Saturday, April 23, 2022

Humanity

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Waikiki 7:50 am Link
Sing with your voices,
your hearts, your
lips and your lives.
Augustine Of Hippo




"Breadfruit is monoecious
with male and female flowers
developing on the same
tree at the end of branches.
The male inflorescence (flower)
typically appears first.
It is club shaped,
ranging from 10 cm
to 45 cm long...





...Each breadfruit is a compound
or multiple fruit called a syncarp.
The female inflorescence,
appearing after the male,
consists of 1500-2000
minute flowers attached
to a spongy core.
The flowers fuse together
and develop into the fleshy,
edible portion of the fruit."
National Tropical Botanical Garden
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Crown Flowers

"The crown flower has
blossoms that are used
in lei-making. Crown
flower leis have
royal symbolism.
The blossom's petals
roll back and expose
what looks like
a small crown. This
flower was a favorite
of Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii's last queen."
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Altocumulus Undulatus









Helpful acts are the
good that love does.
     Swedenborg








I would not enter
in my list of friends,
Who needlessly sets
foot upon a worm.
An inadvertent step
may crush the snail
That crawls at evening
in the public path,
But he has the
humanity, forewarned,
Will tread aside, and
let the reptile live. William Cowper




Everyone was a rose
but even more complex
than a mere flower.
Everyone was made up
of infinitely layered petals.
And everyone had something
indescribably precious at
the heart of their being. No one was shallow.
Not really. Mary Balogh

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We Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Hawaiian Voyaging Canoes & Houses
on a corrugated surface. [click to enlarge]
Read about voyaging canoes at sea
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Friday, April 22, 2022

Happiness Trick

A L O H A From Honolulu!

You live longer once
you realize that
any time spent being
unhappy is wasted.
     Ruth E. Renkl 





The universe is full
of magical things
patiently waiting for
our wits to grow sharper.
   Eden Philpotts








Wherever there is
a human being, there
is an opportunity
for a kindness.
   Seneca 










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If what you seek is true
and genuine companionship,
then give true and genuine companionship. . .
a vibrational magnet
for that what
you are seeking. Franklin Gillette



The most important
trick to happiness is
to realize happiness is
a skill you develop
and a choice you make.
 Naval Ravikant

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Cloudy Vows

A L O H A From Honolulu!
All the variety,
all the charm, all
the beauty of life
is made up of
light and shadow.
Tolstoy



(I am) grateful that
even though my heart
has been broken by
the loss of important
relationships and the
death of loved ones,
it still pumps strongly,
fueled by compassion.
   Rhonda J. Miller



"Just a minute," said
a voice in the weeds.
So I stood still in
the day's exquisite
early morning light.
Mary Oliver 
Why I Wake Early




In a world of love
lightning and rainbow
are lovers now.
They arc and strike
upon the horizon of credence
to rise above their cloudy vow
 Munia Khan












All the secrets
of the world
worth knowing are
hiding in plain sight. Robin Sloan

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Something Wonderful in the World

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Reverie is not 
a mind vacuum. It is 
rather the gift of
 an hour which knows 
the plenitude of
 the soul.
Gaston Bachelard 








Double Self Snap

When you're not
concerned with succeeding,
you can work with 
complete freedom. 
    Larry David










Rule of Thirds. I Guess.

True wisdom lies
in gathering the
precious things
out of each day
as it goes by. 
 E.S. Boutons




8 People Waiting To Walk

If you ever find yourself
in the wrong story, leave.
  Mo Willems









Rearing Steed

Life itself is
the proper binge.
Julia Child








Face 2 Face

By being yourself,
you put something
wonderful in the world
that was 
not there before.
    Edwin Elliot

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Love You,
                  Cloudia & Pixie





Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Uncover What Is

A L O H A From Honolulu!
A Waning Gibbous Moon, Day After Easter

The moon is not shamed
by the barking of dogs.
   Native American 



He Is Risen - But NOT From This EGG

Hurts are just alerts,
to rise above
through love.
    Bryant McGill



Most of Us, Not Just Plants, Yearn To Light

The tunnels may be
long, and twisted,
and dark; but you
are supposed to
go through them.
  Lauren Oliver




Pause At A Wayside Shrine

You uncover what is
when you get rid
of what isn't.
Buckminster Fuller





We Come To Waikiki Beach





Difference Is OK

Whatever is above
will be managed by
the powers above you. Israelmore Ayivor



Not until we are lost
do we begin to
understand ourselves.  
Henry David Thoreau



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 Pixie & Cloudia

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Happy Tuesday 

Pictorial Tuesday 

My Corner Of The World

Wild Bird Wednesday


Red Crested Cardinal





Monday, April 18, 2022

Better Than

 A L O H A From Honolulu!
"Firebird"

If I learned one thing
from Firebird, it’s that
a person’s tragedy
doesn’t define them
or cancel all the
good in their life. M.L. Wang



We are better
than our culture.
Load us down with
prejudice, equip us with
indifference, and we will
nevertheless, at the critical
moment, cast the
nonsense aside and
find our true selves.
     Jack McDevitt




To make a prairie
it takes a clover
and one bee,
One clover, and a bee,
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
      Emily Dickinson



The jacaranda in the
courtyard has put
on its bloom. This
purple can't be ignored,
it's like a tree singing.
   Barbara Kingsolver






Port, Starboard
Drinking
With shark's jaws



There is nothing perfect...
only life.
Sue Monk Kidd

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Cloudia & Pixie
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