and pursue 

that flighty temptress, adventure.” 

             J.K. Rowling

“Every true artist has been inspired more 

by the beauty of lines and color and the 

relationships between them than by 

the concrete subject of the picture.”

                 Piet Mondrian

“Vertical and horizontal lines are the expression of two opposing forces; they exist everywhere and dominate everything; their reciprocal action constitutes 'life'. . .

                        Piet Mondrian

 Pods of "Clusia rosea, the autograph tree, 

copey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, 

[is] a tropical and sub-tropical plant species. . ." 

                Wikipedia Link

It is called Scotch Attorney because 

one can write on it's leaves with a fingernail 

and the writing will remain. 

Link

“Money can buy you a fine dog, but 

only love can make him wag his tail.”  

                  Kinky Friedman

Linking To:
Saturday Critters

Skywatch

Floral Friday

Feline Friday

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Always

A  L  O  H  A !

Hang on to your hat. 

Hang on to your hope. 

And wind the clock, for 

tomorrow is another day.

             E.B. White

Show me someone who has 

done something worthwhile, and 

I'll show you someone who 

has overcome adversity.

    Lou Holtz

We become wiser by adversity; 

prosperity destroys our 

appreciation of the right.

                  Lucius Annaeus Seneca

There is no education like adversity.

                    Benjamin Disraeli

I am the bended, but not broken. 
I am the power of the thunderstorm. 
I am the beauty in the beast. 
I am the strength in weakness. 
I am the confidence in 
the midst of doubt. 
I am Her!

       Kierra C.T. Banks

Linking To:

SkyWatch

Thankful Thursday

Little Things Thursday

Good Fences    

Weekend Reflections


Just remember:
The scariest demons
of darkest night
fade in the glory
of morning's good light!
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On Liberty

A  L  O  H  A !

Even despotism does not produce its worst effects, 

so long as individuality exists under it; and 

whatever crushes individuality is despotism, 

by whatever name it may be called. . .

John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

We the people are the rightful masters 

of both Congress and the courts, 

not to overthrow the Constitution but 

to overthrow the men 

who pervert the Constitution.

          Abraham Lincoln

The love of liberty is the love of others; 

the love of power is the love of ourselves.

                         William Hazlitt

Little Green Heron, Calif

If ever a time should come, 

when vain and aspiring men shall 

possess the highest seats in Government, 

our country will stand in need of its 

experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.

                     Samuel Adams

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Wildbird Wednesday

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Closely

A  L  O  H  A !

Nice Spot for a Drink!

A photograph can be 

an instant of life captured 

for eternity that will never 

cease looking back at you.

Brigitte Bardot

Sometimes the darkness 

knows what I feel

            Anonymous

Anything looked at closely 

becomes wonderful. 

                   A. R. Ammons

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Linking To:

Travel Tuesday

Tuesday Treasures

Happy Tuesday

Pictorial Tuesday

My Corner Of The World 

T Tuesday

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A Historic Day in Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A !

Updated October 5 at 5:19 PM

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - "Organizers of an Aloha Unity march were expecting 10,000 people to make their way through Waikiki Saturday. Judging from the scene on Kalakaua Avenue, they may have easily met or surpassed that mark. The event is aimed at expressing opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope project, but also show unity for Aloha Aina movements.

     “This is like family, ohana,” said Cynde Fernandes, one of the marchers. “They’re all talking. They’re singing. They’re giving a message, and this is it.”  Link   to TV News story

HRH Queen Liliuokalani

Hawaii's last queen

September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917,

Author of world treasure song:

"Aloha 'Oe"

Link

"At noon of the tenth day of April, 1877, 

the booming of the cannon was heard 

which announced that I was heir apparent 

to the throne of Hawaii."

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen | january 1898

Link

All conducted in a nonviolent, 

uplifting atmosphere of warmth

"I could not turn back the time for political change, 

but there is still time to save our heritage. 

You must remember never to cease to act 

because you fear you may fail."

Liliuokalani

To her adopted daughter | january 1917

 It's really all about Na Keiki, 

the children

"I owed no allegiance to the Provisional Government so established, nor to any power or to any one save the will of my people and the welfare of my country."

"That first night of my imprisonment was the longest night I have ever passed in my life; it seemed as though the dawn of day 
would never come." 
                          Liliuokalani
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen | january 1898

The Queen is still serving Hawaii's children
through the important activities
of the Liliuokalani Trust!
Link

Yes.

I marched.

Hawaii's Kings & One Queen.

Hands make the Mountain, Maunakea,

sacred space shared by gods and humans,

being protected, as the

Hawaiian people blossom in this day.

The Kingdom of Hawaii is not forgotten.

As indigenous people over the globe

reassert their identities and cultures,

so the Kanaka Maoli rise.

Ku Kia'i Mauna!

"Stand firm protectors of the Mountain"

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Aloha My Friend,
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Good Morning Puppies

A  L  O  H  A !

Good Morning Honolulu

Each morning we are born again. 

What we do today is what matters most.

                            Buddha

Good Morning Stone Lantern, Pagoda Hotel

Renew your mind every morning 

with pure thoughts.

                    Lailah Gifty Akita

Good morning puppies

I get up every morning and 

it's going to be a great day. 

You never know when 

it's going to be over so 

I refuse to have a bad day.

           Paul Henderson

What is YOUR first

thought in the morning?

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May Justice Roll

In A Mighty Flood

Of Truth,

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Rediscover

A  L  O  H  A !

Politeness [is] a sign of dignity, 

not subservience.

         Theodore Roosevelt

Ducks At Dawn

Sanity remains defined simply by the 

ability to cope with insane conditions.     

Anna Castillo

Critter

Let us remember to 

always rediscover one another

because we are forever changing.

             Kamand Kojouri

Any jackass can kick a barn down, 

but it takes a carpenter to build it.

              Sam Rayburn

[Iconic US legislator of the 20th Century 

known familiarly as "Mr. Sam"]

Linking To

Saturday Critters

Weekend Reflections

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