Drink King

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

The darkest, most

difficult times are the

most powerful for

manifesting miracles.

   Anthon St. Maarten

Rainbows are made

of small raindrops.

Happy lives are made

from acts of kindness

Amit Ray

Sunsets are so beautiful

that they almost seem as

if we were looking through

the gates of Heaven.

John Lubbock

Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come. Zig Ziglar

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Cloudia & Pixie

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King of Drinks

He sits a moment,
on beverage cartons,
resting a moment,
catching his breath.

The street hums around him,
not seeing his small kingdom,
His throne of bottles,

then he lifts a box again,
and the workday
keeps on moving.

Pixie

Food, Fun, Tank

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

On a fresh grilled bun

golden and fine, Nestles this patty

juicy, sublime!

Japanese Model 95 Light Tank

The Type 95 Ha‑Go was effective early in WWII—fast: cheap, useful against infantry and light opposition—but by mid‑war it was under‑armed and under‑armored, outmatched by Allied tanks and often used as a mobile pillbox or packed with explosives as

"suicide tank" driven toward

enemy lines to explode.

Croton plant

(Codiaeum variegatum)

Doubt your doubts

before you doubt

yourself. Lewis Pugh

Spiritual freedom does not
come from stability.
It comes from relaxing
into instability.

Cory Muscara

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Cloudia & Pixie

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Linking To
Monday Murals

We Should

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

Every moment is a golden one for those who have the vision to recognize it as such. Henry Miller

Pink-spotted hawkmoth

(Agrius cingulata)
a large, migratory sphinx moth

known for the
bright pink bands on its

grayish-brown abdomen,
Native to the Americas,

it's a powerful flier that
migrates north into the

U.S. and southern Canada,
Large, with a wingspan of
3¾ to 4¾ inches (9.5–12 cm). 

Your satisfaction is 

what you have, 

divided by 

what you want.

Arthur C. Brooks

Make a list of 

what is really important 

to you. Embody it.

   Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Linking To

Saturday Critters

Life may not be the 

party we hoped for, 

but while we're here 

we should dance.

 Folk Wisdom

Dolphin Clouds and Sidewalk Dreams

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

Leaping high

through morning blue, Dolphin clouds

in sunlight flew.

Gray and silver,

light with play, They chase away tears

the storm set astray.

Skies that wept

now softly gleam, Like laughter rising

from a dream. The world exhales

— the sea, the air — Joy returns,

and all is fair.

Cloudia & Pixie

Early evening's buzz and glow,

she pauses at the edge of the sidewalk. Palm shadows dance like whispered secrets across her bare shoulders,

a fleeting poem to passersby

she will never know she wrote.

Pixie

Lobster Claw Heliconia

(Heliconia bihai "Yellow Dancer")

Heliconia rostrata, 

 "Hanging Lobster Claw"

Not all storms come 

to disrupt your life 

some come to 

clear the path

    Paulo Coelho,

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Skywatch
Feline Friday
Friday Faceoff
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Put on the face of a fool 

and the heart of a lion.

   Rumi  

The human face is the 

organic mirror of 

the human soul.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Day Away

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

Each person deserves

a day away in which no problems

are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to

withdraw from the cares which will not

withdraw from us. Maya Angelou

You don't have to

control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting

them control you. Dan Millman

Yellow Plume (Justicia aurea)

 Tropical, shade-loving shrub from Mexico & Central America,  bright yellow blooms that lure hummingbirds and pollinators.

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu

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Pixie & Cloudia

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Links
Thankful!
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Gardenia taitensis
Common name: Tahiti Gardenia
Cultivar: Heaven Scent

Lot More Fun

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

The flying banana

soared through the sky,

With orange-bright wings

and a mischievous eye.

It looped through the clouds

with a fruity hooray,

And painted ripe sunshine

on dawn’s early gray.

Parrots applauded,

a rainbow took note—

Then it landed like it planned it

and that's all she wrote!

Pixie & Cloudia

(Actually blosom of an

African Tulip tree - an

invasive species)

When you have climbed the hill, and the view is just breaking, do you want to reclimb it? A thousand times no! Anyone who honestly wants to be young again has never lived, only imagined, only masqueraded. Ursula K. Le Guin

Our brokenness summons light into the deepest crevices in our hearts. Shauna L Hoey

It was a lot more fun 

being 20 in the '70s 

than being 70 

in the '20s,

 Joe Walsh,

 Eagles guitarist

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia