Category: Mary O’Connor

Looking Glass

February 8, 2018

“If you’re searching for that one person that will change your life, look in the mirror.” — Unknown *   *   * White on Black — American Pekin ducks photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018  

Pushover

February 5, 2018

  “It’s easy to think that people will like you more if you do whatever they tell you to do, but it’s quite the opposite. People don’t appreciate pushovers – they use them.” — Osayi Osar Emokpae *   *   * “Hey, that’s my space!” —  Video of iguanas claiming sunniest spot on rocks, by … More Pushover

Renewal

February 1, 2018

“After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be there.” — Walt Disney *   *   * Refreshed — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2018

Away from home

January 29, 2018

“Some journeys take us far from home. Some adventures lead us to our destiny.” — Unknown This Egyptian Goose is a long way from home. A native of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nile Valley and parts of the Middle East, the species was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. Imported into Great Britain in the 18th … More Away from home

Promise

January 25, 2018

“Frost grows on the window glass, forming whorl patterns of lovely translucent geometry. Breathe on the glass, and you give frost more ammunition. Now it can build castles and cities and whole ice continents with your breath’s vapor. In a few blinks you can almost see the winter fairies moving in.” — Vera Nazarian   … More Promise

Seasonal Order

January 22, 2018

“People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.” — Anton Chekhov *   *   * “Goodbye winter, hello sunshine!” — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2018

Missed Opportunity

January 18, 2018

“There’s only one thing I never did and wish I had done: climbed over a fence.” — Mary of Teck *   *   * “I just know the grass is greener…” — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018

Migration

January 15, 2018

“Migration is as natural as breathing, as eating, as sleeping. It is part of life, part of nature. So we have to find a way of establishing a proper kind of scenario for modern migration to exist. And when I say ‘we,’ I mean the world. We need to find ways of making that migration … More Migration

Hidden Beauty

January 11, 2018

JGGFF “Beauty in things exists in the mind that contemplates them.” — David Hume *   *   * Plain and Simple Beauty — Photo by Mary O’Connor

Strength

January 8, 2018

“When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” — LL Cool J   *   *   * Out of the Alaskan woods — Brown Bear watercolor painting (above) by Mary O’Connor, based on bear photos taken by Thomas Chambers by … More Strength