“Life is a succession of moments.
October 19, 2015
To live each one is to succeed.” — Corita Kent * * * Thistles in bloom, gone to seed, tended by a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Category: Beauty
“Friends are like honey,
October 15, 2015
they make life happier and so much sweeter.” — Unknown * * * Honey bee hives at Lavender Pond Farm, Killingworth, CT. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“At the end of the day
October 12, 2015
it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” — Denzel Washington * * * Day’s end, Newport, R.I. – Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines,
October 8, 2015
but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.” — Buddha * * * Season’s last hydrangea, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Autumn…
October 5, 2015
the year’s last loveliest smile.” — William Cullen Bryant * * * Season’s signature. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“There are two ways to get enough.
October 1, 2015
One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” — G.K. Chesterton * * * Ruby-throated Hummingbird dips into the well. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“Look here, I have succeeded at last
September 28, 2015
in fetching some gold from the sun.” — Gustav Kirchoff * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“What is life?
September 21, 2015
It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” — Crowfoot, Canadian Blackfoot Tribe * * * American Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park, watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor … More “What is life?
“The seeds of kindness you plant today
September 14, 2015
will bloom in the hearts of those that you touch, forever.” — Unknown * * * Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly touches down on purple coneflower. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“I love lavender—
September 10, 2015
both the color and the smell. And the sound (be quiet so you can hear it).” “There’s a few things I’ve learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can.” * * … More “I love lavender—
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 