Friday, September 15, 2023

Sky Sea Memories

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sky and the sea
reflect each other.
Sky so vast
and ever-changing,
Sea mysterious and deep.
Together they embody
Nuanced human emotion.



If every tiny flower
wanted to be a rose,
Spring would lose its loveliness.
    Therese of Lisieux



Memories do not
live in our past,
but direct us to our future.
We are what we remember.
So we can imagine and build.









In this sleepless night,
as the darkness advances,
look up at the sky and
somehow remember that somewhere
in this wide world, there are always
people who love you, and
people who need you. Because
every person can't
go on living alone.
    Ai Yazawa

ᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌᨌ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

 Links

SkyWatch

Floral Friday

Friday Faceoff

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Feline Friday



Don't feel negative
about your years
in any way.
Exalt in them!
That will make
all the difference.


Thursday, September 14, 2023

Taste The Dawn

A L O H A From Honolulu!

I rise to taste the dawn,
and find that love alone
will shine today.
   Ken Wilber





All journeys have 
secret destinations
of which the traveler 
is unaware.

           Martin Buber



Oasis of serenity
Inside a parking garage.
Cascading in green
Dancing with the breeze
I like this
Architectural screen.






Click on photo to enlarge this Hawaiian Anchovy.
Seabirds feed them to their young, sometimes
dropping one, or the young do.


The anchovy which is found
in the sea at Athens,
men despise on account of
its abundance, calling it
a poor man's fish; but in
other cities, they prize it,
even where it is far
inferior to our
Athens anchovy.
Chrysippus



Silence is a profound melody,
for those who can hear it
above all the noise.
Socrates

ᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋᩋ᪬
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


 Linking to

Nature Thursday

Thankful!

Rain’s Thursday art date

Little Things Thursday

I Like Thursday

Thankful Thursday






Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Perhaps It Unlocks Your Dreams

A L O H A From Honolulu!


What makes you vulnerable
makes you beautiful.
There's a word for it...
...Authentic.
Jim Brown 



The understanding gained
in examining a life itself
comes to permeate that life
and direct its course.
To live an examined life
is to make a self-portrait. Robert Nozick



Life is all memory
except for the one
present moment that
goes by so quick you can
hardly catch it going. Tennessee Williams


To all of the grandmothers
who make the world
more gentle, more tolerant
and more safe for our children.
Never doubt your importance. Mary-Lou Rosengren


Choose the least important
day in your life. It will
be important enough.
Thornton Wilder,
Our Town Link


९९९९९९९९९९९९९९९
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie







On a post a shiny lock gleams Though it guards nothing it seems Brightly new with nothing to connect So what does this lock protect? Perhaps it holds a secret? Perhaps it's a symbol indeed? A reminder there is always something unknown. Or perhaps it unlocks
your dreams.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Rise Up Together

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The scariest demons
of darkest night,
fade in the glory
of morning's good light.





We are made to rise,
to soar, born to
reach for stars, to
share the sky before us.
So let us rise together


With hearts full of love,
Show the world
what we're made of.
A nation of dreamers,
A nation of hope,
Together we can overcome.
So let us rise together.



Make our voices heard,
Sing but do not shout
Stand in the light
Resilient people,
Our nation of hope,
Together we prevail.



We can be serene
even in the midst of
calamities and, by our
serenity, make others
more tranquil.
Swami Satchidananda

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

📦






Monday, September 11, 2023

Maracas on the Shadow Tree Trail

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Colorful maracas
Hanging as a curtain.
Mysterious and joyful
They whisper on the breeze.
I imagine we are dancing
in a faraway land. The people are happy.
And we are happy too.
Now I know they are
more than just decor
They are a secret doorway
to another world. If you dare step through,
You'll be transported,
To a place where
anything is possible.


Tropic like it’s hot
And they lived
pineappley ever after





The Shadow Tree may tell
Shadow Tree may show
Secrets of the fairies
Dancing full moon's glow.
Ancient nature whispers.
If we listen.



 We learn from sunset's hour To let the cares of day Pass by, and in the stillness Reflect on gracious day.


Come inside before the fire
the nights are growing long.
Our sweetness all the sweeter
Since you joined me
in this song!

ᦗᦗᦗ-[\\\]-ᦗᦗᦗ
Love You, Pixie & Cloudia



  ꩜ 

So close your eyes,
Take a sip
And a deep breath,
The maracas are
Waiting for you.


Sunday, September 10, 2023

Eloquence of Silence

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Not until just before dawn 
do people sleep best; 
not until people get old 
do they become wise.
             Chinese Wisdom



A good society is characterized
not just by liberty but by
mutual respect and responsibility.
When this breaks down
it takes a lot more than
police officers to put things right.
   David Lammy




Mimosa pudica, known as the sensitive plant
responds to touch by rapidly closing its leaves and drooping.
When you're sensitive,
you're alive in every
sense of this word in
this wildly beautiful world
 Sensitivity is your strength.
Keep soaking in the light
and spreading it to others.
   Victoria Erickson




“E lei no au i ko aloha”
I will wear your love as a wreath.




Continue to do good, and
heaven will come down to you.
Hawaiian Proverb


You become what you think about.
Napoleon Hill

Now let me sit here,
on the threshold
of two worlds.
Lost in the
eloquence of silence.
Rumi


◯⚪

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



Linking To

Monday Murals 


Hawaiians Share a Honi
Honi is a traditional
Hawaiian greeting that involves two
people pressing their noses together
and inhaling at the same time.
The exchange of breath
the "HA"
is significant in 
Hawaiian Culture