Friday, April 10, 2026

Enthralled

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Allow yourself to become
enthralled once in a while.
Peter Schwartz



There is something
of yourself that you
leave at every meeting 
with another person.
                    Fred Rogers



Yellow Walking Iris
Trimezia steyermarkii
a tropical perennial


Divide and rule,
the politician cries;
unite and lead, is
watchword of the wise.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

ඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕඕ
Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

ඕඕඕ


Linking To 

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Skywatch

Feline Friday

Friday Faceoff

Floral Friday



All endings are
also beginnings.
We just don't know it
at the time.
Mitch Albom


18 comments:

Teresa said...

I love the walking iris. I think it is the "Cloudia flower." Pixie is enthralling, and that head in the last shot reminds me of Ozymandias. Its full statue has ended, but it now is beginning its new life as a bookend (maybe?).

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I've never heard of a walking iris. It's beautiful. Loved the photo of the man and boy and a great quote by Fred Rogers. A great rainbow, too.

roentare said...

The second shot is so good

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia,
Did I mention I love your header photo.
Beautiful rainbow and a lovely iris.
Pixie is as always, a favorite.
We need to be united, great quotes.
Take care, happy Friday! Have a great weekend.

Anvilcloud said...

That bit about endings is true enough. I might us it later today.

Tom said...

..."unite and lead, is watchword of the wise," amen to this.

Barbara Rogers said...

Thanks for sharing such wisdom and beauty today (and always!)

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Loved the quote from Fred Rogers, Cloudia, and Pixie looks so cute!

RedPat said...

I love that iris, Cloudia. ;-)

DVArtist said...

I love all of these photo today. Thank you and have a lovely day.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Yes, it's good to be enthralled from time to time. That's a beautiful rainbow!

Mike said...

"Allow yourself to become
enthralled once in a while. "
That's hard to do these days. Maybe in three more years if we make it.

Michelle said...

Sending hugs to you and Pixie :)

Jocelyn said...

Pretty rainbow.

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

That last quote about divisive politicians is so true and relevant to the world we're living in these days. It's like they exclude the commandment to love one another, yet many claim to be Christians. Shalom!

rupam sarma said...

Great quotes, Amazing rainbow. Beautiful pics. Lovely Pixie.
Greetings to you and Pixie :)

Ananka said...

Great photos. We had a rainbow the other day and I got some good photos :-D

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

We need lots more uniting and leading a lot less pigs at the trough!