“Find joy and solace in the simple,
and cultivate your utopia by feeling
the Tao in every cubic inch of space.”
~ Wayne Dyer
Wanting Solace
discovery
Take a Second Look
“The voyage of discovery
is not in seeking new landscapes,
but in having new eyes.”
~ Marcel Proust
Flee the Nest
“God gives every bird its food,
but He does not throw it
into the nest.”
~ Josiah Gilbert Holland
A Flight of Discovery
“For once you have tasted flight
you will walk the earth
with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been
and there you will long
to return.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci
Draw With Your Eyes
“In spite of everything
I shall rise again:
I will take up my pencil,
which I have forsaken
in my great discouragement,
and I will go on with my drawing.”
~ Vincent Van Gogh
Discover the Sandwich Islands
Often you find yourself looking so hard for something that is standing in plain sight. The elusive Captain James Cook monument appeared right under our noses in the business district of Waimea Town. Knowing Cook was the first European to arrive upon Hawaiian soil in 1778, we had been logically searching for the historical marker near the water’s edge in a small county park during our previous visits. Suddenly, there he was standing erect between the parking lot and main road. Talk about feeling foolish. While Gerald kept the car running, I jumped out and snapped a couple of shots of the guy who named Kauai and Oahu “The Sandwich Islands”.
