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| Oahu, Hawaii |
" Everyone
and everything
around you is
your teacher. "
Ken Keyes Jr
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cloudia
2 hours ago
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Magical San Francisco
A L O H A !
"One day if I go to heaven ...
I'll look around and say,
'It ain't bad, but
it ain't San Francisco.'"
Herb Caen
“It's an odd thing, but
anyone who disappears
is said to be seen
in San Francisco.
It must be a delightful city
and possess all the
attractions of the next world”
Oscar Wilde
“Irreverence, independent-mindedness and
a hunger for far-off cultures have
defined it {San Francisco} ever since people
began streaming into the area in 1849
in search of new fortunes from gold, and
a settlement of 812 souls became within
two years a city of almost 25,000, many
from China, Korea and Australia, clustered
around more than 1,000 gambling houses.”
Pico Iyer
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Honolulu feels pretty special,
but San Francisco is a
unique and beautiful place
in it's own right.
I have longed to live there
since 1967, and have
visited over the years.
Yesterday, we drove south
to The City
and it did not disappoint!
The light, the colors, the people;
the architecture, the cultures,
the smell of Art & Brains
in the maritime air.
Suddenly, we feel
that much BETTER
about the choice we've made.
Yes, I am in a beautiful place,
and when I want
what the world's great cities
offer, it is an hour away,
over the Golden Gate,
into a magic realm.
Be sure to wear
some flowers
in your hair!
Thank You!
Fondly, cloudia
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Do You Know Me?
A L O H A !
" You'll never find
peace of mind until
you listen
to your heart. "
George Michael
" To know
what you prefer,
instead of humbly
saying "Amen" to
what the world tells you
you ought to prefer,
is to keep your soul alive. "
Robert Louis Stevenson
" Let your heart guide you.
It whispers, so
listen carefully. "
Littlefoot's mother,
Land Before Time
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What are the chains,
the roots, that bind us
to a place?
Where do the locals eat?
Do you have a
friend in the business?
Knowing where to go
and being known are
a big part of belonging.
and being known are
a big part of belonging.
No one wants to be
the country mouse
in town for the first time.
Tell them I sent you,
mention my name.
It boils down, one way
or another to
"Mastery."
We feel safe
when we know how
to get things done!
I gave away all that,
gave away technicolor
sunsets. . . . .
For something. . . .
New.
Sometimes it feels
profoundly challenging.
I mean: who the heck
am I if I'm not
that Hawaii girl?
that Hawaii girl?
Today, I am going across
the magic portal
into the storied city:
San Francisco.
One thing I do know:
Walking in Chinatown
always grounds
and heals me. Must
be all those lifetimes
lived in China.
I promise to snap
some photos!
Thank YOU!
Warmly, cloudia
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Wild Duck Wednesday
A L O H A !
" Mix a little foolishness
with your serious plans;
it's lovely to be silly
at the right moment. "
Horace
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cloudia
Two Stories to Every Side
A L O H A !
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| Fly Silly Sea Bird |
" One doesn't discover
new lands without
consenting to lose sight
of the shore for
a very long time. "
Andre Gide
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| Golden Shores of the Recent Past |
" No matter how obvious
something may seem,
there are two sides
to every story. "
Erin Bowman
" Life is tough, and
if you have the ability
to laugh at it you
have the ability
to enjoy it. "
Salma Hayek
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Having a
retired husband at home,
and that home being thousands of
miles, a time zone, and climate or
two away from "familiar"
is challenging.
On Oahu, I had decades-
long relationships with
trees, streets,
people, places
folkways and
even potholes!
But here, I am a
newbie, trying to discover
what to wear, what to eat,
where to walk.
But I am determined
to walk every day!
I have been so busy looking
and finding, that I have
neglected my photography.
Though many small
moments of beauty
abound in Marin
as in Honolulu.
On my walk,
there is a view of
Mt. Tamalpais across the water
that I really MUST show you.
[If I can remember my camera!]
On my walk I see palms,
and Birds of Paradise,
and other Hawaii plants.
But it is cold. Though the geese
and ducks do not mind.
Seeing a pelican land on water
just a few yards away
is a comic experience.
I am enjoying Fall,
not dreading Winter,
and have just realized:
Spring Will Come!
And won't THAT be
GREAT?!
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Thank YOU!
Warmly, cloudia
Monday, November 16, 2015
Autumn With Palm Trees
A L O H A !
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| Autumn With Palm Trees |
" Such days of
autumnal decline
hold a strange mystery
which adds to the gravity
of all our moods. "
Charles Nodier
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| Mount Tamalpais |
" One can't stay
sad very long in
such an interesting
world, can one? "
L. M. Montgomery
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| 'Selfie' |
" A computer once
beat me at chess,
but it was no match
for me at kickboxing. "
Emo Philips
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Every day is new,
though blessed routines
are finding themselves:
Coffee in morning,
mist over the water,
Pixie visiting outside,
and bringing the
early cold back
inside in her fur.
We know how to
get to our places,
but each new turn
is a new vista.
I feel very young,
beginning again. . .
Thank You
for Visiting!
fondly, cloudia
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Sunday Kinda Stuff
A L O H A !
"The debt we owe
to the play of
imagination is
incalculable."
Carl Gustav Jung
" With an eye made quiet
by the power of harmony,
and the deep power
of joy, we see into
the life of things. "
William Wordsworth
making of civil persons. "
John Ruskin
Let us hope
for more
civility-
Thank You, Friend!
cloudia
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