Thursday, January 26, 2012

Leafing Around

A    L    O    H    A  !


Leaves, clouds & light 
fill the sky






Some Leaves Are 
small











But even so,
they have a big presence 
when you REALLY look
at them

















Some are really big - 
bigger than THIS one
even














These guys 
INVENTED
the "Still Life"











These "Lungs of the World"
are ALL Heart













I think that they look best 
when they hang together












Don't YOU agree?  

Thanks for drifting by!

Don't go
without LEAFING us a comment! 

                        Warmly, cloudia








36 comments:

LadyFi said...

I adore leaves! Your photos are just lovely.

Anonymous said...

I have magnetic leaves. No matter where I rake them, they keep coming back to the place I walk into the garage. But I like the shade in the summer. DrumMajor

the walking man said...

Every person on earth should one time in their life pluck a green leaf and really truly look at it. They have much to teach in their varied shades of green.

Lynn said...

You have particularly beautiful leaves around you - Hawaii is just an enchanted place.

Isherwood Wildwalker said...

Breathe Deep in the gifts from the "Lungs of the World"

beautiful.

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Ruby said...

beautiful leaves..

Lori Skoog said...

The biggest leaves I have seen around here are on the rhubarb plants in our garden. Do the leaves ever fall of the trees in Hawaii, so you have bare branches for awhile?

Charles Gramlich said...

I love leaves. Endless beauty as they blow around me.

Full-On-Forward said...

Leaf it to my Island Sista- to make me smile even whilst the water heater is out!


I Loved this post, esp. the analogy about the Lungs and Heart! and I like it that they have VEINS!!!!!

You very much did justice to these still life masters and I thank you for that!

HFTEC,

John

Tolga said...

the photos ara magnificant...aloha from istanbul:)

tolga

21 Wits said...

Leafing you a message is always easy to do... You have a talent of letting us ponder and stop to notice life's meaning...in the simplest of things.

Myrna R. said...

I really enjoyed these pictures. We sure don't get leaves like these in the desert.

Akelamalu said...

I'll take a 'leaf' out of your book and really look at leaves, when they grow again that is. ;)

Daryl said...

well, I see you're having the last leaf here I see .. and someone needs a pedicure ..

La sonrisa de Hiperion said...

Estupendas todas las fotos que nos has dejado, un placer haberme pasado de nuevo por tu casa.

Saludos y un abrazo.

Fireblossom said...

Cool meditation on leaves!

Maude Lynn said...

That last shot is really pretty!

Windsmoke. said...

Bonza photos and leaves :-).

Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise) said...

I'm so glad I drifted in on the breeze.

Your leaf photos were just fabulous!

God bless ya and have a phenomenal day!!! :o)

Anonymous said...

How wonderful they would make a paper to write history upon.

Beauty.

Please have you all a good Friday.


daily athens photo

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Elephant's Child said...

Dreadful pun. Wonderful photos. I love leaves myself. Thank you.

Erik Donald France said...

Beautiful ~~ and aren't you the funny one?

Truly gorgeous shots & I like the way you "courtesy" label them. Wonderful ~~

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had fun taking all of those shots of leaves. Lol.

Brian Miller said...

nice found heart...and my you get some big leaves too...love that little curly one...aloha from va!

Pinecone Stew said...

LOVE the orange!

RONW said...

thanks for giving us all a lift.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I do agree Cloudia, sometimes it's the small (or big) things that we take for granted in life.

Kay said...

I think all the leaves are beautiful and original just like you, Cloudia! Have a fabulous Friday!

Rick said...

Yes, I love it when things 'hang together' too ! Sure beats falling apart.

Lovely photos, esp. the 'lungs of the world' !

Aloha !

claude said...

Leaves are life, Cloudia !
Aloha !

ruma said...

Hello, Cloudia.

  Your splendid works enhance charm spectator still more.
  The warmth such as the fireplace will be offered to the audience.

  Thank you for kindly visiting my blog.

  The prayer for all peace.
  
Have a good weekend. From Japan, ruma ❃

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Aloha to abeautiful post today !

Lisa said...

Oh, my daughter LOVES those big leaves - she just brought one home from Lanikai today! Aloha Cloudia, and have a great weekend.

Betty Manousos said...

great set of leaves.
in every form and shape.

hawaii has the most beautiful leaves i've ever seen.

i just want to visit hawaii again!

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