Street life

Lined up along the ledge, above the streets and gutters where they huddle together, tucking their beaks under blankets of dirty wings, until nodding and bobbing their heads, they take up the spin of the world turning round— and return to the spoils of the street, eyes rimmed red. *   *   * Street life — Poem and photo … More Street life

In the pink

“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit.” — B.K.S. Lyengar “Pink isn’t just a color, it’s an attitude!” — Miley Cyrus *   *   * Plain Pink! — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Showy

“A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life if a full life.” — Rick Warren *   *   * The bountiful Royal Pink Bougainvillea makes a showy, but highly popular ornamental. — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Greatest gift

“One of the greatest gifts you can give anyone is the gift of attention.” — Jim Rohn *   *   * “Roxi” — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Smothered

“Worrisome thoughts and their resulting feelings are a form of self-strangulation. They not only strangle your emotions. They affect your physical life as well, and your ability to focus and get things done.” — Andrew J. Bernstein *   *   * “Smothered” — Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Boca Raton, Florida. Photo by Jan Logozzo  © 2017

Grumpy

“Babies have the power to make grumpy people happy because they love you no matter what. Dogs are that way, too.” *   *   * Grump  — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Togetherness

“Living in harmony with one another brings inner tranquility.” — Lailah Gifty *   *   * “Our world” — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017

Shadow

“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” — Junichiro Tanizaki *   *   * Patterns of Outreach — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Taking a Risk

“It’s not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It’s because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” — Seneca “The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that is changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” — Mark Zuckerberg * … More Taking a Risk

Believe

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt *   *   * Dreams of a Princess — Photo by Jan Logozzo  © 2017