Conversation

“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.” — William Temple *   *   * “Mac and Caw” — Acrylics painting of two Macaws by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Gallery of Our Natural World

Loyalty

        “The most worthwhile thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others.” — Robert Baden-Powell   *   *   *   “Best Friend” — Terry Logozzo’s Siberian Husky friend, Scout.  Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Pet Portraits Gallery

Loss

“I guess by now I should know enough about loss to realize that you never really stop missing someone – you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence.” — Alyson Noel “Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of … More Loss

Perspective

“When you’re in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different perspective. And you see other things to. That’s the consolation of philosophy.” — David Cronenberg *   *   * Which way shall I go? … More Perspective

At the end of the day

“It’s our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That’s what at the end of the day defines us.” — Satya Nadella *   *   * Heading up the New River, Ft Lauderdale, FL — Photo by May O’Connor © 2018  

Flight

“If you wish to fly to new heights, begin by setting your sights on a destination you can reach and then create a flight plan, a map, that will be your guide.” — Debbie Ford *   *   * New Heights —  Great White Heron photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018  

Looking Glass

“If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, look in the mirror.” — Unknown *   *   * White on Black — American Pekin ducks photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018  

Renewal

“After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be there.” — Walt Disney *   *   * Refreshed — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2018

Away from home

“Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.” — Unknown This Egyptian Goose is a long way from home. A native of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Valley and parts of the Middle East, the species was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Imported into Great Britain in the 18th … More Away from home

Promise

“Frost grows on the window glass, forming whorl patterns of lovely translucent geometry. Breathe on the glass, and you give frost more ammunition. Now it can build castles and cities and whole ice continents with your breath’s vapor. In a few blinks you can almost see the winter fairies moving in.” — Vera Nazarian   … More Promise