Saturday, July 25, 2026

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Honolulu

Everything that's created
comes out of silence.
Your thoughts emerge from
the nothingness of silence.
Your words come
out of this void.
Your very essence emerged
from emptiness.
All creativity requires
some stillness.
Wayne Dyer


The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly
(Dione vanillae or Agraulis vanillae)
An introduced butterfly in Hawai‘i, established after passion vines arrived in the 1800s; recorded on O‘ahu by the late 1970s.



Tranquil pleasures
last the longest...
Christian Nevell Bovee

We are shaped
and fashioned
by what we love
Goethe

࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆࿆

Love,
Cloudia & Pixie






A joyful life
is an individual creation
that cannot be
copied from a recipe.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

18 comments:

Teresa said...

What do we love? Pixie Cat and her cousins. She shapes our lives with her love and wisdom.

eileeninmd said...

Hello, Cloudia
I love all your critter images, the butterfly is lovely.
Cute captures of the ducks and your sweet Pixie.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend!

Shiju Sugunan said...

Such lovely photos today!

Iris Flavia said...

Nice new banner and... to all critters!

Anvilcloud said...

So surprised by that duck’s back.

Tom said...

...yet silence is often lacking today!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I absolutely adore your photos here today, Cloudia, especially the one of Pixie. Blessings!

magiceye said...

Beautiful photos and lovely poem by Dyer!

Mae Travels said...

Your live shots are neat but I really like the china statues best!
Good post… mae at maefood.blogspot.com

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

The last two quotes are written for me. I'm finding my way in this new life! Love the sweet cat collection and Pixie of course!

Kathy G said...

Thank you for the beautiful collection today.

s.c said...

Great pictures this time. I love them.

Adam Jones said...

That's a very cool looking butterfly.

DrumMajor said...

I think that's your nene bird. I didn't know they had tail lights: blue for Left and red for right. Linda in Kansas

RedPat said...

i love the patterns on the butterfly and the duck, Cloudia. ;-)

DVArtist said...

That butterfly is just gorgeous. Great shot. The feathers on the duck are so clear too. Pixie is as cute as ever. Have a nice day today.

roentare said...

The stillness that nurtures creativity, the butterfly that embodies quiet transformation, and the love that ultimately shapes who we become.

Kay said...

OMG! I've never seen that butterfly before, but I'll keep my eyes open for one now. In fact, I don't see many butterflies at all unlike when we were growing up.