Sunday, April 13, 2025

Never Lose

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U
Tremendous beauty 
can be found in 
the tiniest of things... 
for who has ever 
thought to rival that 
of a butterfly's wing? 
     K. D'Angelo





Never lose an opportunity
 of seeing anything beautiful, 
for beauty is God's handwriting. 
 Ralph Waldo Emerson





Commercial Art of the 1930's
Commissioned to sell pineapples.
Reproduced as a mural at the 
(former) 
Dole Cannery, Honolulu


 Better to be without logic than without feeling. Charlotte Bronte

ꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤꪤ

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

💛

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 I have never been 
especially impressed
 by the heroics of people
 who are convinced they are 
about to change the world. 
I am more awed by those 
who struggle to make
 one small difference 
after another. 
    Ellen Goodman

20 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Hooray for beauty. And for your last quote of this post.

roentare said...

Beautifully said—real impact often comes from quiet, consistent effort rather than grand ambition.

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful flowers and sky captures.
Pixie is always a sweetie.
Happy Sunday! Have a wonderful week!

Tom said...

...never lose your sense of humor.

s.c said...

That Pixie.

RedPat said...

You find us the best quotes, Cloudia. ;-)

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Hi Pixie!

William Kendall said...

Pixie needs a nap. Me too.

Anita said...

Beautiful art from Hawaiii💖

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Wonderful words and photos today, Cloudia. Blessings!

Teresa said...

I love the quote about struggling to make one small difference after another! Pixie looks fine today. Maybe she had some pineapple/catnip treats???

Mary Kirkland said...

I hope you have a nice Sunday.

Bill said...

Pixie looks comfortable.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Beautiful and inspiring post, Cloudia. Thank you so much for your presence and posts.

Kathy G said...


The Bird of paradise is my favorite flower. It's so exotic!

Mae Travels said...

Georgia O’Keeffe was probably the most famous artist hired to visit Hawaii and paint images for a pineapple juice campaign! It seems so unlikely — but she made some amazing paintings during her stay there in 1940.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

magiceye said...

Cool mural.

rupam sarma said...

So beautiful post, Amazing photos. Mural looks great.

Sami said...

Love the last quote. Nice flowers, relaxed Pixie and nice mural too. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Cloudia.

Bertiebo said...

Beautiful commercial art back then. Still beautiful today!