Saturday, August 30, 2025

The Crown Flower Queen

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Painting is the 
silence of thought and 
the music of sight.
Orhan Pamuk


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One word of encouragement 
can be enough 
to spark someone's 
motivation to continue 
with a difficult challenge.
   Roy T. Bennett



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Na nā lani ē mālama iā ʻoe

“May the heavens
take care of you"
Aloha nui,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Linking To

Saturday Critters


The Crown-flower queen,

In robes of lilac blue With her stems of attendants, And Bees, around her head. The little bees are glad, For they know that she is good, And the Crown-flower is happy, In their neighborhood Together they endure In harmony and peace. The crown herself is crowned By her golden bees.
Cloudia Charters
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16 comments:

Teresa said...

I love the flower shots and all the bees! Your poem is lovely, and Pixie looks like she's watching the bees flying around.

Mike said...

Well Roy T. Bennett, one awe shit cancels out a thousand atta boys.

DrumMajor said...

Really prety. Da queen's got a blue butt. And your gecko's little sticky toes are cute. Linda in Kansas

Katerinas Blog said...

Wonderful photos of the beautiful creatures that posed!!
I also liked the poem... harmony and peace.. all the best!
Have a nice day my friend!!

Shiju Sugunan said...

Your Crown-flower queen truly wears her crown with grace.

Tom said...

...always stop to enjoy the flowers.

Sandi said...

Extraordinary photos!

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks so relaxed.

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely post.

Barbara Rogers said...

Our lives are so enriched by sweet bees. What would we do without them!

RedPat said...

Beautiful post today, Cloudia.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Once again, I so enjoyed your poem, Cloudia. Blessings!

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful sky/reflection photo. Pixie and the Gecko are are cute.
Love crown flowers and the bee image. May the heavens take care of you!
Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Take care, have a great weekend.

Cloudia said...

Thank you dear friends. Aloha

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I'm going to send that first quote to my son who is an artist. He'll appreciate it! Hugs!

Jenn Jilks said...

I've had a bit of a difficult week. This is a lovely post for me, comforting. Thank you!