Sunday, June 22, 2025

Single Star Evening Star

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U


Even a single star 
Can light up the evening sky.
A single star reminds us: 
Hope can shine alone.

Sometimes, one star 
Is all you need
To guide you home.

In the super-vast sky, 
A single star 
Can make  your
Universe less lonely.
Cloudia Charters


Asclepias curassavica,

commonly called tropical milkweed,

bloodflower, cotton bush, Mexican butterfly weed, scarlet milkweed, and wild ipecacuanha, among other names. It is valued as a host and nectar source for butterflies, especially monarchs.




A gift comes to you 
through no action 
of your own, free,
 having moved toward you 
without your beckoning. 
It is not a reward; 
you cannot earn it, 
or call it to you, or 
even deserve it. And 
yet it appears. Your 
only role is to be open-eyed 
and present. Gifts exist 
in a realm of humility 
and mystery—as with 
random acts of kindness, 
we do not know their source.
Robin Wall Kimmerer



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Love,
Cloudia & Pixie

💚

Linking To

Monday Murals

Jaipur Garden Affair


Beneath the waves, where kelp sways slow, A love story bubbles, don't you know? Lobster lad, eyes so bright, This lovely lass his crimson delight. Their dance a waltz or slow ballet, Under the ocean where current and sunlight play. Briney whispers, a secret vow, Two armored hearts allow somehow Love's embracing oceanic sweep, Happy lobster love to hold and to keep! Their silent vow, a heartfelt click, Two lobster souls, forever linked. A love untold, yet understood, Two armored souls in together-hood. Salty sweet, this love they share, Lobster's vow crustacean prayer.
Cloudia Charters

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Journey

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Sometimes we 
make the 
process more complicated 
than we need to. 
We will never make a 
journey of a thousand miles 
by fretting about how long 
it will take or how hard 
it will be. We make the 
journey by taking each day 
step by step and then 
repeating it again and 
again until we reach 
our destination.
Joseph B. Wirthlin




It is not the strongest
of the species that survive,
nor the most intelligent,
but the one most
responsive to change.
Charles Darwin



Psychological research 
has shown that even 
infants prefer smiling, 
kind faces over angry ones. 
Babies, when together, 
often share and show 
generosity long before they 
can even speak. And every 
day, we see adults acting 
with courage and kindness—
helping strangers, caring 
for loved ones, standing up 
for justice. The world is 
full of quiet, ordinary 
goodness. The darker 
side of humanity exists, 
yes—but it is not 
the whole story. 
It never has been.
  Allan N Schwartz PhD




In the middle of difficulty 
lies opportunity.
Albert Einstein





Rivers know this: 
there is no hurry. 
We shall get there 
someday.
 A.A. Milne
Winnie the Pooh



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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


 Linking To
Saturday Critters



Today I was out in public 
when I heard a man calling 
my name.
This adult "stranger" 
explained that he was 
one of the 
students at my 
after-school group at 
He was glad to see me, 
but I was more grateful to be
remembered after all 
this time (late 90's)
A lovely moment!



Friday, June 20, 2025

Places And Feelings

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

When people look 
at my pictures
I want them to feel 
the way they do when
they want to read a
line of a poem twice.
   Robert Frank



The path to our destination
is not always
a straight one.

Maybe it's about
what we encounter
along the way.

In this lane,
there is no hurry;
the world moves with the
pace of a
whispered secret.
Every winding lane
has a story. That story
begins with a step.
It is more than a path;
it's a memory waiting
to be made.
Some lanes
lead to places,
others
lead to feelings.
Cloudia Charters


Handroanthus chrysotrichus,
Tabebuia chrysotricha,
popularly known as the
golden trumpet tree!
Semi-evergreen/semi-deciduous
from Brazil. 



Out of difficulties 
grow miracles.
 Jean de La Bruyère

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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

May The Gentle

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U


One individual who
vibrates to the energy
of pure love will
counterbalance the
negativity of 750,000
who do not.
Dr. David Hawkins



In a world gone mad 
spiraling with so much noise, 
fear, and division, the 
greatest revolution is to 
stay anchored in love.
Not passive, spiritual, by-passy, 
head-in-the-sand “love”, 
but love that sees darkness, 
feels compassion for suffering, 
and chooses to shine anyway.
Aubert Bastiat





All of humanity's problems 
stem from peoples' inability 
to sit quietly 
in a room alone. 
   Blaise Pascal, 
17th-century French philosopher, 
mathematician, and writer. 
This appears in his work Pensées



May the gentle hush
Of evening 
Cradle your thoughts
In peace, 
And may the stars above 
Guide you on
To sweet release.

Rest well, wrapped
In serenity, 
Until the dawn
Brings light
Unto infinity.
   Cloudia Charters 


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Love You,
  Pixie & Cloudia

⃝⃢⃟⃤
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Flame Of The Forrest

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U


Trust the 
unfolding of your life. 
Many seasons will feel 
disorienting, but when 
the dust settles, you'll 
realize that you weren't 
being torn to pieces-
you were expanding.
Michelle C Clark




Delonix regia, 
Flamboyant Tree, 
Royal Poinciana,  Flame Tree,
 Peacock Flower, Phoenix Flower,
Flame of the Forest. 




Creativity 
is allowing yourself
to make mistakes.
Art is knowing
which ones to keep.
   Scott Adams




One day you will look back
and see that all along,
you were blooming.
 Morgan Harper Nichols



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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie


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The art of being happy
lies in the power of
extracting happiness
from common things.
    Henry Ward Beecher

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Slice

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

The more you extend
kindness to yourself, the
more it will become your
automatic response 
to others.
    Wayne Dyer



As for old age,
embrace and love it.
It abounds with pleasure
if you know how to use it.
The gradually declining years
are among the sweetest
in a man's life, and I
maintain that, even when
they have reached the
extreme limit, they have
their pleasure still.
Seneca 



I sense a gaze 
behind my back—
Is it a friend, 
or maybe a cat?




You’re like pizza—
even when I’m 
not hungry, I still 
want a slice!
Pixie



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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie

 Links

Travel Tuesday 

Happy Tuesday 

Tuesday Treasures

My Corner Of The World

Wild Bird Wednesday

Signs2




There once was a chef, 
they called Stumpy,
A pig with a hat, 
never grumpy.
His trotters so small,
Could whisk sauces for all,
And his dishes were 
never clump lumpy!