You know how jellies are. Those gummy boneless bodies without any eyes, not even a brain, carried along with the tide, who knows why or if they have a purpose. Think what it must be like. How might they know where they are when they barely distinguish light, or that it’s night or that … More Jellies
“I just finished hanging Casey’s portrait and the more I look at it, the more real he looks! It seems as if he is actually going to jump right out into the living room!” — Carol Giuliano Meet Casey, retired Greyhound athlete. Now eight years old, Casey came to Connecticut from a Florida racetrack following … More Meet Casey
This is Sammy, the sweetest little Yorkie there is on all of Cape Cod! Sammy is owned by George and Sheila, grandparents of eight year old Andrew. Home on a snow day this past winter, Andrew snuck a photo of Sammy and sent it to me to use as reference for a watercolor painting. Figuring that it … More Meet Sammy
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye.” — Helen Keller * * * Figureheads, Mystic Seaport (Mystic, CT) Exhibit — Photo by Mary O’Connor
“I want to be beautiful the way worn-out things are: Touched by time and proud to be rough around the edges with a story to tell.” — Megan S. * * * Fading — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
“How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.”— David Joseph Schwartz “Watch your attitude. It’s the first thing people notice about you.” — author unknown * * * Lola — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“We “go to wilderness to remove ourselves from the human saturation in our lives, not see mementos from other people’s lives.” — Robyn Martin Cairns, or carefully stacked stones, have been around for centuries, a practice with a purpose ranging from remembrance of the dead to spiritual offering to trail heads. Yet today’s modern day … More Already Perfect
“When despair for the world grows in me…I go and lie down where…the great heron feeds, I come into the peace of wild things….” Listen here to Wendell Berry read the complete The Peace of Wild Things as published in Wendell Berry, New Collected Poems © Counterpoint, 3/26/2013. * * * Great Blue Heron, watercolor painting … More Peace
“One of the greatest gifts you can give anyone is the gift of attention.” — Jim Rohn * * * “Roxi” — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.” — Henry Ford * * … More Character
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 