“We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers,
May 25, 2015
but to praise them.” — Francis A. Walker * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
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“Rare is the union of beauty and purity.”
May 18, 2015
“That pleasure which is at once the most pure, the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” — Edgar Alan Poe “A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive.” — Unknown * * * Magnolia blossom photos by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“The many great gardens of the world,
May 14, 2015
of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don’t want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don’t have a soul.” — Thomas More * * … More “The many great gardens of the world,
Beautiful Strength
May 7, 2015
Hiding their delicate bloom in heart-shaped leaves, they lift their seemingly shy heads from the forest floor, understated harbingers of spring after winter, life after death. Some, dressed in white, speak of beauty and purity both. Others, in stains of purple, pause the viewer’s soul at the edges of mourning, whispering since the days of antiquity … More Beautiful Strength
“Every moment is a golden one
April 13, 2015
for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.” — Henry Miller “Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” — Jack Ma Florida’s tabebuia trees erupt each spring for a short two to three weeks in … More “Every moment is a golden one
“Enjoy the little things,
April 6, 2015
for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” — Robert Brault * * * Miniature orchids, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down
March 23, 2015
and not felt like getting back up, but you have to, no matter how difficult it is.” — Charlie Hunnam “Everybody has fallen down or been disappointed in love. Where you truly shine is when you get back up.” — Sherry Argov * * * Photos by Mary O’Connor © … More “Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down
“The more often we see the things around us…
February 5, 2015
even the beautiful and wonderful things — the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds — even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.” – Joseph B. … More “The more often we see the things around us…
“Once again…welcome to my house.
November 27, 2014
Come freely. Go safely; and leave something of the happiness you bring.” — Bram Stoker Enjoy this Day of Thanksgiving! * * * Ivy and dried hydrangea welcome wreath, Main Street, Essex, Connecticut. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“Every pessimist who ever lived…
September 25, 2014
“has been buried in an unmarked grave. Tomorrow has always been better than today, and it always will be.” — Paul Harvey * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 