“Beauty is heaven’s gift, and how few can boast of beauty.” — Ovid delicate beauty symbolic layers of grace bouquet of heaven # # # If heaven is a mass of delicate hues and fragrance, stored in perennial elegance, then peonies are heaven • Photo and “Peonies” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2025
“What fun is life without a bit of showing off?” — Matt Lucas memorable style vibrant personality life lived with pizazz * * * With its showy display, the vibrant purple salvia is remembered for its ability to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to pollinate the garden. It is celebrated for its legendary powers of … More Pizazz
“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” – Frances Hodgson Burnett blossoms line pathway releasing peace with each step tranquility trail * * * Bessie Van Wickle turned the Blithewold estate into an American garden treasure with practical as well as poetic plantings. Integrated into the landscape, … More Tranquility Trail
“There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.” — Washington Irving woodland ecstasy wind music colored with leaves total rhapsody * * * Blithewold, Old English for “happy woodland,” is the name given to the Van Wickle … More Happy Woodland
“Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles.” — Mike Greenberg tiniest petals superbness undercover clear understatement * * * Tiniest blossoms cover the earth with greatest pleasure • Photo and “Miniscule” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2025
“The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty….” — D.H. Lawrence beauty overwhelms deletes all hints of dullness shuts misery down * * * Magnolia blossoms: iconic symbols of romance, love and joy • Photo … More Fullness
“Beauty is the promise of happiness.” Edmund Burke story of springtime days graced with new beginnings seed time of fresh starts * * * Springtime’s blossoms speak of new beginnings, promise and possibility • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “New Beginnings” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2025
“For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born” ⏤ Alice Freeman Palmer resplendent beauty manifestation of hope display of new life * * * Easter lily unfolds its untarnished petals in universal calling of hope • Easter Lily photo and “Renewal” haiku by Mary O’Connor © … More Renewal
“In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.” — Okakura Kakuzo perfumed with color blossoms of scent and softness balm for one’s sorrow * * * Bouquets of flowers spread their loveliness, a gift of comfort. With thanks to all for their best wishes at time of my sister, Judy’s, passing • Photo and … More Comfort
Hearts and flowers say it all, Happy Valentines Day!
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 