“There is something good in all seeming failures. …
September 18, 2014
“You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.” — Swami Sivananda
Category: Art
“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect…
September 15, 2014
“before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” — John Quincy Adams * * * Life Sculptures at the Bee and the Thistle Inn, Old Lyme. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“Paintings are Rorschach ink blots. They are what you want them to be.” — Roy Lichtenstein
August 7, 2014
“Reality is only a Rorschach ink-blot, you know.” — Alan Watts * * * Photos of painting by artist OBE in Zanzibar market, zebras on Serengeti, by Mary O’Connor © 2010
“The bird of paradise alights
August 4, 2014
“only upon the hand that does not grasp.” — John Berry * * * Bird of Paradise flower, photo credit: Jan Logozzo © 2014
“Be less curious about people…
July 31, 2014
and more curious about ideas.” — Marie Curie “An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.” — David Attenborough * * * Artists participating in a Tiffany Farm Paint-out painted the scenic barns, silos, cows and fields of this picturesque farm in Lyme, Connecticut. … More “Be less curious about people…
“Gardeners may create order briefly out of chaos,
July 14, 2014
“but nature always gets the last word, and what it says is usually untidy by human standards. But I find all states of nature beautiful, and because I want to delight in my garden, not rule it, I just accept my yen to tame the chaos on one day and let the Japanese beetles run … More “Gardeners may create order briefly out of chaos,
“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens…
June 12, 2014
“but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea * * * Life Is Full of Sweet Spots – An Exploration of Joy Fountain drops photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“When I have reached a summit,
May 29, 2014
“I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.” — Gustav Mahler At 1,815 ft/553.33 m, the CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere and a signature icon of the Toronto, Canada skyline. With 1,776 steps to reach the main deck level, and another 2,579 to the … More “When I have reached a summit,
“When I learn something new – and it happens every day –
May 26, 2014
“I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.” — Bill Moyers * * * Baby mourning doves in nest, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
Reawaken through flowers
May 22, 2014
“…delphiniums in shades of blue and lavender, poppies, lilies in all their splendor… The sight is breathtaking and pulls your soul in close to the peacefulness we all crave.” — Barbara Parsons Barbara wrote these words to picture a world for which she yearned while serving time behind the walls of a correctional institution. The image … More Reawaken through flowers
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