“When the waves of life crash down on you,
February 29, 2016
get ready for the next one, and ride it like you own it.” Quote from Blogstertrio; Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
Month: February 2016
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth
February 25, 2016
find resources of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” — Rachel Carson * * * Deep in thought. Iguana photo by Andrew, seven years old.
“Believe in yourself,
February 22, 2016
not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you’re not enjoying it, don’t do it. Life’s too short.” — Debbie Meyer * * * Muscovy duck swimming, photo by Alex, ten years old © 2016
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves,
February 18, 2016
it is useless to seek it elsewhere.” — La Rochefoucauld * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Laughter and tears are meant to turn the wheels
February 15, 2016
of the same machinery of sensibility; one is wind-power, and the other water-power; that is all.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes * * * Paddle Wheel photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“We are weighed down, every moment,
February 11, 2016
by the conception and the sensation of time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.” — Charles Baudelaire “How many of us walk around being weighed down by the baggage of our journey? You can’t possibly embrace that … More “We are weighed down, every moment,
Grumpy
February 8, 2016
I blame the rain. Generally, rain soothes, restores, nurtures. But not when stuck in the hand of El Nino, simply sitting, draped in the grayness of clouds, laughing heavy tears as if the light of the sun was confined to the pages of nursery rhymes, as if blue skies belonged only to painters, as if Noah … More Grumpy
Reprieve
February 4, 2016
And still they wait— 157 or more, gathered before the soup kitchen door. Waiting— for relief from the chill, from the brunt of hunger, from lost promise. Waiting— before the shadow of light that must define hope peters out. Waiting— to escape from the wet, from the dirt and the dark. Tonight, tomorrow, again, again and … More Reprieve
“You can always hold my hand if you need to feel steady.”
February 1, 2016
“I think I will hold your hand. It’ll make me feel a bit steadier.” Quote from conversation between Mrs. Hughes, Downton Abbey housekeeper, and Carson, the butler. * * * Children on Zanzibar beach. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2010
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