“To lead the orchestra,
August 11, 2014
you have to turn your back on the crowd.” — Max Lucado * * * Leopard in Serengeti, Tanzania. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2011
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“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…
Catnap
July 28, 2014
It was a day when the sea lay still, merging its salty wetness with the waiting edge of the sky and the clouds were filled with fish, so thick that I saw them— in full color, I might note— darting and turning through bursts of beta waves before losing their way in the deep. There were … More Catnap
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows follow behind you.” — Maori Proverb
July 24, 2014
“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me, that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun, but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A … More “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows follow behind you.” — Maori Proverb
“Make yourselves nests of pleasant thoughts.
July 21, 2014
“None of us knows what fairy palaces we may build of beautiful thought—proof against all adversity.” — John Ruskin * * * Weaver Bird nest, Tarangire National Park, Tanzania; photo by Mary O’Connor © 2010
The Nature of Peace
July 17, 2014
Sometimes this feeling sets in— as if that whole field of flowers is gold and wine and perfect. Some feel that way when spring unfolds its leaves and petals and sunshine flows and we listen to the cadence of downy reds, drumming their way ’round an old tree trunk. Others think—as the peepers gather and … More The Nature of Peace
“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,
“The world is a fairy tale;
July 10, 2014
we are its guardians.” — Dejan Stojanovic * * * Lynde Point lighthouse, Old Saybrook, CT; photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
