A L O H A From Honolulu!
Waikiki 7:50 am Link
Sing with your voices,
your hearts, your
lips and your lives.
Augustine Of Hippo
"Breadfruit is monoecious
with male and female flowers
developing on the same
tree at the end of branches.
The male inflorescence (flower)
typically appears first.
It is club shaped,
ranging from 10 cm
to 45 cm long...
...Each breadfruit is a compound
or multiple fruit called a syncarp.
The female inflorescence,
appearing after the male,
consists of 1500-2000
minute flowers attached
to a spongy core.
The flowers fuse together
and develop into the fleshy,
edible portion of the fruit."
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Crown Flowers
"The crown flower has
blossoms that are used
in lei-making. Crown
flower leis have
royal symbolism.
The blossom's petals
roll back and expose
what looks like
a small crown. This
flower was a favorite
of Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii's last queen."
Altocumulus Undulatus
Helpful acts are the
good that love does.
Swedenborg
I would not enter
in my list of friends,
Who needlessly sets
foot upon a worm.
An inadvertent step
may crush the snail
That crawls at evening
in the public path,
But he has the
humanity, forewarned,
Will tread aside, and
let the reptile live.
William Cowper
Everyone was a rose
but even more complex
than a mere flower.
Everyone was made up
of infinitely layered petals.
And everyone had something
indescribably precious at
the heart of their being.
No one was shallow.
Not really.
Mary Balogh
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We Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia
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20 comments:
Thank you both for the beauty, the education and the wonder.
Pixie is definitely complex and not at all shallow! I love the pictures today and the wonderful quotes interspersed with info on Hawaiian flora.
Club shaped is one way to describe it. 45 cm is almost 18 inches, wow.
Hello Cloudia
Love the cute duck, snail and your sweet Pixie.
The Crown flowers are beautiful. Wonderful photos.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy you day and happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
A lovely post with info too! Pixie is so patient with the cameraperson.
You've given us some quotes to ponder today! Lovely photos too!
The altocumulus cloud has an unusual look.
Aloha Cloudia, what a lovely quote at the end. Reading it almost feels like you could break into song with it. Enjoy your weekend and hugs to you and sweet Pixie too.
You have such amazing flora and fauna there! I found this really interesting!
Breadfruit is he/she there was making love Cloudia, ha ha.
Beautiful pictures with interesting information.
Very beautiful images!
Beautiful pictures. In Sri Lanka, we cook Breadfruit in curry.
The facts of the breadfruit amazes me!! Thanks for such and educational post.
And, Thanks so much for sharing all with us this week & linking up.
..I hope that you are enjoying a colorful day.
You know I've never tried breadfruit? I wonder what it tastes like. I love that voyaging mural.
Beautiful photos
Nice photo's again and indeed strange food. The mural is also very nice. Thanks for showing us.
Great quotes and pictures. Beautiful mural Cloudia. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals :)
I love the Crown Flowers. Pixie is as adorable as ever.
That is an amazing mural. I enjoyed reading about it.
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