Saturday, December 23, 2023

Delicious Refreshing

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Haiku Plantation, Oahu
Courtesy of Kathy Edwards

 Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. John Ruskin



The first duty of love
is to listen.
Paul Tillich




Pygmy water lily,  Nymphaea tetragona
You are not a
drop in the ocean. 
You are the 
entire ocean 
in a drop.
       Rumi




Those who love deeply
never grow old;
they may die of old age,
but they die young.
Ben Franklin


फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़फ़
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia



 Links

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Wild Bird Wednesday 




Beneath these bruised
and brooding skies,
Cloud armadas shift and collide,
Let your heart take flight and soar,
On wings of dreams forevermore.

16 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Listening is the key to so many things.

Cloudia said...

So true

DrumMajor said...

I'm just wondering: how long did it take the earlier Hawaiians to climb up that mountain to get to the top of the waterfall? Amazing. Have a peaceful Christmas on da beach! Linda in Kansas

Cloudia said...

Mahalo

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful views of the mountains! The ducks are cute.
Love the pretty waterlily and your sweet Pixie.
Great quotes and photos.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Tare care, wishing you a safe and happy holiday weekend! PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

Tom said...

...have a refreshing day. ☃️ 🎄 ❄️ 🎅🏼

William Kendall said...

A very dramatic sky in thar last shot.

Anvilcloud said...

John Ruskin might never have experienced freezing rain in winter in Canada. 😊

Cloudia said...

Good point!

Thanks Dears

Martha Jane Orlando said...

"On wings of dreams . . ."
Loved the photos and the sentiments here today, Cloudia! Blessings!

Teresa said...

I love the quote about listening with love and the first shot of the haiku plantation, and Pixie, ready to take a leap of faith...

RedPat said...

It is grey and rainy here so it would be hard to call it good weather. I am craving some sunshine, Cloudia. Never growing old is a good one. ;-)

roentare said...

Merry Xmas to you. It is so good to realise we are the ocean in a drop!

Catalyst said...

And who is that hiding behind Pixie's butt?

Bill said...

Listening is a good skill, we might learn something new.
Beautiful photos, Cloudia.

Mike said...

This post snuck by me.