Tomorrow
April 23, 2018
“Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.” — Mattie Stepanek * * * Ft Lauderdale Sunset Vista — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018
Category: Mary O’Connor
Poised
April 19, 2018
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain * * * Great Blue poised for the catch — Photo at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida, by Mary O’Connor © 2018
Hunter at heart
April 16, 2018
“The path to success is to take massive, determined actions.” — Tony Robbins * * * Hunter at heart — Eastern Gray Squirrel photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
Happy Face
April 12, 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
Contemplation
April 9, 2018
“The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings.” — Plato * * * Pelican at rest — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2018 Click here to see more of Mary’s wildlife paintings and pet portraits.
Standing Tall
April 5, 2018
“Stand up for what is right even if you stand alone.” — Suzy Kassem * * * Standing Tall — Great Blue Heron photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018
Experiment
April 2, 2018
“You have right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.” — Anaïs Nin Frank Stella: Experiment and Change exhibition at NSU Art Museum, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, offers insight into the artist’s experimentation from minimalism (e.g. the geometry of simple black paintings) to maximalism (e.g. the spatially complex sculptures … More Experiment
Acceptance
March 29, 2018
“You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, ‘I feel good, I have my health, and I’m so blessed.’ That’s the way I choose to look at it.” — Isla Fisher * * * Perception of beauty — Iguana … More Acceptance
Stalking
March 26, 2018
“…in nature there are predators and prey. The hunters and the hunted. The heartbreakers and the heartbroken. The beautiful thing is that Nature lets us choose which we want to be, most people never make the choice though because they don’t even know they have it.” — Lynn Weingarten * * * Green … More Stalking
Underground
March 22, 2018
beneath city’s feet cavernous niches of life light just a little * * * Underground life — “beneath city’s feet” Haiku poem by Mary O’Connor; photo of iguana on RR trestle by Mary O’Connor; © 2018
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