Steps

A L O H A From Honolulu!

There is, they say, a crowded highway to Hell, but speak of the stairway to Heaven.

What lovely steps! Pause as long As you wish.

Take a good look

Around

At your memories.

How Far You've Come!

Ignore the highway traffic.

Come up.

Come up

In love.

The Flower Book by

Edward Burne-Jones

is a series of 38 round watercolours,

each about six inches across, painted

from 1882 to 1898. The paintings do

not depict flowers; rather, they were

inspired by the flowers' names.

Burne-Jones called them

"a series of illustrations to

the Names of Flowers".

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Ah, the patter of little feet

 around the house. 

There's nothing 

like having a 

midget 

for a butler.

     W. C. Fields

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Like A Dragon

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Be kind to yourself so

you can be happy enough

to be kind to the world.

Misha Collins

It's never what you expected

once you get there.

Turkeys know their names,

come when you call, and

are totally affectionate.

They're better than teenagers.

    Elayne Boosler

When turkeys mate

they think of swans.

    Johnny Carson

Confidence is like a dragon

where, for every head cut off,

two more heads grow back.

Criss Jami

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Philosophers & Cats

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The greatness of a person

is measured by the way

they treat the little guy.

Compassion for the weak

is a sign of greatness. 

   Myles Munroe

The sign of intelligent people
is their ability to control
their emotions by the
application of reason. 
      Marya Mannes 

The need to be right
is the sign of a
vulgar mind. 
     Albert Camus

I have studied many philosophers

and many cats. The

wisdom of cats is

infinitely superior. 

    Hippolyte Taine

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Pictures of Infinite Beauty

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Sunsets are so beautiful

that they almost seem as

if we were looking through

the gates of Heaven.

John Lubbock

It is almost impossible

to watch a sunset

and not dream. Bern Williams

African Sausage Tree Blossom

Kigelia is a genus of flowering

plants in the family Bignoniaceae.

The genus consists of only one species, Kigelia africana, which occurs throughout tropical Africa. The so-called sausage tree grows a poisonous fruit that is up to 60 cm (2 feet) long, weighs about 7 kg (15 pounds), and resembles a sausage in a casing.

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Nature is painting for us,

day after day, pictures

of infinite beauty if only we

have the eyes to see them.

John Ruskin

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Among the Walking Trees

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Kindness & Happiness

travel together. Love it - not above it.

Since we cannot

change reality,

let us change the eyes

which see reality. Nikos Kazantzakis

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. Francis Bacon

Aerial Roots of the Banyan

"-Roots grow from

outward-extending branches

and reach the ground,

becoming trunk-like and

expanding the footprint of

the tree, sometimes gaining it

the colloquial name

of a 'walking tree.'"

        Alvarez & Schutzman 

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Creator, bless my eyes

that I may see with love.

Bless my mouth that

I may speak with love.

Bless my heart that

I may give and

receive love.

Bless my hands that

all I touch feels loved. Native American 

We are called to

be bridge builders;

but too many of us

are merely toll takers.

Give advice;

if people don't listen,

let adversity teach them. Ethiopian Proverb

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Brazilian Cardinal

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The Messages

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Note Smiling Lips

The smile

upon my lips,

It will surely

never die

As I'm waiting

here for you

until you're

by my side.

Freida Martinez

We were discussing a friend

who has passed.

His love of blue glass

was mentioned.

I immediately took

this shot and sent it to

my friend as we messaged.

We noticed the smiling lips

and felt our friend was

with us. Then today,

I found that quote

for this shot. 

Messages abound-

The moon across the way does not compare herself with previous moons. She is fully herself, existing NOW.

We are bound

strongly together.

Enduring & Powerful.

Ever Green.

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"Pine Decoration" Emoji

Unicode U+1F38D

A Kadomatsu is a traditional Japanese decoration that is usually placed in front of houses to serve the purpose of welcoming ancestral spirits or kami of the harvest season. They are placed [in late December] and left until January 7-15. They are considered a temporary shelter for the kami spirits.

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Breathe Fully

Where you are

in this moment.

And it will 

accompany you

to the next

as a friend.

When we are together,

I can see Heaven

from here!

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Love You,

  Cloudia & Pixie

Dedicated to

J.B.

&

J.