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“A flower cannot blossom without sunshine,

April 28, 2016

and man cannot live without love.” — Max Muller *   *   * Spring blossoms, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

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“People from a planet without flowers

April 25, 2016

would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us.” — Iris Murdoch   “Flowers and trees evoke the pleasures of paradise,and there is always a spot at the center of the carpet that brings calm to the heart.” ― Anita Amirrezvani               … More “People from a planet without flowers

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“My eyes are my favorite part of me;

April 18, 2016

not for how they look, but for how they see.” — Frau Feuerameise Eye on the Serengeti, photo by Mary O’Connor   “Look into my eyes and hear what I’m not saying, for my eyes speak louder than my voice ever will.” — Unknown         “I think she has an old soul in her … More “My eyes are my favorite part of me;

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“Great things are not done by impulse,

April 14, 2016

but by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent van Gogh *   *   * Streetscapes. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

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“I saw the world in black and white

April 11, 2016

instead of the vibrant colours and shades I knew existed.” — Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits  “So you must not be frightened if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen; if a restiveness, like light and cloud shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. You must … More “I saw the world in black and white

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“It is good to love many things,

April 7, 2016

for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” — Vincent Van Gogh *   *   * Watercolor artist in Bonnet House gardens, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

4 Comments “It is good to love many things,

“In joy or sadness,

March 31, 2016

flowers are our constant friends.” — Okakura Kakuzo *   *   * Iris photo, Mary O’Connor © 2016

4 Comments “In joy or sadness,

“The spring came suddenly,

March 28, 2016

bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow *   *   * Scilia peek through the snow in a greeting of blue. Photo by Ruth Reluga © 2016

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“It is the nature of the strong heart,

March 24, 2016

that like the palm tree, it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened.” — Philip Sidney *   *   * Coconuts on palm tree, photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016

10 Comments “It is the nature of the strong heart,

A mother cannot teach her children fully

March 10, 2016

how to follow their dreams if she is not pursuing her own.” — Amanda’s Books and More *  *  * Mother muscovy duck and ducklings photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015

6 Comments A mother cannot teach her children fully

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