Thursday, June 29, 2023

Lovely Portals

A L O H A From Honolulu!

How lovely are the portals
of the night, when stars
come out to watch
the daylight die.
Thomas Cole



Never wish them pain.
That's not who you are.
If they cause you pain,
they must have pain inside.
Wish them healing.
That's what they need
    Najwa Zebian




Royal Poinciana

Humility does not require
that you are blind to
your own excellence.
What matters is to be open
to the value of others as well.



Royal Poinciana
A laugh is a smile
that bursts.
Mary H. Waldrip



Royal Poinciana
I’ve learned that even
when I have pains,
I don’t have to be one.
Maya Angelou



Royal Poinciana
Always laugh when you can,
it is cheap medicine.
Lord Byron



Life is short. Be silly.
Have fun. Regret nothing.
Karen Salmansohn


ꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉꢉ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie



May love and peace spread and heal. May it start with a quiet joy you allow yourself to feel.

19 comments:

Teresa said...

At first I thought Pixie had pricked up her ears because she wanted to be a royal poinciana, but then I saw the gecko below her, and I realized that she is greeting a good friend. Wishing you a happy, silly day full of love and laughter.

Elephant's Child said...

Thank you both. Muchly.

s.c said...

Good quotes to go for a walk this afternoon. Hope to laugh a lot.

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks quite alert.

RedPat said...

A laugh is a smile that burst is wonderful! ;-)

Sharon Wagner said...

You always find great quotes! The bursting smile is so cute.

Cloudia said...

Thanks so much 🌿

J C said...

Absolutely lovely pictures and quotes. I recall as a child we had a row of Royal Poinciana trees along our property. Maybe a dozen or so. And they drop seed pods. My dad said he would pay me a nickel a dozen if I picked up the seed pods. I did. He owed me about twenty bucks! I think he was a bit surprised. :) Thanks for sharing this beauty.

Bill said...

Thank you for more wonderful quotes and images.

Lydia C. Lee said...

The first photo of the trees is lovely....#FloralFridayFoto

roentare said...

Royal Poinciana is really beautiful.

sirkkis said...

Thank you sharing these wonderful photos and words. What a great place to live ❤️🤩

Lea said...

Great photos and quotes!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

The Poinciana is gorgeous! Love the quote about the laugh.

DVArtist said...

Hi Cloudia. With every photo all I could think is WOW! Such beauty. Thank you for joining FFO and have a lovely weekend.

Andrea @ From The Sol said...

Your trees are magnificent as are the sayings, though I take exception to not wishing some people pain, because some people who cause so much pain deserve to hurt and I can think of one world leader who deserves worse than pain (Sorry, I pray for Ukraine). Pixie has spotted something ... that alert expression tells me it may be edible, Ha! Love your posts, Claudia ...

Andrea @ From the Sol

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I love the Maya Angelou quote and the Mary Waldrip quote. I love your awesome photos and your beautiful faces for FFO. Pixie has the best face of all!

Jocelyn said...

Love your beautiful trees.

Light and Voices said...

Pixie is staring off into space or at the photo below? Enjoy the 4th of July!