In the middle of the night
on a mental flight
with no luggage or tickets,
I’m traveling light
on warm wings of thought
flying to a distant land
where sunlit flowers,
beautiful ocean water
and stretches of sand
invite my wandering soul
to spend some time
beyond the reach of winter’s hand. ~ms
All photos taken on the islands of Kauai and Oahu, except (of course) the snow photo which I took here in Virginia.
Before I Forget 
Gorgeous, peaceful shots! Thank you for sharing…
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Thankyou Southern Sea Muse…
(Nice title you have!)
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Wonderful!
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Thanks Jim!
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What are those yellow flowers? I love the colour!
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I wish I knew the name of the yellow flowers.
I took the photo while walking around the NTBG Allerton Garden on Kauai.
They look a little like banana popsicles with white angel wings,
BUT I don’t think that is what they are called. 🙂
http://ntbg.org/plants/
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Thank you for this warmth, I am sooooo sick of Winter!!!!!!
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Some people love the cold weather.
And newly fallen snow is beautiful.
But….I LOVE the warm.
I will be so happy when Spring returns!
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Mary…I love when you are mentally traveling light…those days are the best, when we are not traveling with burdens♥
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So true!
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My mother took my sister and I to Kauai. It was so wonderful and restful! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and photographs today, Mary.
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I sit here by my space heater, pretending I am sitting on the beach where the warm tradewinds blow. Quite a stretch of the imagination, though…I must admit.
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Oh, I so needed to see these sunny photos! Beautiful! No offense but I’m going to ignore that snowy photo! (;
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I agree with you. It’s kind of depressing, these cold grey days.
My children grew up in Hawaii., and I remember their reaction the first time we came back to visit relatives in Maryland…in the winter.
My daughter said, “I hate this place. It’s cold and all of the trees are dead. Everything is dead.”
I replied, “Oh no. The trees aren’t dead. All of the leaves will come back in the Spring, when it gets warm—-in about 3 months from now.
She looked around at all of the trees, and then she looked at me, shook here head and said (sarcastically): “Oh sure mom. Why are you lying to me!”
If you have never seen the seasons before, it is extremely hard to believe that miles and miles of “dead” trees are not dead!
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Hawaii……yum……use to live there, so loved the shot by the ocean…..aloha and thanks for the pics!
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Me too…I lived there for a total of 11 years.
Loved it. I even took a class in the Hawaiian language.
The language is as spiritual as the islands.
The word aloha actually means: Alo (presence) — Ha (breath).
May breath be with you always. Breathe! Live! Aloha!
In my mind, I will always call Hawaii home.
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Beautiful and if you want more snow head north lol we they say will get slammed 🙂
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I am sure the snow “slam” storm will leave you with a beautiful world of freshly fallen snow. Take plenty of pictures!
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🙂 I shall where the camera around my neck and miss nothing 🙂
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Great! I can’t wait to see them!
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Beautiful Pictures Mary and also yours
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Hawaii in my mind….
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thank you
your picture was good also
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Lovely!
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Thank you very much, Loca Gringa (Crazy Lady?)
What a fun name you have chosen!
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Crazy white lady actually. Jejeje. And thanx!
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Loved the contrast.
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Thanks.
The white foam on the edges of the ocean waves;
the curl of the pine tree branches fallen, covered with white…
exactly the same, but not. 😉
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Beautiful!
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I was just trying to get out of this cold state of mind!
Sitting here, feeling the balmy breezes of my space heater….listening to the waves rolling in and out of my thoughts. Aaaahhh….
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I just came back from Hawaii..amazing place
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I totally agree!
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Wonderful poetry and imagery! 😀
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And I really do wish I could leave the winter behind.
Some people love the cold, but I like it either warm…or a little bit hot.
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I’m right there with you on that one! I can’t wait for warmer weather.
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Hi Mary, Thank You so much for the likes and your support. It’s a pleasure to have met you. We hope to see you again.
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I love how you use so many photos!!! I will be checking back often.
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Thanks Kerry….I told my husband about your photo with the buried snow plow. It made me laugh. It is the perfect example of snow that’s just way too deep!
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Nice set of pictures to this poem.
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Thanks for writing. It’s snowing outside right now. Once again imagining that I am sitting on a piece of driftwood in the warm sun….on the island of Kauai. I just went outside to brush the heavy snow from the river birch trees that are bending to the ground. Now I am really cold. Time for tea. 🙂
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Very lovely work! I really enjoyed it, and the photos are excellent.
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Thank you!
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Simply lovely! Your words and photos meld together perfectly!
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Thank you, Jane.
Sometimes writing is just easier in the middle of the night…..
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