Saturday, April 22, 2023

Hope Returning

A L O H A From Honolulu!

The red-crested cardinal, a songbird
Struggle is just
another word
for Hope.



Flowering Banana Tree
"The ancient Greek definition
of happiness was the
full use of your powers
along lines of excellence."
John F. Kennedy



Pursue your own
brand of excellence
in your own realms
large & small


If you surrender completely to
the moments as they pass,
you live more richly
those moments.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh


Brown anole
Unity is
harmony among differences.
Uniformity is
one note played endlessly.



It is not happiness
that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. David Steindl-Rast


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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17 comments:

roentare said...

Love the lizard with that special markings

Teresa said...

Pixie looks like she's waiting for the dog-pulled stroller to come pick her up for a ride. She's got that innocent baby face on, so she can snuggle with the other baby. Cool lizard, too. Your blog always makes me hopeful.

Elephant's Child said...

I love the difference between unity and uniformity. Hope is a fragile essential isn't it?

Cloudia said...

Thanks friends

Sandi said...

"It is not happiness
that makes us grateful,
but gratefulness that
makes us happy.
David Steindl-Rast"


Powerful words! And true.

RedPat said...

Pixie looks happy & grateful.

William Kendall said...

Lots of critters today!

Rajani Rehana said...

Super post

Bill said...

Pixie is showing us she is relaxed and in the moment.

eileeninmd said...

Wonderful variety of critters. Love the dog pulling the stroller.
The Red-Crest Cardinal is a beauty. Love the cute lizard and your Sweet Pixie.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and happy weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

The Cardinal is so different and beautiful. Love your critter photos and quotes!

Mike said...

The last meme makes a great point.

Bob Bushell said...

Lovely Cloudia, I loved the two dogs pulling a baby in a chariot, beautiful.

Lydia C. Lee said...

I love the duck and the shadow!!

magiceye said...

Beautiful captures and captions, specially your words of wisdom at the end.

21 Wits said...

Aloha Cloudia, what a lovely red-crusted cardinal I believe you said, it's a great day to be out and about and what a sight to see the pups pulling the stroller!

Arun Goyal said...

Amazing shot of Banana flower. Thanks for sharing with Garden affair.