Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Waikiki

Aloha!  
    Let's Walk in Waikiki Together. . .




"Make love a stain upon your heart;
Spill your love on others
until they too are stained."

Anonymous Tibetan monk






Shell Ginger

"If you can sit with a rose, or any other blossom,
and 'be' with it's quiet presence,
you will smell the scent
of the spirit world
because you & I are one;
We've grown in this same space."

Oprah winfrey







"Kindness sets the heart free."






“This is my simple religion. 
There is no need for temples;
 no need for complicated philosophy.
 Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;
 the philosophy is kindness.” 

Dalai Lama






Today I went out walking between the raindrops.
Gentle mist acted like rain - but couldn't keep up the impersonation.

Patches of blue sky appeared.

Sunshine drew moisture from the grass.

Heaven & nature sing. 
Locals and visitors drink it all in.

Just another day-
in Waikiki.

Thanks for sharing it with me! Please leave a comment, cloudia

39 comments:

Lori Skoog said...

Love that shell ginger...have never seen anything like it. Your world is beautiful every day.

Elephant's Child said...

LOVE the quotes from the monk and the Dalai Lama. Thanks.

Cloudia said...

Thanks Lori. I love visiting your farm blog!


Aloha, E.C!

DeniseinVA said...

You always put a great variety of photos Cloudia. The one of the homeless gentleman really makes you think.

Cloudia said...

yes. thanks, D

SandyCarlson said...

Bring on the stains!

ayala said...

Love the quotes and your words :) nicely done!

Feisty Crone said...

Wonderful song! I feel peaceful!

Brian Miller said...

walk between the raindrops....nice...the dalai lama quote...so true....aloha from va

Cloudia said...

good seeing you here

Anonymous said...

What gorgeous flowers - bliss! These are some of my favourite quotes too.

Erika said...

Ciao from Italy!

Stefano Davanzo said...

Hi Cloudia, I love your place
Thanks for sharing...

Stefano

Windsmoke. said...

Fantastic quote from Oprah Winfrey and the quote below the photo of the homeless bloke :-).

Muza-chan said...

I like the quotes... Thank you, Cloudia :)

Full-On-Forward said...

Cloudia--this is one of the best batches and quotes ever--and that's saying a LOT!!!

Here's to NEW Friends!

HFTEC!

J

claude said...

Beautiful post, Claudia !
Aloha !

Hattie said...

Strange, beautiful world we live in. And I think kindness is the greatest virtue of all.

Kay said...

I really love the Dalai Lama's quote. THAT is definitely my religion.

Kavita Saharia said...

Shell ginger is so pretty and as always great quotes.

Jeannie said...

Lovely

Lynn said...

Love that Oprah quote - it's spot on. And the last picture - it got me.

Commander Zaius said...

Awesome flower pictures, I can never get any that good.

Reanaclaire said...

hello..bringing u very warm greetings!!

Joop Zand said...

Again very good pictures Cloudia, specialy the flowers they are beautiful.

warm greetings, Joop

Anonymous said...

XOXOXOXOXO!!!!!!!

Daryl said...

Is Shell Ginger native to Hawaii? Never seen it before, lovely flowers

Monkey Man said...

I really like that line about mist acting like rain yet unable to keep up the impersonation. Excellent.

Couture Carrie said...

Lovely post, darling!
Your words at the end of the post are beautiful!

xoxox,
CC

Leovi said...

I love these exotic and beautiful flowers, a delight. Saludos.

Maude Lynn said...

That second shot is just beautiful!

Oakland Daily Photo said...

Inspiring quotes. The last photo challenges all of us to live the virtues extolled with all our fellow beings.

Milandailyphoto.com said...

thanks to walk in waikiki together,the shell ginger is an amazing flower

SandyCarlson said...

Kindness does that. What a beautiful post.

Cloudia said...

So nice of YOU to stop by!

the walking man said...

Still here, not quite in as colorful as a surrounding but still here none the less.

kostas said...

Paradise place!
Have a great weekend.
Regards from a rainy Thessaloniki.

Betty Manousos said...

the flowers are so lovely!

ALOHA! x

Cloudia said...

Aloha- HA!