Sunday, January 1, 2012

unfolding

ALOHA     FRIEND !



" Silence at the proper season
is wisdom, 
and better than any speech. "

Plutarch















" Childhood
is a short season. "

Helen Hayes










“Do not wait for leaders;
do it alone,
person to person.” 

Mother Teresa.















“ There is no better exercise
for your heart -










- than reaching down
and helping to lift
someone up.” 

Bernard Meltzer




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Hope this was a restful interlude
in your busy
festivities.
Thanks for looking in - 
each comment makes me SMILE
                               Warmly, cloudia

32 comments:

Betty Manousos said...

happy new year, friend!

ALOHAAAAA!!!

Lori Skoog said...

Happy New Year Cloudia. You are such and inspiration....

elena nuez said...

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Kavita Saharia said...

Happy new year to you and yours Cloudia !

Anonymous said...

happy new year, everyone!!!

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Cloudia Happy 2012..wow love the design by bicocacolors.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Well how weird is that, I just left you a comment last year, and here I am in 2012 haha! I really enjoyed the symbolic nature of this post Cloudia, the hibiscus developing from bud to full blown, the promise of a beautiful future would really be something to hope for.

Joop Zand said...

Aloha Cloudia

I wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR, with lots of love and lovely photo moments.

Greetings from Holland, Joop

Amelia said...

Hi Cloudia, beautiful picture. Thanks for sharing.Have a nice day.

Devany said...

Happy New Year Cloudia! I wish you joy and love in 2012! From your Big Island friend, dvd

foongpc said...

Happy New Year 2012!! : )

Rudolph Aspirant said...

What truly tranquil and soothing photos ! (quite appropriate too just in case someone also has a possible hangover from to much partying the night before !)

I have read the the New Year of the Water Dragon, (beginning on Jan. 23rd, 2012), could really possibly turn out to be a little like its predecessor from 60 years ago, a generally peaceful, constructive, hopeful and prosperous year for most people, without major dismal world catastrophes aor strife, the year 1952 also having been the one in which Japan and the US finally officially made peace, also when both Olympic Games, the winter and the summer ones were held in generally peaceful & calm Scandinavia, (in Oslo, Norway, and respectively Helsinki, Finland), and when on TV was aired the audience record setting episode of I Love Lucy, the one in which Lucy married Ricky Ricardo !

In lieu of the customary but rather strident "Happy New Year" song sung by ABBA, I will offer instead a link for the just as soothing song which won the newly introduced Sanremo (Italy) international music festival contest of 1952, Vola colomba, (Fly, doves), sung by Nilla Pizzi:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg4cCMdwFSU

Akelamalu said...

Wishing you a Very Happy & Healthy New Year my friend. x

Teresa said...

Happy New Year, Cloudia!! Love the pictures. Here's wishing 2012 will unfold as a glorious year of health and prosperity for you.

Eddie Bluelights said...

Happy New year Cloudia ~ Eddie

Lynn said...

Happy New Year, Cloudia!

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Charles Gramlich said...

Watching football, which is not always restful but always enjoyable.

irinapictures said...

Happy 2012! Let it be healthy, creative and joyful for you and yours.

Windsmoke. said...

The quote by Bernard Meltzer gets my vote :-).

Anonymous said...

What a lovely peach hibiscus....but then it turned pink, eh? How many hours did you stay to get that opening bloom? It happens in the dark in Kansas...maybe they all share the same time spirit. DrumMajor

Fireblossom said...

Happy New Year, Clouds.

wheatgerm said...

I like the Flower

Louis la Vache said...

What amazing geometry in those floral images!


«Louis» thanks you for your visit to San Francisco Bay Daily Photo and wishes you a Happy New Year!.

Elephant's Child said...

Beautiful as always. Plutarch has my (silent) vote for today. Thank you.

Seventy Plus said...

Keep the smile,forget the tears.
Think of joy and forget your fears.
Here I am,wishing you a very
HAPPY NEW YEAR

Pietro Brosio said...

Happy 2012, Cloudia!

Ileana said...

Inspirational and the perfect quotes to start the new year! Happy 2012 to one of my favorite chicas! xo

Have Myelin? said...

I really enjoyed those flowers. Thank you.

Happy New Year!

Cloudia said...

OMG! You folks are amazing!

I'm seriously overwhelmed in a GREAT way. What a way to start the year!!!!


thank YOU !

Pia said...

Happy happy New Year to you and yours Cloudia!
I so enjoy visiting your blog with the wonderful photos and sayings!

Liebe Grüße,
Pia

Kay said...

Gorgeous blooming, Cloudia! Happy New Year. You are always blossoming. :-)