Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Only One Success

 A L O H A  From
H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

 Walk on a rainbow trail; walk on a trail of song, and all about you will be beauty. There is a way out of every dark mist, over a rainbow trail. Andra Davis

California Quail
You can't be
a great leader if all you see
is yourself. Maya Angelou


Covey Of Quail
Inhale the calm
Exhale the strife
This simple solace
The Gift of Life!



There is only one success - - to be able to spend your life in your own way.
Christopher Morely
𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃𐋃

Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

𐊼





The genius of clowning is 
transforming the little, 
everyday annoyances, 
not only overcoming, 
but actually transforming 
them into something strange 
and terrific… it is the power 
to extract mirth for millions 
out of nothing and 
less than nothing.
  Karl Adrien 

Karl Adrien Wettach, 
one of the most famous 
clowns of the first half of 
the 20th century, was 
born on Jan 10, 1880 
in the Swiss Canton of Bern.
 He was the toast of European entertainment as 
Grock the Clown. 
[D. 1959]


24 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

Good morning my friend!
Wonderful post, I liked the quote that encourages us to live life in our own way!!
The rainbow is amazing...

Elephant's Child said...

Thank you - love the rainbow, the quail and the beautiful Pixie.

roentare said...

What a beautiful tribute to the subtle brilliance of clowning—Grock truly turned life's smallest frustrations into universal joy, a rare and powerful kind of alchemy.

Andrew said...

Our Australian quail have quite different markings.

Cloudia said...

That is interesting Andrew. Now I'll have to look that up

Cloudia said...

Thanks friends. I really appreciate your comments. They are the fuel that keeps me running

s.c said...

The no parking sign has a high Harry Potter content

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful captures of the Quail, the rainbow and Pixie.
Have a great day and happy week ahead.

Jenn Jilks said...

That rainbow! But Pixie is always the bright star!

Ananka said...

Amazing rainbow :-D I like the cone on the sign, this happens in Scotland a lot!

Kay said...

Good morning, Cloudia. I’m in Chicago right now and saw my granddaughter graduate on Sunday and then have her party and then watch her dance all in one day. It was an exhausting day, but so very precious for her and for all of us.
Today…it’s really cold and rainy and I would love to see a rainbow and be warm again. :-)

Kathy G said...

I wonder what Pixie is looking at today?

William Kendall said...

Gorgeous rainbow.

RedPat said...

Love the quail and the rainbow, Cloudia. ;-)

Martha Jane Orlando said...

The first photo blew me away, Cloudia. Wow!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Awesome birds! Cute Pixie!

21 Wits said...

Aloha Cloudia and sweet, adorable Pixie too, these words played like a song through my thoughts, and I especially enjoyed this quote and am going to as you say it steal or borrow it myself! Take good care of you both.

The genius of clowning is
transforming the little,
everyday annoyances,
not only overcoming,
but actually transforming
them into something strange
and terrific… it is the power
to extract mirth for millions
out of nothing and
less than nothing.
Karl Adrien
So true


Anvilcloud said...

Rainbow Trail: I like it.

Mike said...

I've never seen a rainbow being launched before. Nice.

Mary Kirkland said...

The traffic cone on the sign is pretty funny. Love the birds.

Michelle said...

Lovely quail and the rainbow. Pixie is the diva of this post :)

Cloudia said...

Thanks Friends!!!

Tom said...

...cone head?

magiceye said...

Beautiful captures and quotes. The sign is eye catching!