Thursday, April 16, 2026

Excellence And Wonder

 

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu


Kindness expands 
the light within us 
and reaches out to 
touch the light 
in others as well.
Wayne W. Dyer. 




To the Artemis flyers

You carry  human courage, 
The light of every dream 
 To reach beyond horizons.
Working hard and clean.

You remind us
 Exploration is 
Return to wonder.
The moon is your path, 
But inspiration 
Your gift to Earth.

In your flight we recognize 
The most ancient 
Of all longing
To go farther, see more, 
And become more.
From the silence 
of space 
message of hope.

 Your journey 
Honors the brave, 
Inspires the searcher, 
And lifts the spirit 
Of all who look up.

Artemis flies for discovery, 
For excellence, and  
The hunger
 To meet the unknown 
with courage.
Pixie & Cloudia





Make me a candle
of comfort in this world.
Make me burn
with peace.
  John Roedel

𐊘𐊙𐊘𐊙𐊘𐊙𐊘𐊙
Love You,
C & P


𐊙

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Calotropis gigantea, 
the crown flower,
is native to
Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal. 
It is a large shrub
with clusters of waxy flowers that are either white or lavender
in colour. Wikipedia

22 comments:

roentare said...

Love the images as usual

Andrew said...

I can see why it's called the crown flower, and it's very nice.

My GBGV Life said...

We can't imagine ever wanting to go into space. It is so dangerous and who knows if anything will ever come of it except some photos. Thankfully there are people that want that kind of adventure so the rest of us don't need to do it.

s.c said...

As always, a wonderful combination of text and photos.

Tom said...

...Wayne W. Dyer is spot on.

William Kendall said...

Beautiful skies.

Anvilcloud said...

Well done re Artemis.

Ananka said...

Lovely photos :-D

Martha Jane Orlando said...

The Artemis mission was beyond inspirational, and you've captured that with your words here. Blessings, Cloudia!

Barbara Rogers said...

I remember the space shuttles. So glad there is interest in expanding human knowledge, but do wish they'd have the same enthusiasm for our planet's environmental crisis.

Jenn Jilks said...

That was an epic event, Artemis. My grandson is studying astrophysics. It is fascinating.

Kathy G said...

How exciting to see a poem based on current events.

RedPat said...

A wonderful poem about Artemis, Cloudia. ;-)

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful quotes and poem!
I love Pixie and the sky shots and the flowers.
Take care, have a happy day!

DVArtist said...

Such a lovely post and those flowers are amazing. Have a nice day today.

Brian's Home Blog said...

Your header photo is fabulousa and so are the wonderful words and pictures. Hello sweetest Pixie! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Teresa said...

Love your ode to the Artemis astronauts and the picture of the moon and Pixie.

rupam sarma said...

Awesome series of photos, Amazing sky views.
Cute Pixie. Greetings.

Jim said...

Awesome sky colours.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Love expands, all the time.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Looks like a walkway to the moon. Well done!

Photo Cache said...

Lovely collection. Have a great weekend.