Showing posts with label Marin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marin. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2020

Dawn Lagoon

 A   L   O   H   A !


Every act is either 

an act of love or 

a cry for love.

     Jay Shetty











When you are not sure, 

flip a coin because while 

the coin is in the air, you

realize which one 

you are actually hoping for.

        Jay Shetty













Circumstances are the 

rulers of the weak; 

they are but the 

instruments of the wise.

             Samuel Lover















I love asking kids 

what they want to be 

when they grow up because 

I’m still looking for ideas.

            Jay Shetty














"Rancho  Novato"
This Mural in Novato California shows the area well.


When nothing is sure, 

everything is possible.

         Margaret Drabble














All of these photos were taken in 
Marin County California when we
lived there recently for 4 years. 

Pixie had the chance to meet &
greet the wildlife, to walk along the fence, 
and to hear the coyotes call. 

I'm pretty sure she also was on friendly terms 
with the racoon family on the property. 

The ducks were her especial friends.

 I saw them beak to whisker many times. 

Pixie was trying to figure them
out. The ducks hoped she 
had some food for them no doubt.



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Love You!
                   Pixie & Cloudia


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Saturday, March 7, 2020

Into - Not Just At

A   L   O   H   A  !
Last March: Marin CA
The battles that count aren't the ones 
for gold medals. 
The struggles within yourself 
- the invisible, 
inevitable battles inside all of us - 
that's where it's at. 
     Jesse Owens




















You must look into other people
as well as at them.
Lord Chesterfield




















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The World globes itself in a drop of dew.
So do we put our life into every act. 
             Emerson









"Olympia"
That hurt we embrace becomes joy. 
Call it to your arms where it can change. 
        Rumi

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                               cloudia










Kind of the most important painting of the 19th century

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Homeward Magicness

A   L   O   H   A  !

Marin, California Nov 2015 - May 2019  -  "Final Dawn"

There is a kind of magicness about going 
far away and then coming back all changed.
            Kate Douglas Wiggin














The day arrived. Final exit from "our"
driveway, and leaving of "our" street, our
 neighborhood. Dear neighbor drove us.
Goodbye, Pacheco Pond,
Golden Gate Bridge. Likely I will
never cross you again. Going home.
No intention to ever leave again.
Hawaii.































"Leaving On A Jet Plane"
All roads lead home as home 
is where the heart is. 
So Love. Simply Love. 
For love is home to all of us.
        Wald Wassermann












I want to be someone you can’t live without.

           Charlotte Eriksson

VERY complicated procedure to bring
even an island born pet home!
Multiple tests, vet visits, and messengered
official paperwork for the State!
Every detail scrutinized, double checked.
Or Pixie would be incarcerated on return.
For months. The State office at HONO
that handles such matters was 
peopled by sad folks after long flights,
who just didn't know!
Children separated from pets! Adult
children separated from theirs, sadly.
At last a State veterinarian carrying
Pixie and a thick sheaf of documents
with our name on it appeared.
All in order! Happy Day!!!
We left the sad people,
an intact family for the
final leg of this epic journey:
Waikiki.













It was his home now. But 
it could not be his home till he had 
gone from it and returned to it. 
Now he was the Prodigal Son.
             G.K. Chesterton



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Love You,
                                 cloudia










What Hawaiian Airlines played on the plane. Whenever I hear it, I'm onboard!

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Wake Up Plan

A  L  O  H  A !

When you first wake up, 
do not start your to do list. 
Do not replay
what happened yesterday
unless it was MARVELOUS,
and then only for a few seconds.







Because
before 30 seconds have passed
remember to feel gratitude
for simply waking up.

This sets the mood
for your entire day.
And life is made of
days. And moods.

This quickly becomes
a happy habit. 








If you fill yourself up 
from the beginning of the day 
with beautiful things that you notice, 
that you appreciate, that have 
real value to you, 
there will be no room 
for lesser emotions to intrude. 

Listen to the birds, hug your family 
and remember what really matters.
Problem hunting, and 
arguing is for suckers.




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Thank YOU
Friend!
              Fondly, cloudia


When things are at their worst,
is the very best time to be 
sure that you are at your best!



Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Life on the Lagoon

A  L  O  H  A !
When you give up fear,
Whatever comes is
Just an interesting 
problem to solve.










Live today so richly that if it 
is your last you're cool with that









Dark imaginings exist side by side
With brighter tomorrows-
Your choice,
Your belief, then
Your experience.




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Thank YOU
Friend!
                    Warmly, cloudia

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Over The Years

A  L  O  H  A !
Fairfax California Under The Bear (CA) Flag

It requires less character to discover
 the faults of others 
than is does to tolerate them.
          J. Petit Senn








I restore myself
when I'm alone"  
Marilyn Monroe









California Poppies
" Kind words not only 
lift our spirits
in the moment 
they are given, 
but they can 
linger with us 
over the years. "
                                Joseph B. Wirthlin



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Thank YOU
Friend!
            Fondly, cloudia

Thursday, May 9, 2019

By Disposition

A  L  O  H  A !
 Morning Fog, North Bay

I am determined to be 
cheerful and happy in 
whatever situation I 
may find myself. For I
 have learned that -









 

- the greater part of our misery 
or unhappiness is determined 
not by our circumstance 
but by our disposition. 
          Martha Washington










Through A Glass
You must look 
into other people 
as well as at them.
 Lord Chesterfield




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Thank You
Friend!
             Fondly, cloudia

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

EVERY

A  L  O  H  A !
Mt. Tamalpais Link

“One soft humid early spring morning 
driving a winding road across 
Mount Tamalpais, the 2,500-foot mountain 
just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, 
a bend reveals a sudden vision 
of San Francisco in shades of blue, 
\a city in a dream, and I was filled 
with a tremendous yearning 
to live in that place of blue 
hills and blue buildings. . .” 
Rebecca Solnit













"Every positive thought
is a silent prayer
which will
change your life."
      Bryant McGill














"Give whatever you are doing 
and whoever you are with 
the gift of your attention."
               Jim Rohn




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Thank YOU
Friend!
            Fondly, cloudia