Dolphin Clouds and Sidewalk Dreams

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From
Honolulu

Leaping high

through morning blue, Dolphin clouds

in sunlight flew.

Gray and silver,

light with play, They chase away tears

the storm set astray.

Skies that wept

now softly gleam, Like laughter rising

from a dream. The world exhales

— the sea, the air — Joy returns,

and all is fair.

Cloudia & Pixie

Early evening's buzz and glow,

she pauses at the edge of the sidewalk. Palm shadows dance like whispered secrets across her bare shoulders,

a fleeting poem to passersby

she will never know she wrote.

Pixie

Lobster Claw Heliconia

(Heliconia bihai "Yellow Dancer")

Heliconia rostrata, 

 "Hanging Lobster Claw"

Not all storms come 

to disrupt your life 

some come to 

clear the path

    Paulo Coelho,

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Put on the face of a fool 

and the heart of a lion.

   Rumi  

The human face is the 

organic mirror of 

the human soul.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Day Away

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From
Honolulu

Each person deserves

a day away in which no problems

are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to

withdraw from the cares which will not

withdraw from us. Maya Angelou

You don't have to

control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting

them control you. Dan Millman

Yellow Plume (Justicia aurea)

 Tropical, shade-loving shrub from Mexico & Central America,  bright yellow blooms that lure hummingbirds and pollinators.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Gardenia taitensis
Common name: Tahiti Gardenia
Cultivar: Heaven Scent

Lot More Fun

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Honolulu

The flying banana

soared through the sky,

With orange-bright wings

and a mischievous eye.

It looped through the clouds

with a fruity hooray,

And painted ripe sunshine

on dawn’s early gray.

Parrots applauded,

a rainbow took note—

Then it landed like it planned it

and that's all she wrote!

Pixie & Cloudia

(Actually blosom of an

African Tulip tree - an

invasive species)

When you have climbed the hill, and the view is just breaking, do you want to reclimb it? A thousand times no! Anyone who honestly wants to be young again has never lived, only imagined, only masqueraded. Ursula K. Le Guin

Our brokenness summons light into the deepest crevices in our hearts. Shauna L Hoey

It was a lot more fun 

being 20 in the '70s 

than being 70 

in the '20s,

 Joe Walsh,

 Eagles guitarist

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

Ability To Deal

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From
Honolulu

Breathe deep

Let silence bloom,  

A smile within

Evaporates gloom.

So smile inwardly

Let it grow,  

A river of light

In joy’s sweet flow.

    Pixie

Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia reginae,

 Honoring Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte was an amateur botanist who took a great interest in Kew Gardens. In an age of discovery, when such travelers and explorers as Captain James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks were constantly bringing home new species and varieties of plants, she ensured that the collections were greatly enriched and expanded.[41] Her interest in botany led to the South African flower, the bird of paradise, 

being named Strelitzia reginae in her honour.

Charlotte has also been credited with introducing 

the Christmas tree to Britain and its colonies.

Wikipedia    Link

Happiness is not the absence of problems,

it’s the ability to

deal with them. Steve Maraboli

Hold your loved ones close,

In the warmth of laughter, And the stillness of the night, Weave your hearts together. Breathe in the moments, Mundane becomes profound, Especially in the simple, Extraordinary is found. Sharing a cup A walk beneath the trees, These are our treasures, Life is made of these Embrace the sorrow and joy Every tear and cheer, Remind us of our journey, It's the love that we hold dear. The beauty of existence, In every little thing, Together, we are building All that life can bring. Cloudia Charters

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. Epicurus

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Private Island

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From
Honolulu

To take a good rest in life [from] time to time, you must know the ways to make yourself a remote island! An island no one can reach…” Mehmet Murat ildan

 The storm in the mind 

 looks larger from inside. 

When you step outside 

Take a breath,

The storm is only rain, 

only wind, 

only passing.

      Cloudia Charters

To be wise is to be 

eternally curious.

Frederick Buechner

The most wasted of all days 

is one without laughter.

E. E. Cummings

Yawning feels good,
it aerates the mind.
Alain Bremond-Torrent 

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Gold Hearts Good Hearts

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Honolulu

This is precisely the time

when artists go to work.

There is no time for despair,

no place for self-pity,

no need for silence,

no room for fear.

We speak, we write,

we do language.

That is how

civilizations heal.

  Toni Morrison

I'd rather have 

a heart of gold

Than all the treasure 

of the world.

 Ana Claudia Antunes 

As long as the hearts of
decent people are still beating,
hope lives. Put your hand
on your chest right now
and be reminded:
hatred hasn’t won.
John Pavlovitz

From sorrow's soil

Joy can grow

Secret garden

No one knows.

Let's plant our dreams

In this troubled ground,

Raising laughter's

Healing sound.

      Cloudia Charters

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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Monday Murals

Sumo Wrestlers Surfing With Origami Cranes

(Click on photo to enlarge)

I believe we will survive these difficult days, the same way we survived the 50s and McCarthyism. At some point in the not-too-distant future, we will clean up the mess made by our current overlords and go forward with a deeper appreciation of both our assets and our defects. In hindsight, we will see that we were subjected to a decade of insanity for a reason. And that reason is so we could evolve. So that we could become better. 

Chuck Lorre