Category: Mary O’Connor

Possibilities

December 29, 2016

“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities.” — Gloria Steinem   Saks 5th Avenue, New York City, Holiday windows. *   *   * Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016      

Dust

December 26, 2016

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” — Berthold Auerbach *   *   * Magical Dust. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

Childhood

December 22, 2016

“Candy is childhood, the best and bright moments you wish could have lasted forever.” —Dylan Lauren Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and the brightest of holidays to one and all! *   *   * Holiday decorations at Saks 5th Ave., New York City. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016  

Child Again

December 19, 2016

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, … More Child Again

Confined

December 15, 2016

“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.” — Andrew Murphy *   *   * Breeze and Tiller Kelsey wait to escape from behind their screen door walls. – Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

Surround yourself

December 12, 2016

“In life, surround yourself with those who light your path.” — Author Unknown *   *   * Thousands of young and old lined the streets of Niantic (Conn.) to view Saturday night’s 28th annual Light Parade with its colorfully lit holiday floats. — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

Connection

December 8, 2016

“Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.” — Harriet Goldhor Lerner *   *   * Lost connections. Photo by Mary O’Connor

Best Buddies

December 5, 2016

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” — Oprah Winfrey “The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling … More Best Buddies

Light

December 1, 2016

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” — Helen Keller *   *   * Christmas lights at Manhattan’s Rockefeller Plaza – Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016

Can’t Undo

November 28, 2016

“…let’s not talk of love or chains and things we can’t untie,…” — Leonard Cohen *   *   * In memory of Leonard Cohen, Legendary Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and painter. Died November 7, 2016. Lyrics from his “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye.” Lines on deck, Mexican navy’s barque-rigged sail training vessel, Cuauhtémoc, … More Can’t Undo