Sunday, January 8, 2012

frondescence:

leafage; foliage

A  L  O  H  A !
" We are each of us angels 
with only one wing,
and we can only fly 
by embracing one another. "

Lucretius













" I would rather be a superb meteor,
every atom of me
in magnificent glow, 
than a sleepy 
and permanent planet. "
Jack London









 Jack London 
received six hundred rejection slips
before he sold his first story.














" Darn the wheel of the world! 
Why must it continually turn over? 
Where is the reverse gear?  "

Jack London





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 Elton John
played Honolulu
last night.
Lion Dancers
pranced
in Chinatown.
 
 
But my greatest hits
and good luck wishes 
all revolve 
around home.

Thank YOU for looking in today-
so NICE to see you

No Ticket,
or firecrackers
required.

But your comment
is received
as a
gift!


                            Warmly, cloudia



35 comments:

Hilary said...

Frondescence .. what a leafy, beautiful word. And as always, gorgeous photos to match.

Charles Gramlich said...

Jack London is one of my favorite writers, but I think I'd rather be the planet.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, that word, frondescence is a new one to me too. Is it a Cloudia invention? So frond-angels look for assistance to flap around. Good thoughts. DrumMajor

Birdman said...

" I would rather be a superb meteor,
every atom of me
in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy
and permanent planet. "
Jack London

I'll take the planet life... spinning endlessly.

Stefano Davanzo said...

Hi, as usual wonderful word e beautiful images

Thanks for sharing...

Ciao
Stefano

Feisty Crone said...

I love the word frondescence, just looked it up. Thanks for the new word! Great pictures and quotes, as always.

Teresa said...

Frondescence is such a wonderful word. Elton John is such a wondeful musician. Chinese New Year is such a wonderful holiday. Hope you have a great day!!

Kay said...

Gee... I'd love to see the Chinese New Year festivities, but I'm so afraid of the traffic and congestion.

Cloudia said...

yeah, that's why my scooter is SO awesome!

You know- I used to want to be a comet; but now I aspire to be a planet: moving, dancing, constant, reflecting LIGHT, bringing beauty to YOU sky :-)


Thanks SO much for being part of this

Filip said...

The green shine in the first picture is excellent and I also like the girl.

Greetings,
Filip

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful, let it be.

Bitch said...

Looking in today and writing with a smile!!
Have a nice week, my dear!!!!

Jenn Jilks said...

Darling little girl! Whales, quotes, skies, what is not t love about you and your blog!
Cheers from Cottage Country!

Rosaria Williams said...

Lucretius's quote is a stunner!
Thanks for these gems.

Elephant's Child said...

Frondescence is what I hope to achieve in my garden.
As always, glorious sky shot and wonderful quotes.
Thank you.

Gemel said...

Reaching my wing towards you, so that we can fly...

If only more of us remembered this ;)

Have a divine day ♥

Anonymous said...

Thank you very much for this patience filled story of Jack London; something which I needed much. Please have you all a kind new week ahead. Thank you once again.

Full-On-Forward said...

I hear The Call of the Wild in you!


Hugs,



J

Fireblossom said...

Six hundred!

"Martin Eden" has always stayed with me, for some reason.

claude said...

Nice photos and quotes.
Aloha, Cloudia !

Commander Zaius said...

Jack London received six hundred rejection slips before he sold his first story.

Well then I guess I have about five-hundred rejection slips coming to me before my first hit. Bummer.

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Chinese newnyear in Hawaii !

Lisa said...

Whoa - cool top photo and cool word, "frondescence"! I love what you did with it. Aloha and have a great week :)

Ruby said...

very beautiful pictures. Love the first. cheers!

Akelamalu said...

Did you get to see Elton John? I've seen him live, he's awesome.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Enjoyed all of the images Cloudia, but am now going off to Google Jack London, I must be the only one of your visitors who doesn't know who he is!! Don't judge me haha!!

magiceye said...

a pleasure as always!

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I meant to say Cloudia, there aren't any Dingoes in the bush where we walk, there would be snakes, but thankfully so far we haven,t seen them.

Erika said...

Your quotes are always well-chosen, dear Cloudia .
I'd like to be in your warm island.
Nice shots.
:))))
Ciao from Italy

Indrani said...

Lovely pictures.
Thanks so much for posting one on my wall.

foongpc said...

OK learnt a new word today - Frondescence : )

Lynn said...

If I was a rock singer, that's where I'd have concerts. :)

21 Wits said...

It's funny I know what you mean about having everything you need right here beside you! No tickets necessary! But you have given me reason to bring out a bit more Jack London! Aloha to you..... ;)

bobbybegood1 said...

Wonderful post my friend. Beautiful foliage. Thanks for sharing that great insight. I believe we all have a great novel in us. Your words inspire me to never give up. Cheers!!

Cloudia said...

no, didn't see Sir Elton...but this is a much more exclusive arena, and I love YOUr material!



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