BIG Photo Tip

Aloha     Friends

Here's a gift, me to you.

I don't claim to be a Photographer,

just someone hooked on taking pictures.

Getting excited about something I see,

crouching low, or climbing on a bench,

capturing that shot of an animal or person

on-the-move,. . .

then sharing it with Y O U

has become a major part of my lifestyle.

I'm never without my camera,

so on a rare night-time jaunt

to Chinatown this weekend,

on a full moon night,

I caught lots of good - no -

GREAT shots

of the action downtown.

 My best shots,

the ones I'm MOST excited about,

live in my camera

viewed on that little screen. 

 I cackle as I imagine

what they will look like on the computer screen:

big, and tweaked, and ready to share.

Wait till they (Y O U)

see THIS!

Well here's the tip:

If your camera tells you your SD card

or other media is malfunctioning in some way,

immediately download your treasures.

DON'T (like I did) assume it a camera issue,

remove the batteries for a "hard re-boot"

and go about your business until the

card

goes flooey

and eats your dear wonderful pictures!

*OUCH*

My shimmering crystal dragon

behind the bar of that place!

Full moon over historic buildings!

People shots! Graffiti! 

Urban grit, 

and beach & sky shots!
 
That cloud that looked 
Like Trump's pompadour!

All GONE.

Bitter bitter LOSS!

Who knew an SD card could go bad?

But like your car: when it politely fore-warns

you listen.

Thus endeth the lesson.

But you know what they say:

"Don't cry over lost pictures."

*Sniff*

in the larger scheme of things

(The Tsunami Test)

it's an IRRITATING

sense of loss - but a small silly one 

after all.

The more it 'hurts'

the more real karma is being burned.

Offer it for the souls in purgatory, 

or for all sentient beings.

Grow compassion.

Wisdom. Patience.

Damn!

Life is full of ups and downs,

so let this be a 'down.' 

I still have a home,

food,

and loved ones.

The body still works 

YaY!

Just back up your digital stuff.

Shake it off, Cloudia!

What wonders will I notice and capture

TODAY?

Don't carry the loss into this day;

things will change, (they always do)

including moods.

New pictures will arise.

Please come back and share them.

          Fondly,   cloudia

114 Year Old Man

A L O H A !

Thanks for visiting-

Listen to this forgotten gem:

The 114 year old man says:

 

"Cherish your friends-

Don't live in the past,

embrace change;

Embrace it!

Only eat 2 meals a day;

Be hungry for life. . . "

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"The whole theory of the universe

is directed unerringly

to one single individual -

namely to You."

Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1892

Play BALL!

Aloha!

Bring a glove and a smile! 

"We are formed and molded by our thoughts.

Those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts

give joy when they speak or act.

Joy follows them like a shadow 

that never leaves them. "

Buddha

 

"Your success and happiness lies in you. 

Resolve to keep happy,

and your joy and you shall form

an invincible host against difficulties. 

We could never learn to be brave and patient,

if there were only joy

in the world."

 
Helen Keller

 

"Love is

the joy of the good,

the wonder of the wise,

the amazement of the Gods. "
Plato

Alexander Joy Cartwright

 "A hot dog at the ballgame

beats roast beef 

at the Ritz."

Humphrey Bogart

 The roots of baseball lie far to the east,

but today here in Honolulu at 10am

an annual gathering takes place

at historic Oahu Cemetery. 

They gather before a handsome pinkish monument, 

oft finding baseballs, bats, lei, and even baseball cards,

waiting there on the hallowed ground for them.

For this is the grave of Alexander Joy Cartwright, 

the inventor of the game of baseball. 

This year marks the 191st anniversary of his birth. 

He was President of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, 

and was 40 years Chief of the Honolulu Fire Department, 

dying just a year before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy. 

These facts of his life describe the very coming-of-age of our city.

But it is what he accomplished before taking ship for Hawaii

that assures his place among the immortals.

In 1845 he and some friends founded the Knickerbocker Baseball Club

in Hoboken New Jersey

where they played at the aptly named Elysian Fields.

It was during those Summer afternoons,

that AJC formalized the new game's rules, 

differentiating it from English "Rounders" or any other game.

His creation has been by called "The Perfect Game"

for over a hundred years.

The influential Spalding family supported the myth

that Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general, 

was the game's inventor.

But the Hall of Fame, and scholars of the game agree: 

Alexander Joy Cartwright is the rightful father.

Not far from Waikiki, in the Makiki neighborhood,
recreational leagues play the game at Cartwright Field,
a Honolulu City Park.
I bet lots of kids (and adults) 

never give the field's name a second thought.
But fanatics of the game are lobbying 

for a AJC postal stamp,
and there is talk of launching a web site.
I wish them all the best.

As for why the gentleman made such a momentous move
in those days of sailing ships around "The Horn?" 
 
 
I just think of the crowded 19th century City of New York, 
and of the sweet smelling trade winds that refresh our town; 
I think of the lovely character of these islands and her people
and one thing becomes abundantly clear.

With the middle name of "Joy" 
AJC evidently had much in common
with the citizens of Honolulu,
where joy will always have a home. . .

    A L O H A! Cloudia