Saturday, April 15, 2023

True Places

A L O H A From Honolulu!


Learn what is to
be taken seriously
and laugh
at the rest.
Herman Hesse


'Mele'

Who cares what banks
fail in Yonkers as
long as you have the
kiss that conquers.
George & Ira Gershwin

1932






We are all just the tip
of a pinprick of the
millions of things that had to
happen in order for us to be here.
Grace Potter





Sometimes life gets weird.
Hang in there, it gets better.
     Tanner Patrick




Blue Ginger 

Strange sometimes how easy
bitter words came, how
hard the kind ones. 
Winston Graham



Yellow Fronted Canary

It is not down on any map;
true places never are.
     Herman Melville




Erythrina crista-galli,
often known as the
cockspur coral tree, is a
flowering tree native to Argentina,
Uruguay, southern Brazil and
Paraguay. Its specific epithet
crista-galli means
"cock's comb" in Latin.
Wikipedia




 A house without a dog, a
cat, or a little child is a house
without joy or laughter.
Proverb from Scotland


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

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 Links

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I’d  Rather Be Birding

Jaipur Garden Affair




16 comments:

Teresa said...

I love that shot of the gecko hanging on until life gets better! The Yellow Fronted Canaries bathing are nice, too. My favorite is the shot of Pixie. It looks like she's stalking that canary on your balcony railing. Thanks for bringing joy to my day.

Elephant's Child said...

Thanks for the smiles, the beauty, the thoughts to ponder.

Kay said...

Kay of Musings: All these quotes are wonderful, but I sure do like Tanner Patrick’s quote.

I’ve been on a cruise to the British Isles these past 2 weeks. I’m at the airport right now getting ready to go home.

William Kendall said...

You've been noticed by a couple of your photo subjects.

merlecolibri said...

nice pictures * Yellow Fronted Canary : beautiful scene with these birds !

RedPat said...

Great quotes today to go with the great pics, Cloudia.

Mae Travels said...

The little yellow birds are very cute! So many colorful images from Hawaii.

best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
Great quotes and photos, I love the photos of Pixie, the Yellow-fronted canaries and the cute duck. Sweet dog looking out the car window. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I think life is always weird but I love the special places that aren't on the map. I'm always naming trails that we take!

magiceye said...

Beautiful pictures and wonderful quotes!

Lydia C. Lee said...

Cute collection this week!

Cloudia said...

Jolly Thanks!

Müge Tekil said...

Thank you for these beautiful photos and words. I especially agree with the Scottish proverb about dogs, cats and children :)

Anni said...

That very first photo really made me smile!!
Love the canaries and duckling.
Thanks for sharing this blog with us at IRBB!

Shiju Sugunan said...

As always, you have put together some great quotes and photos! The pictures of Pixie, the Yellow-fronted canaries, and the cute duck are especially lovely.

Arun Goyal said...

Beautiful thoughts, loved the blue ginger blooms , I have never heard of this variety of coral tree. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.