Sunday, August 28, 2011

Passing Storms

A  L  O  H  A  !

" Dogs are not the Uncle Toms
of the animal world. . .
They're the  dignified dual citizens
who plead the case
for all mute creation 
with their human owners. "

Adam Gopnik





 " Cats and birds are wonderful
but they keep their own counsel
and their own identity,
even in the house,
and let us spy,
occasionally,
on what it's like
out there." 

Adam Gopnik


 

" Adapt yourself to the things
among which your lot has been cast
and love sincerely
the fellow creatures
with whom destiny has ordained 
that you shall live.  "

Marcus Aurelius



" All creatures are flawed, 
but out of the flaw 
may come the universe.  "

Marguerite Young
 




" I would look at a dog 
and when our eyes met,
I realized that the dog
and all creatures 
are my family. 
They're like you and me.  "

Ziggy Marley



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Glad that Hurricane Irene
has passed the East Coast!

Having ridden out Iniki
here on our boat
(the week we moved aboard)
we know the anxiety,
the uncertainty,
the curtains of rain
and the wind's
H O W L
that I'll never forget.

Glad Manhattan
remains a playground
for our friend Daryl !

Hope you ALL
recover,
and enjoy YOUR
DAY!




35 comments:

Elizabeth Mahlou said...

Love the cat & dog quotes!

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU, Elizabeth :)

FilipBlog said...

Nice article and what a coincidence, I just publishedvsome pictures of our own dogs.

Greetings,
Filip

21 Wits said...

...clap, clap....CLAP...doggies do plead their case well! ....and kitty cats right along next to them! ;)

the walking man said...

I don't know about passing storms but this old dog is just passing through to say aloha!

Elephant's Child said...

Love it. Thanks. The fish was great too - though I am a huge sucker for the four legged furry fiends.

Teresa said...

My favorite is the picture of the bird on the statue.

SandyCarlson said...

Thanks for your good thoughts! Your post is beautiful. It was a hoot to watch the media try to mediate the social media to get the word out that: rain was falling in the wind.

How did we cope with the obvious before the social media?

Anonymous said...

With the disappearance and apparent death of our last cat, we are now a no-pet family. Whew! Easier to travel now!

Kavita Saharia said...

I love the way that dog is looking at the camera.Prayers and good thoughts for those effected by Irene.

Cloudia said...

thanks Friends!

magiceye said...

beautiful captures!

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Beautiful today !

Fireblossom said...

Irene knew better than to mess with our Mean Girl! ;-)

Anonymous said...

Wonderful animal quotes. So glad to hear that the storm passed by relatively calmly for many.

Snowbrush said...

I sure do enjoy your quotations.

Pierre BOYER said...

Enjoy your day Cloudia !
Greetings from France,

Pierre
http://pierre-boyer.blogspot.com/

Friko said...

All creatures deserve love and respect.
How else are we going to live all together on this planet.

It's time mankind gave up killing and maiming and destroying. Fat chance.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Love dogs, love cats, love all creatures and love your post Cloudia!!

Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. said...

Sweet marriage of quotes and pics Cloudia! Thank you.

Daryl said...

Oh thank you for the link .. yes, we survived the storm thanks to a lot of pre-planning for emergencies and pre-planned evacuations . there's a lot of flooding in lower Manhattan but uptown on the Westside where we live, thankfully, it was just some downed tree branches and minor flooding in Riverside Park ..

Lynn said...

Love dogs and cats - great quotes, Cloudia.

Ash said...

Nice photos and quotes, as always Cloudia! Great job!

Akelamalu said...

Lovely quotes Cloudia. x

Charles Gramlich said...

Get thee to the dogs is a not a curse but an honor.

Hilary said...

Wonderful creature photos and quotes.. none of which I've heard before. Your blog is like "brand new" every day.

Thistle Cove Farm said...

Great quotes and enjoyed my visit today.

Hattie said...

I am trying to extend my love for all creatures to coqui frogs and rats.
So you were in a boat during Iniki? Wow.

Pietro Brosio said...

Beautiful post, Cloudia!
Nice pictures and quotes!

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Anonymous said...

Dogs especially..... they seem so wise. But animal companions are all special.

Erika said...

I'm very glad you survived the storm.
Your dog is very nice.
Ciao from Italy

bobbybegood1 said...

I just love your blog. You have the most inspirational quotes and sayings. You are so on target with the cat analysis. Here's one: Dogs have families. Cat's have servants. LMAO!!! How true, how true. Cheers Cloudia!!

FilipBlog said...

Love the dog.

Greetings,
Filip

Cloudia said...

thank YOU do much!

more than you know