Ineffective Tide Suppression

“Sticking your head in the sand does not prevent the tide from coming in”
Proverb

If Size Mattered

“How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.”
Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008

Did you know that the Pacific Ocean is larger than all of the countries
of the world put together?

Patience

“Patience is the key to paradise”
Turkish Proverb

The sun set and we waited. After about twenty minutes the sky
turned into this beautiful hue.

For more sunsets, go over to Scott’s blog- Just Used Pixels. He posts beautiful sunsets every Sunday.

Conditional Spirit

“Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.”
Henri Frederic Amiel 1821-1881

Getting the Shade

“One generation plants the trees, and another gets the shade”
Chinese Proverb

Salt Water

“The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears, or the sea”
Karen Blixen 1885-1962

And if you are willing to hike a bit, you can get your salt for free on Molokai.

On the Beach

“Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.”
Mary C. Crowley 1915-1987

This is how we began our evenings on Molokai…sipping wine, watching the sun set. Very habit forming.

Check out Scott’s blog- Just Used Pixels. He posts beautiful sunsets every Sunday.

Taking the Plunge

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

The simple joys of an endless summer…

Affection Preparation

“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.”
Ambrose Bierce 1842-1913

Temporary Sunset

“My sun sets to raise again.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861

Something to reflect on.

To see more sunsets, head on over to Scott’s blog- Just Used Pixels. He posts beautiful sunsets every Sunday.

How Sweet

“How sweet to be a cloud floating in the blue!”
Archibald Alexander Hodge 1823-1886

 Also, to be a man standing in the sand.

Washed Up

“The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm to let each wave of life wash us a little farther up the shore.”
Cyril Connolly 1903-1974

Easy as pie.

Not Lost

“Happiness is a Swedish sunset; it is there for all, but most of us look the other way and lose it”
Mark Twain 1835-1910

This sunset is not Swedish. It is over the island of Oahu in Hawaii, shot from Molokai.

To see more sunsets, head on over to Scott’s blog- Just Used Pixels. He posts beautiful sunsets every Sunday.

Sorry About That

“Rainbows apologize for angry skies.”
Sylvia Voirol

I have no idea who Sylvia Voirol is. She could be a poet or a philosopher or a scientist or a mass murderer. She seems to be known for this quote but I couldn’t find anything else about her. Anybody know?