Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Lei Day Flowers

A  L  O  H  A !

  “… flowers
 are the enlightenment
 of plants.” 
 
  Eckart Tolle












“Flowers have spoken to me 
more than I can tell
 in written words. 
 They are the 
hieroglyphics of angels,
 loved by all men 
for the beauty of their character,
 though few can decipher
 even fragments of their 
meaning.”

 Lydia M. Child












“Bread feeds the body, indeed, 
but flowers feed the soul.”  

Koran


 













“Because God is Beauty,
 He created loveliness in flowers
 that they might speak of Him. 

 More than anything else 
in nature
 they hint at
 His presence.” 

 Paramahansa Yogananda

















“The morning-glory at my window
 satisfies me more 
than the metaphysics of books.” 

 Walt Whitman





















 “Flowers seem intended 
for the solace 
of ordinary humanity.” 

 John Ruskin
























“The temple bell stops
 but I still hear the sound 
coming from the flowers.” 

 Basho

















 Lilies are dedicated 
to maiden Goddesses, 
symbols of their divine Purity.
 To Catholics it is the 
Madonna's own flower. 



























“If seeds in the black earth
 can turn into such beautiful roses, 
what might not
 the heart of man become 
in its long journey
 toward the stars?”  

 G.K. Chesterton




















“The violets in the mountains
 have broken the rocks.”  

Tennessee Williams





















" If you want to be happy
 for a week, 
roast a pig.

If you want to be happy
 for a lifetime, 
be a gardener. "

   Chinese proverb



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Thank You
for visiting-

 
Today
is celebrated
as 
' Lei Day '
here in 
H A W A I I.

Wear
some flowers,
join us!

             Warmly, clouda

31 comments:

Young at Heart said...

how utterly divine.....feel quite inspired which is good as here all is green and gray and wet!!

Brian Miller said...

flowers as the heiroglyphs of angels...that is a really cool thought...they def have much to say...beautiful...aloha from VA

the walking man said...

I never thought i would be wishing for a return of February in May sista'...it is cold here! Maybe soon the flowers will really bloom but not yet. Wear an extra lei for the upper Mid-west today.

Lisa said...

I love today's pictures and quotes. Flowers is an extra blessing.

Pearl said...

Minnesota needs a Lei Day. :-)

Aloha!

Pearl

mermaid gallery said...

happy Beltane....how a bout a pagan lei day....or pagan lay day....whatever....

Anonymous said...

Happy May Lei Day -- a friend gave me a jungle gardenia from his KANSAS outdoor garden! The fragrance is amazing and reminds me of growing up with my Mom enjoying them. Almost as wonderful as plumeria -- beautiful photos. DrumMajor

nanny said...

Flowers.....so beautiful.

My backgrounds, screen savers, etc are all of flowers!

These pics are gorgeous. Wish i had a lei to wear today (it's my birthday).....

RONW said...

so is it gonna be 'buy' or 'sew' your own lei for today.

21 Wits said...

Flowers are something we still treasure (and quite possibly have some hanging upside down) long after they've dried up! Cheers, Karen

Hilary said...

May Day
+ Lei Day
-------------------
= Beautiful Bouquet Day

Linda said...

A beautiful and inspiring post. Thanks so much for sharing.

Heidi said...

Beautiful flowers and quotes, as always!...Enjoy your week!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I agree with all of the quotes Cloudia the world would be a dull and miserable without the beauty of flowers!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

p.s. Happy Lei Day!

Indrani said...

Truly heart winning captures, I almost forget to read what you write!

DeniseinVA said...

Happy Lei Day! I always enjoy being surrounded by flowers and find them good for the soul, I feel uplifted. I get the same feeling when I visit your blog :)

Pierre BOYER said...

So gorgeous flowers...

Pierre

Jannie Funster said...

And one from Jannie, made up now on the spot...

flowers are the music of nature, the joy of God's deepest wishes for us.

xoxo

Charles Gramlich said...

Of late, I've become enamored of the very small wild flowers that grow in our yard. So lovely when you look closely.

Bob Bushell said...

You are a brilliant photographer, you have the skills.

Cloudia said...

Wow! Thanks SO much, Bob-


and EACH of YOU dears!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for these smiles of Goodness very much. Please have you all a good Wednesday.


daily athens photo

Elephant's Child said...

Beautiful. Thank you.

Myrna R. said...

Hope you've had a great day. I'm not going to wear any flowers, but I'm going to go smell the flowers in my garden now. Thanks for this.

Luisa Doraz said...

Happy Happy every day. Beautiful post, :)

Cloudia said...

*Smile* Thank YOU dears!

Kay said...

Happy May Day, Cloudia! :-)

TexWisGirl said...

so gorgeous! i just read about lei day on another blog. :)

magiceye said...

flowers and hawaii are synonyms!

namaste /\ from mumbai
aloha!!

Cloudia said...

thanks