Iselle Passing

A L O H A !

Tropical Storm ISELLE 

passes through Waikiki

in bands of 

wind driven rain.

We dodged a bullet.

Good intent & Prayer

WORKED!

Click on photo

to get wet.

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Thank YOU!

              Fondly, cloudia

The True Nature of Gratitude

I believe that its not what happens to you or for you that makes you grateful, it's how you respond to what is happening, that shows your belief about gratitude.

Sumner M. Davenport

Child's Play

A L O H A !

" If the universe is 

bigger and stranger

 than I can imagine, 

it's best to meet it 

with an 

empty bladder. "

                                John Scalzi

“A lone walker 

is both present

 and detached,

 more than an audience 

but less than 

a participant. ” 

                        Rebecca Solnit, 

                                                Wanderlust: A History of Walking

“When I look down,

 I miss all

the good stuff. . .”

                          Ani Difranco

“Every so often, 

I like to go to the window,

 look up, and smile 

for a 

satellite picture.”  

                                 Stephen Wright

" Man is most nearly

 himself 

when he achieves 

the seriousness 

of a child at 

play. "

             Heraclitus 

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Don't YOU love

how we 

blogospherians

play?

             Thanks! cloudia

Hurricane Update Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A      F  R  I  E  N  D  S

At 3 pm Hawaiian Standard Time 

[Link]

a sunny day has become mostly

cloudy with drizzle.

The Big News is:

I should be safe, but 

possibly inconvenienced.

The National Weather Service tweeted the following information Wednesday afternoon:

• Anticipated Iselle conditions for Hawaii County. Winds 60-70 mph, gusts to 85 mph. Rain 5-8+ inches, locally higher windward.
• Anticipated Iselle conditions for Maui County. Winds 45-55 mph, gusts to 65 mph. Rain 5-8+ inches, locally higher windward.
• Anticipated Iselle conditions for Oahu. Winds 40-50 mph, gusts to 55+ mph. Rain 4-7+ inches, locally higher windward.
• Anticipated Iselle conditions for Kauai. Winds 35-45 mph, gusts to 50+ mph. Rain 4-7+ inches, locally higher windward.
• Onset of Iselle tropical storm force winds on Big Island is 4 p.m. Thursday.
• Onset of Iselle tropical storm force winds on Maui is 9 p.m. Thursday.
• Onset of Iselle tropical storm force winds (39+ mph) on Oahu is 6 a.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Friday for Kauai.
• As it passes south, the closest approach of Iselle to Honolulu is forecast to be 9 a.m. Friday.

Can't tell you how thrilled I am to NO LONGER live on a boat!

Posts are set through next week. Should power be off

I'll see you as soon as I can, dear Friends.

Remember: ALOHA means "Love"

                                                            Your Pal, cloudia

Linking to Skywatch Friday  LINK

Denizens of Waikiki Fence Edition

A  L  O  H  A ! 

About the Hurricanes: Yes, two storms are headed this way. We rode out Iniki on our boat 20 years ago. This time, the storms are much smaller, and we live in a modern, reinforced steel building. It may be exciting but
should not be dangerous. Power outage is our most likely effect. We are Ready. Your prayers, good wishes, AND COMMENTS are nonetheless appreciated. 
                                        Thanks Dear Friends

" Hate 

cannot drive out 

hate; 

only love 

can do that." 

                    Martin Luther King, Jr.

" The only difference

 between a rich person

 and poor person 

is how they 

use their time. "

                                        Robert Kiyosaki

Setting up 

for a nice fence 

and texture shot.

Hey! Is that a. . . .

Yes! A little Neighbor

Taking the 

Morning Air.

" The hardest job
 kids face today
 is learning good manners 
without seeing any. "
                                                  Fred Astaire

Construction Fence Portraits
" We never disclose our own character so clearly as when we describe another's. "

                       Jean Paul

GOTTA link this 
to Good Fences
[a great meme]

Here

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Thank YOU

for bringing the fun!

Fondly, cloudia

Spiral of Revival

A  L  O  H  A !

" The turning point

 in the process of 

growing up 

is when you 

discover the 

core of strength 

within you 

that survives all hurt." 

                             Max Lerner 

" The spiral in a snail's shell

 is the same mathematically 

as the spiral in the Milky Way galaxy, 

and it's also the same mathematically 

as the spirals in our DNA. 

It's the same ratio 

that you'll find 

in very basic music 

that transcends cultures 

all over the world."

                     Joseph Gordon-Levitt

“In order to see birds
 it is necessary to
 become a part of
 the silence.” 
                    Robert Lynd

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Thanks for Swinging By!
                            Warmly, cloudia

Wild Oahu Bird Wednesday

A  L  O  H  A !

Tropicbird

" To stand at the edge of the sea,

 to sense the ebb and flow 

of the tides, 

to feel 

the breath of a mist 

moving over a great salt marsh, 

Booby

" - to watch the flight of shore birds 

that have swept up

 and down the surf lines 

 for untold thousands of year, 

Red Crested Cardinal

" -is to have knowledge

 of things that are 

as nearly eternal 

as any earthly life can be.

                                                     Rachel Carson

Thanks to Carroll Cox for the Sea Bird Photos

Link

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Linking to

Wild Bird Wednesday

Here

Thanks!

           Warmly, cloudia