“Black and white creates a strange dreamscape that color never can. “ — Jack Antonoff color exclusion exposes layer of truth unadorned beauty * * * Exposed ~ Unsurpassed in beauty, Great White Egret displays pure white plumage • Photo at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray, Fla. by Jan Logozzo • “Exposed” haiku by Mary O’Connor © … More Exposed
“When you possess light within, you see it externally.” — Anas Nin * * * Galaxy ~ One thousand candles • Photo by Andrew Finn • “Brilliance” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2023
“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson simple artwork born created with grains of sand down to earth beauty * * * Sand Sculptor ~ Mom and her pups come to life on the streets of Galway, Ireland • “Artistry” haiku poem and photo by Mary O’Connor … More Artistry
“I have a tendency when I’m walking in the garden to brush against the flowers as I go by, anticipating the fragrant eloquence of their response.” — Stanley Kunitz heavy with beauty stamens brimming with promise summertime affair * * * Stargazers ~ Stargazer Lilies weighed down with promise • Photo by Jan Logozzo • … More Anticipation
“Any order is a balancing act of extreme precariousness.” — Walter Benjamin delicate landing dragonfly on head of pin acrobatic feat * * * Precarious ~ Twelve-spot Skimmer dragonfly in gymnast title role • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Balancing Act” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2023
“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.” — Frank Herbert A square castle with towers on each corner, the original wooden Kilkenny Castle was built in the 12th century soon after the Norman conquest of Ireland. The present castle has been rebuilt and adapted over 800 years to … More Last Stop
”Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.” — William Jennings Bryan A last stop in the picturesque Ring of Kerry area was the Muckross House. Completed in 1843 for Anglo-Irish member of congress, Henry Arthur Herbert, the estate occupies a prime setting by the banks of Muckross Lake. … More Eloquence
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” — Friedrich Nietzsche The best preserved early Christian church in Ireland, this iconic Gallarus Oratory was built on the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula between the seventh and eighth century. An example of dry-stone corbelling techniques first developed by Neolithic tomb makers, the stones were laid at a … More Local Connections
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery— air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.’” — Sylvia Plath Next stop, Killarney, perfect hub for exploring the Ring of Kerry as well as the area’s charming towns and sights. Its nearby Aghadoe outlook offers a sweeping view … More Pure Beauty
“Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.” — Marcus Aurelius After lunch and a comfort stop in Doolin Village at where else but Gus O’Connor’s pub (didn’t seem right to pass by an O’Connor family namesake😂), we moved on … More Rugged Coastline
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