“We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.” — Brandon Jenner * * * Anyone know what this ‘happy face’ pale yellow flower, found growing in sunny Florida, is … More Happy Face
“You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, ‘I feel good, I have my health, and I’m so blessed.’ That’s the way I choose to look at it.” — Isla Fisher * * * Perception of beauty — Iguana … More Acceptance
beneath city’s feet cavernous niches of life light just a little * * * Underground life — “beneath city’s feet” Haiku poem by Mary O’Connor; photo of iguana on RR trestle by Mary O’Connor; © 2018
“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
“On the edge of destiny, you must test your strength.” — William Avery * * * Cargo handling equipment, Port Everglades, Florida — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“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
“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
“There’s only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence.” — Mary of Teck * * * “I just know the grass is greener…” — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“Migration is as natural as breathing, as eating, as sleeping. It is part of life, part of nature. So we have to find a way of establishing a proper kind of scenario for modern migration to exist. And when I say ‘we,’ I mean the world. We need to find ways of making that migration … More Migration
“When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” — LL Cool J * * * Out of the Alaskan woods — Brown Bear watercolor painting (above) by Mary O’Connor, based on bear photos taken by Thomas Chambers by … More Strength
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 