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A  L  O  H  A !

In an ugly world 

the only true protest 

is beauty. 

            Phil Ochs

Click Photo To Enlarge (Gummi!)

A candle is a small thing. 

But one candle can light another.

And see how its own light increases, 

as a candle gives its flame to the other.

You 

are such a light.

             Moshe Davis

Palm Tree Trimmers

The years teach much 

which the days never knew.” 

                    Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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Keep Your Sails,

Your Candles,

& Your Trees

Trimmed!

                            Fondly, cloudia

Present

A L O H A !

Sometimes merely stopping 

and regaining your equilibrium 

is the most important job 

right now,

To simply be present 

and authentic 

with those present.

Brazilian Cardinal click photo to see his mate

Kindred spirits are not as scarce 
as I used to think.

                      Ann Shirley


Linking To
Saturday Critters

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Thank You for being one!

                                cloudia

Sub-Tropical Pacific Weather

A L O H A !

Art & Auto Repair:

Honolulu's Kaka'ako Neighborhood.

Always sights to amaze or appall.

I just drink it all in!

Who remembers the sweet little Theater? Now a dive shop with a tall new neighbor abuilding.

We had thunderstorms with lightning, and flooded streets last night. Today, as above, the hungover clouds cling to the mountains. Tropical weather. All magnificent! Even our humidity is imported from Tahiti 🌴

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Glad you walked along today!

                                                                 cloudia 🌴

Shine

A  L  O  H  A !

I am my own twin.

…we're twins, and so we love each other 

more than other people…

               Louisa May Alcott

  

Growing up doesn't mean that you are older than someone, it means that you are no longer an amateur. 

           Michael Bassey Johnson

When I look into the eyes of an animal I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul.

 AD. Williams

Wake up,

dance with the light of the morning sun.

Enjoy the warmth of her love,

feel the joy of life,

feel the joy of deepest gratitude.

                Debasish Mridha

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Summer Fun

Winter Wonders

North & South

      You Shine! cloudia

Real Flowers of Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

“The earth laughs in flowers.” 

          Ralph Waldo Emerson

 “Let us dance in the sun, wearing 

wild flowers in our hair...” 

             Susan Polis Schutz

“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him 
the stars.”

                                Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

The real blossoms of Hawaii 

are her People!

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Love Yourself!

                                                        cloudia

Linking To

Wild Bird Wednesday

Mingling

A  L  O  H  A !

If you judge after appearances, 

you will continue to be enslaved 

by the evidence of your senses.

           Neville Goddard

Palm Tree Seed Pods Link

I shut my eyes in order to see.

           Paul Gauguin

King St @ University Ave, Honolulu

The magic of the street is 

the mingling of the errand 

and the epiphany.

            Rebecca Solnit

Manoa Valley  Link

Queen Kaahumanu 

[1768 - June 5, 1832]

King Kamehameha The Great's wife, 

owned lands in Manoa. She chose to spend 

her last days in the valley. Link

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We Are In This Together

with the gift of solitude

                                                                                                                    cloudia

Honolulu New, Old, Forever

A  L  O  H  A !

Bless the people

who acquire and use

real practical skills

to build and keep

our society running!

Oahu has always been

"The Gathering Place"

Since Monarchy days.

Always changing,

always thronged with

both native born,

newcomer,

and visitor.

Crossroads of the Pacific!

We have urban Honolulu.

We also have farms and ranches.

We live close with our

history and island ethos.

The way we treat one another

is the real pull.

No place is like this place.

This is the place,

my place.

Welcome

Linking To
Our World Tuesday

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                                 cloudia