“The seeds of kindness you plant today
September 14, 2015
will bloom in the hearts of those that you touch, forever.” — Unknown * * * Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly touches down on purple coneflower. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
Category: Earth
“I love lavender—
September 10, 2015
both the color and the smell. And the sound (be quiet so you can hear it).” “There’s a few things I’ve learned in life: always throw salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for good luck, and fall in love whenever you can.” * * … More “I love lavender—
“Since love grows within you,
September 7, 2015
so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.” — St. Augustine * * * Sailor, rescued by Animal Friends of Connecticut, gives as much love as he receives in his adopted owner’s “forever” home.
“The world is full of magic things,
September 3, 2015
patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats * * * Blossoms of Queen Anne’s Lace grace the summer field along with Black-Eyed Susans. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us,
August 31, 2015
and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” — George Eliot * * * Sand dune at Watch Hill, RI. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Like humans, baboons
August 27, 2015
seem to rely on friendly relationships to help them cope with stressful situations.” — Anne Engh Today’s Factoid: Ninety-one percent of baboons and humans DNA is the same. * * * Baboon framily in Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa. Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2010
“We hope that, when the insects take over the world,
August 24, 2015
they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.” — Bill Vaughan By the way, as English satirist Craig Brown once said, “Children are perfectly happy to sit next to spiders; it is only grown-ups who are frightened away.” * * * Black and yellow Argiopes spider, and the garden … More “We hope that, when the insects take over the world,
“Elegance is the only beauty
August 20, 2015
that never fades.” — Audrey Hepburn * * * Blue Lacecap Hydrangea (macrophylla ‘Blaumeise’), photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Life is too short to stress yourself.
August 17, 2015
Sometimes you need to stop worrying, planning and just relax, release and let go.” — Unknown * * * Unwinding on a hot summer day in Farm River swimming hole, Branford, CT. Photo © 2015, compliments of Jane Kelsey.
Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers.
August 13, 2015
Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.—Unknown * * * Day lilies photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
