Pure Pleasure

“The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out  the sweetness.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe honey sweet tonic soft yellow glow and fragrance goblets of pleasure *.  *.  * En masse displays of Purissima tulips are breathtaking with their waves of snowy white goblet-shaped blossoms, flushed with warm yellow centers. Also … More Pure Pleasure

Spring Fever

“Tulips were a tray of jewels.” — E.M. Forster sign of season’s change fever of color and cheer tulip mania *.  *.  * Carrying on.their Dutch family tulip growers’ heritage, owners of Wicked Tulips Flower Farm create springtime ribbons of colorful jewels. With more than 1.5 million tulip bulbs planted annually and over 100 different … More Spring Fever

Castles in the Sky

Now is our time. It’s time to chase rainbows and build castles in the sky. It’s our time to create a life that we love.” — Shawn Anderson built with stones and dreams formation gives foundation focus to the clouds *.  *.  * Built with strength of imagination on solid ground, castle of turrets and … More Castles in the Sky

Proliferation

“Be like a flower— spread beauty, expect nothing.” — Murad Hossain waves and paths of gold expanding untold beauty boundless explosion *.  *.  * Loved for their early pronouncement of spring, daffodils are known to multiply over time, expanding in large permanent drifts of pleasure • Photo and “Proliferation” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026

Idyllic

“There was almost a fairy quality to this place… the clear air and the feeling  of detachment that touched almost on greatness of the spirit.” — Clifford D. Simak pastoral beauty drenched with tranquility idyllic stillness *.  *.  * Spring blossoms crowd out any residual trace of winter’s gloom • Photo by Jan Logozzo • … More Idyllic

Revival

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees… I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald warmed by the sun new wardrobe of leaves will come revival of life *. *.  * Barren branches lift their arms to the sun in … More Revival

Weather vane

“When you can’t change the direction of the wind— adjust your sails.” — H. Jackson Brown, Jr. tracking winds of change direction set by airstream guiding turn of force *.  *.  * Still as a weather vane, Great Blue Heron faces into the wind, setting course for the day • Photo by Jan Logozzo • … More Weather vane

Family Planning

“Big things are built  one brick at a time.” — Lysa TerKeurst one stick at a time eye on nest for family planned parenthood *.  *.  * Wood Stork builds nest for future family, one stick at a time • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Family Planning” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026

Deep Dive

“Diving is the discovery  of space, of the unknown, the immense adventure.” — Jacques Cousteau step into untold explore frontiers of newness thrill of discovery *.  *.  * Often called “ironheads” due to their featherless heads and necks, wood storks favor cypress swamps and mangroves for nesting • Photo at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida by … More Deep Dive

Angels

“But all God’s angels come to us disguised.” — James Russell Lowell tropical angels gracing azure blue waters heavenly blessings *.  *.  * One of over 2,000 works by Zimbabwean artists in the ZimSculpt exhibition at the Fort Lauderdale Bonnet House, this highly polished Angelfish sculpture is carved in Springstone, an exceptionally hard, semi-precious stone. … More Angels