“Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward.” — Mariska Hargitay To experience an example of what it means to make someone’s day, I only needed to step out my front doorway the other morning and encounter the surprise handiwork of nine-year-old neighbor friend … More Reason to smile!
“A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti * * * Unadulterated Beauty — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” — Edgar Degas Aubrey, Ava and Olivia enjoy a summer afternoon watching an artist transform the gardens of the Florence Griswold Museum into a work of art. The three had just completed a tour of Miss Florence’s house, getting a taste of life … More Artists’ Colony
“If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for the moment. I want to give that world to someone else.” — Georgia O’Keeffe Commissioned by Dole (then Hawaiian Pineapple Company) to paint a pineapple while visiting Hawaii, Georgia O’Keeffe fell in love with Hawaii’s lush plant life … More Visions of Hawai’i
“Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity.” — John Ruskin Also known as broom, thanks to its spiky and prickly spines, gorse has a more splendorous repute as reflected in the Scottish saying, “When gorse’s out of bloom, kissing’s out of season.” Few, however, pay much attention to such guidance, given the nearly … More Blanket of Solace
“Open the bloom of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world.” — Bryant McGill * * * Beauty, tightly wrapped — Photo of lilac buds by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower.” — Marianne Williamson * * * Beauty in numbers — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” —Anne Bradstreet * * * Breath of spring — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“I am a gourmand. I like to eat. When I have something that I like, I tend to have too much of it. That is a guilty pleasure.” — Joel Robuchon * * * Culprit: caught in the act — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2018
“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
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 