Thursday, December 22, 2022

Happy Tasting Beauty

A L O H A From Honolulu!

A happy person is not
a person in a certain set
of circumstances, but rather
a person with a certain
set of attitudes.
Hugh Downs


Why not seize the pleasure 
at once, how often is 
happiness destroyed by 
preparation, foolish 
preparations.
            Jane Austen



Hibiscus waimeae
White Kauai rosemallow, Hawaiian: kokiʻo keʻokeʻo, or kokiʻo kea is a species
of flowering plant within the okra family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to
the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii.
    Wikipedia





The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. Emily Dickinson



The defining function of the artist
is to cherish consciousness.
       Max Eastman


We are tasting
 the taste of eternity
 this minute.
  Rumi




Because your heart 
is so beautiful, 
everything looks 
beautiful to you.
           Japanese proverb







Only those who are
capable of silliness can be called truly intelligent. Christopher Isherwood


ჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶჶ

Love You!
Cloudia & Pixie





28 comments:

  1. A wonderful collection of floral pics!

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  2. Thank you so much for the beauty you share.

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  3. Beautiful collection of photos!
    Take care, enjoy your day!

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  4. Just amazing. I love the palm trees. Your flowers are the best, though. We've 12" snow!

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  5. Love the quotes today and of course the flowers.

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  6. Love that rainbow today! Pixie looks indignant that the pigeon is interrupting someone's morning coffee break. Have a glorious rainbow-colored day!

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  7. Gorgeous images! I wouldn't mind experiencing Christmas in Hawaii!

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  8. Lovely gorgeous photos! Happy Holidays!

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  9. I love the Japanese probverb. Thanks for joining #Allseasons and have a great xmas and NY.

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  10. love these flower pics! And scritches to Pixie...
    LeeAnna

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  11. Great pairings of image and words!!

    Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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  12. I love that first quote by Hugh Downs. So true.

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  13. The flowers are always so pretty and so is the sky, but that rainbow...WOW! Howdy sweet Pixie. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  14. I feel like I keep making the same comments on your blog: great pictures and intriguing quotes. Don’t you ever run out?

    Oh well, have a lovely Christmas.

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  15. All these are beautiful photos with meaningful quotes.
    Thanks for sharing all these with us too. Merry Christmas & happy holidays!

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  16. Beautiful flowers. I don't think I have ever seen a white Hibiscus.

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  17. Those hibiscus flowers are rare, I'd never seen anything like it even here in the Philippines. They look so lovely, as are the bougainvilleas. You take great pictures, as always, Cloudia. Merry Christmas to you and Pixie! ~ Ms. Donyarific

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  18. Great flower photo's indeed. Hope you have a nice day.

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  19. That's a lovely rainbow. Merry Christmas!

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  20. Cloudia - I linked to I Like Thursday this week, but I forgot to tell LeeAnna; do come visit if you have time. You have the best quotes - I have been working diligently on being "in the moment", so those kinds of quotes resonate with me. Have a sunny, blessed New Year!

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  21. I love the photos of the flowers that you show Cloudia, they are so cheerful! ♥

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