A L O H A !
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"There is nothing
in a caterpillar
that tells you
that it is going to be a
butterfly. "
" Happiness
is not something ready-made.
It comes from your own
actions. "
Dalai Lama
Did you hear about the snail
who was robbed
by a turtle?
When asked for details
she said:
"Oh it all happened
SO fast! "
" The tree which moves some to tears of joy
is in the eyes of others
only a green thing
that stands in the way.
that stands in the way.
Some see nature all ridicule and deformity...
and some scarce see nature at all.
and some scarce see nature at all.
But to the eyes of imagination,
nature is
nature is
imagination itself. "
William Blake
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Thanks very much
for ambling by today.
May all your roads
be joy
and consolation
this weekend.
Warmly, cloudia
Beautiful post - as they all are. I adored the dragon boat and the Dalai Lama quote. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to bein my morning as I watch Mpother Nature deliver her white blanket...:)JP
ReplyDeleteSome great quotes today. Have a great weekend :)
ReplyDeleteLove the snail and the turtle - and the Fuller quote.
ReplyDeleteHave great day!
I like the Fuller Quote, but then you can say the same thing about food.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can quit keeping all the heat now. Winter came this morning at 15f. One more week then Spring arrives so you just have to send a little bit this way.
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.
ReplyDelete- John Lennon
Have a great weekend!
Love from Germany
Beatrice ~.✿.~
The amble was as pleasant as ever.
ReplyDelete"The tree which moves some to tears of joy"..
ReplyDeleteEvery evening I can take a last look at "my tree".....
With a wish for a pleasant weekend
greetings from Athens!!!
Did you hear about the snail
ReplyDeletewho was robbed
by a turtle?
When asked for details
she said:
"Oh it all happened
SO fast!
That so made me laugh!
The Fuller quote is lovely. I love the pictures. Have a happy sunday! Cheers, Ruby
ReplyDeleteIt's so true, how different people regard nature. You know I love it. I think there is a special corner of hell for real estate developers.
ReplyDeleteI just read an article about an infestation of African giant snails moving into the US. Your snail pic reminded me of it.
ReplyDeleteThat Dalai Lama is a very wise man. Loved the turtle and the snail tale, funny! If only everything moved at a slightly slower pace. Hope you're having a great weekend Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteI'm really becoming a fan of William Blake.
ReplyDeleteThat caterpillar is awesome.
Great quotes as always. Love the colorful captures.
ReplyDeleteOh that poor snail! Your first photo makes think of what a great idea for an ice-cream store....or a coffee shop... on a much larger scale of course... imagine the people that would stop to order something out of that as a coffee or ice-cream stand! I hope your weekend is filled with joy!
ReplyDeleteMahalo for sending some warm thoughts and photos. It went from 7 to 14 degrees this morning in K.C.! Making in-roads into filing in my new 2nd bedroom "office." DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteExcellent captures. Love the colors.
ReplyDeletelovely pics!!
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Beautiful color.
ReplyDeleteGreat collection of quotes. Richard Bach (no relations) has a great quote about the caterpillar and butterfly too: ''What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.'
ReplyDeleteLovely photos as always, dear Cloudia. I think that snail/turtle incident happened at the corner Shell station. ;)
ReplyDeleteI was looking for a Happiness quote the other day..this one is perfect. ~Mary
ReplyDeleteHaha, dragon boat in the year of the dragon.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Quotes by the Dalai Lama and William Blake ring true. A BIG thumbs up for the snail and turtle joke :-).
ReplyDeleteVery lovely photos, Cloudia. Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteLovely
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Wonderful
BLISS ♥
That first shot is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for the turtle and snail. I shall keep that in mind. Please have you all a good Sunday.
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Oh, this was great. I love that turtle-snail anecdote! Thanks for always making me smile.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I can see I need to come up with some more groaner jokes!
ReplyDeleteyour visits mean the world to me
Yes, certainly that first picture with the dragon and I love the palm tree. Good colors. Greetings.
ReplyDeletenamaste /\ from mumbai
ReplyDeletealoha!!
Just lovely and uplifting, as always.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful quotations to reflect on.
ReplyDeleteThat Fuller quote is so good!
ReplyDeleteIt is always a pleasure to see what verbal treasures you have mined for us, Cloudia!
Nice dragon boat! : )
ReplyDeletelol at the snake and turtle. love it!
ReplyDeletesome great quotes and photos today, dear cloudia.
Look at the STARS who come here - YOU!
ReplyDeletethank you very much