Monday, September 30, 2013

P a r h e l i o n

A  L  O  H  A,   F  R  I  E  N  D!
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" Never

  lose an opportunity

  of seeing anything 

 beautiful, 
for beauty 

is God's 

handwriting. "

 Ralph Waldo Emerson






" We should read 

to give our souls a

chance to luxuriate. "

 Henry Miller









" Tremendous beauty

 can be found in 

the tiniest of things... 

for who has 

ever thought 

to rival that 

of a butterfly's wing? "

 K. D'Angelo


" Literature and butterflies
 are the two sweetest
 passions
 known to man. "

Vladimir Nabokov 




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28 comments:

  1. eViL pOp TaRtSeptember 30, 2013 at 6:15 AM

    A spectacular rainbow managed to poke through! Beautiful, and a sign of hope.

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  2. the walking manSeptember 30, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    "Literature and butterflies
    are the two sweetest
    passions
    known to man. "



    Dang all this time I thought it was money and power. Glad to know i was finally wrong about something.{;-[p}

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  3. Charles GramlichSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    I sure need to pay more attention to the beauty around me and less to the people who are mucking it up.

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  4. WillowSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    I think I would have loved to have had coffee with Emerson .

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  5. AkelamaluSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    Oh the bird and the butterfly as so beautiful!

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  6. AdamSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    nice Emerson quote

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    Love the birdie's bright red shoes! And the flower-fly provides beauty even on it's flight. DrumMajor

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  8. AshSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:25 AM

    Gorgeous images and words. Yours is definitely one of my favourite blogs!

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  9. TexWisGirlSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    love the d'angelo quote. so true.

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  10. 21 WitsSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    Now I have to hear that tune! Secretly I enjoy getting lost in Henry Miller's writing!

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  11. Brian MillerSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    nice...i like beauty as gods hand writing....
    lovely pics...
    aloha from va

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  12. Myrna R.September 30, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    The pics and quotes make me breathe deeply. Thanks for the beauty you share.

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  13. Couture CarrieSeptember 30, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Gorgeous post, darling!
    Love butterflies :)

    xoxox,
    CC

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  14. CloudiaSeptember 30, 2013 at 2:45 PM

    You are a butterflys delighting me!

    Thanks for playing here:-)


    Aloha

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  15. KaySeptember 30, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    Oh wow! I loved the rainbow, of course, but especially the fallen shower flower. It really looks just like a butterfly.

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  16. Big Sky HeidiSeptember 30, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Love that Emerson quote and the butterfly!

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  17. Elephant's ChildSeptember 30, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    ANOTHER stunning rainbow. Thank you - and I hope it brightens your day as it has mine.

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  18. RickSeptember 30, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    Can you imagine the world if people took time to see the beauty around them instead of what everyone else had.

    Simply lovely.

    Aloha, Cloudia !

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  19. LindaSeptember 30, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    A really beautiful and inspiring post, Cloudia.

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  20. SandyCarlsonSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:27 PM

    I love to luxuriate in your blog. What a beautiful post.

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  21. CloudiaSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:27 PM

    Thanks, Friends!



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  22. christopherSeptember 30, 2013 at 10:34 PM

    'for beauty is God's handwriting'...wonderful words worth quoting.

    And of course 'beauty is in the I of the beholder.'

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  23. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    How very gorgeous!

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  24. magiceyeOctober 1, 2013 at 12:39 AM

    :) Peace

    Namaste /\ from Mumbai
    Aloha!

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  25. HattieOctober 1, 2013 at 12:40 AM

    Lovely!

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  26. Small KucingOctober 1, 2013 at 2:47 AM

    We should read

    to give our souls a

    chance to luxuriate

    I agree with that 100%.....

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  27. rupam sarmaOctober 1, 2013 at 2:59 AM

    Lovely post :)

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  28. CloudiaOctober 1, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Thanks so much :-)

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