The Authentic Connection 🌟

A  L  O  H  A !

"Respect yourself if 

you would have others 

respect you."

              Baltasar Gracian 

When you have a 

forgiving attitude,

 it is yourself that you 

forgive and empower  

THE MOST!

“The most powerful thing 

you can do to add healthy years 

is to curate your 

immediate social network, 

friends with whom you can have a 

meaningful conversation. . . 

 . . . Your group 

of friends are better than any 

drug or anti-aging supplement, 

and will do more for you 

than just about anything.” 

      Dan Buettner




I Love the Authentic Connection
WE Have!

Linking to
Travel Tuesday
Our World Tuesday



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Thank YOU Friend,
               Fondly, cloudia

Pixel 3 Review

A  L  O  H  A !

Novato CA [click photo to enlarge]

 "Today is a new day 

that has been handed 

to you for shaping. 

You have the tools, now 

get out there and 

create a masterpiece.” 

            Steve Maraboli

 Raccoon In The House!!

I am NOT an "early adopter."

I do not buy the "latest thing."

I do not wear logos, 

or designer names.

I still have my first smart phone:

A humble Moto E. *

But as of yesterday, it is

resting in a drawer.

You might know that I like to

take photos. And carrying a camera

EVERYWHERE was getting old.

I needed an excellent camera

for daily unexpected shots too.

So I bought the best camera in a 

smartphone: The Pixel 3, released

October 9, 2018.

The photo at top

is my first shot,

taken Oct. 21 2018.

If you haven't seen the 

TV comercials, the camera

shoots a series of pics, before 

and after the shot you click.

Then the phone shows you

the BEST one according

to artificial intelligence.

I am free to select any of the

shots and to edit them at will.

They are immediately added to

my Google Photos for

sharing right then,

or on my blog later.

Because we are in the

San Francisco Bay Area,

a tech person brought me

the phone I bought from 

Google online the SAME DAY

and set it up for me!

She shot the raccoon on the

coffee table, I cropped it

and edited it. 

You can see the FOC, unedited, 

un-cropped shot below.

The Pixel has Google Assistant.

I can unlock the phone with

my fingerprint.

Then squeeze it twice

and Assistant is ready.

"Dial Mom on the phone."

"Is traffic to the store bad?"

"What is the weather today?"

"Tell me a joke."

Google Lens is cool too!

Turn the camera on something,

and Lens can tell you what

you are seeing with helpful links!

I have no buyer's remorse.

And now I have the coolest

phone in the cafe!

It charges

Super Fast too.

So if you need a new phone

-or a new convenient,

excellent camera-

consider the Pixel 3.

The Pixel 3 XL is larger!

You want to be sure

to buy an UNLOCKED

Pixel from Google Store.

Talk to your carrier.

You can use the SIM

card from your current phone!

I really like Consumer Cellular

for US coverage. Great,

HUMAN customer service!

My case - ordered on Amazon -

is arriving today.

Incidentally, my Pixel 3 is the 

"Not Pink" color.

A beautiful object in my hand!

You can read a professional reviewer

Here

FOC [Fresh Out of Camera] Click photo to enlarge

“All the tools, techniques and 

technology in the world are 

nothing without the head, 

heart and hands to use them 

wisely, kindly and mindfully” 

               Rasheed Ogunlaru

𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤿𐤤

Thank YOU

Friend!

             Fondly cloudia

*"The Moto E was unveiled on May 13, 2014.

 India was one of the first countries 

where the Moto E was released; "

 Wikipedia

Link

Petaluma Signs

A  L  O  H  A !

What do YOU think

of changing the name

of this blog to

"Stink Spiral

?

Linking to

signs, signs

The Bird Who Flew

A  L  O  H  A !

Diablo & Redwood Blvds, Novato CA

Gentle rain is falling

inner wisdom calling. . .

Don't forget 

your finer side. . .

"Dare to boldly live it!"

The bird who flew 

just cried. 

                                cloudia

Linking to

Saturday's Critters
I'd Rather Be Birdin`

Thank YOU

Friend!

                     Warmly, me

Flowers and Light

A  L  O  H  A !

Marin CA Dawn

 "An old day passes,

 a new day arrives. 

The important thing is

 to make it meaningful: 

a meaningful friend - 

or a meaningful day."

                            Dalai Lama

Pot O Light

“The true harvest of 

my life is intangible -

 a little star dust caught, a 

portion of the rainbow 

I have clutched”

                           Thoreau 

'Color & Crystal

Loud as a Pistol'

"Things we lose 

have a way of 

coming back to 

us in the end, if 

not always in the 

way we expect." 

                     J.K. Rowling 

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This blog

is the journal

of my healing,

and becoming.

So much in my life

has changed 

this past year!

But there You Are

through it all.

Your comments lead

me to the knowledge

of what we share.

Belonging grows here.

If there is value

in my images

and words, that is

for You to decide. 

I am humbly 

appreciative

every day -

Thank YOU

Friend!

               Warmly, cloudia

Your Best Year Yet-

- That is My Wish for YOU!

" A cat's eyes are windows 

enabling us to see

 into another world. "

                     Irish Legend

Linking to
City Daily Photo
Photo of the Year

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janus *

This is my blog.

I make it.

And yet, I am the 

one receiving gifts

through it every day.

Your visit is the gift

that starts my day,

or keeps me going

in afternoon, or

makes me smile

before bed time.

Now I understand

how time and season

move across the face

of our world.

Yet, it is always 

N O W

all the time everywhere.

You taught me that.

Thank YOU

for a wonderful year.

For holding my hand

through a major move.

That You come here,

finding something that

invites you back

means the world to me.

You know who you are.

You are my friend.

Therefore I am

rich.

             Fondly, cloudia

Nature by Another Name

A L O H A !

California isn't Hawaii,

but the Earth is full

of different

B E A U T I E S.

From Northern Fiords

to Mumbai, bloggers

share life as 

never before in

History.

Here I am finding

Beauty by Another Name

" A friendship can 

weather most things 

and thrive in thin soil; 

but it needs a little 

mulch of letters 

and phone calls and 

small, silly presents 

every so often - 

just to save it from 

drying out completely. 

                           Pam Brown

"Peace is not 

something you wish for, 

it is something you make, 

something you are, 

something you do, and 

something you give away." 

Robert Fulghum

[His books are still cutting edge!]

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Thank YOU

Sister&Brother Bloggers

who give it away

everyday!

                 Warmly, cloudia

Green Dreams

A  L  O  H  A !

 “ When you do things 

from your soul, 

you feel a river 

moving in you, 

a joy.” 

                   Rumi

" The most complicated 

skill is to be simple. "

                      Dejan Stojanovic

Was It All Just A Dream?

" Never let a problem 

to be solved 

become more important 

than a person 

to be loved. "

                          Barbra Johnson

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As I sit 

in my new home base,

crafting this post for you,

I see skies, water, birds.

After so much movement

this silence heals my soul.

My mind's eye is riot

with memories of light

and green.

Was it all a dream?

As I become different,

day by day,

the mystery of me

is a pleasing unknown;

Knowing I've grown.

In this realm

of our own.

Good to see You!

                    fondly, cloudia