Saturday, July 25, 2009

My Little Friend

A L O H A!
Welcome to another amazing day in Waikiki
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Palms Rejoicing in a Splendid Trade Wind

“Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein:
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice. . .”
Bible


Who's this little fellow?



"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations,
if you live near him."
J. R. R. Tolkien




Look! He's puffed out his throat for us to see!



"Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon."
Steven Brust

)=(

This land is animate

yours is too.

Great, TOO great

and small

exceedingly small,

the power's the same:

everpresent.

An abundance of presents.

(for you

and for me.)

So Dance

in gratitude;

Dance

and BE

your

land.

A L O H A! Cloudia

16 comments:

claude said...

They are a lot of smal lizzards on walls of house. The last summer we had a big green one in the garden.
When we go to Marti nique iskland sometimes one of these fellows came into our lodge.
Aloha, Cloudia !

Anonymous said...

Okay -- I thought it was a gecko...what is the dude with the puffy red throat? Are there as many of these red-throated lizards as there are geckos In Hawaii? Is it scared of us, or does he come charging and bite? DrumMajor

Dina said...

Is that Puff the magic dragon puffing??
"BE your land"--I love that!!

Your first quotation and photo are just like Father Adam's at his nice blog, http://monasterydailyphoto.blogspot.com/

You would appreciate it, Sistah.

DeniseinVA said...

I love those little lizards. You have captured little Puff well :)

the walking man said...

We dance in Detroit...it is very much like being in an old black and white western where the guy in the black hat says"Dance!" and then begins shooting at our feet.

I never dance because he never says "Hula!"

Teresa said...

I love your friend, Cloudia. Thanks for such a cheery post to give me a dancing start to my day!!

Daryl said...

When we were kids we'd catch salamanders, newts, during the summer and watch them change color and puff out their necks .. thanks for the memories .. Aloha! xo

SG said...

That was very nicely captured.. the close up of the puffed throat kind of makes me a little scared of your friend though!

Dave King said...

Lovely. Thanks for the introduction.

Charles Gramlich said...

We have lots of these little geckos around us as well. I love when they do the throat expansion thing. It looks like a slice of orange or tangerine.

Deborah Godin said...

No less a dragon for his size, and that's a very impressive 'ascot'!

Cloudia said...

Aloha, Claude!! Tres Bien!

Drum Major: Steady! Just a friendly little gecko to eat the bugs in your room and bring good luck!


Dina: Huffing AND puffing ;-)
You are being your land, eh? Thanks for the tip!


Denise: Thanks! Yes, he's "little puff" now ;-)

Walking Man: LOVE that comment!!


Teresa: You're welcome! Now: 1, 2, cha cha cha!!

Dave (the) King: ALWAYS such a gentleman ;-)


Dayl: Thank YOU for reminding me of those east coast newts of my childhood!!


don't be scared, dear Phoenix! You are always safe here.


Charles: Yes ;-)

Deborah: Well said!!

Thanks, friends!!

Anonymous said...

I got a few shots of a bitty lizard the other day and none of them were half as good as yours. Great shots. Your first photo is amazing. Inspiring words, but then I've come to expect no less of you. Aloha Cloudia.

Anonymous said...

I am here my love.

Kilauea Poetry said...

Wow..I've been wanting to catch one of those bugahs when he puffed up with the red - but only managed to just when full.. right on. You know, I think you nailed something when you mentioned "gratitude". I think it's so important- Nice post here! My sisters name is Claudia..slightly different spelling. Thanks for stopping by too, hope your having a great weekend Island girl-

Barbara Martin said...

What an adorable creature! I assume he eats his weight in insects.