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
Category: Musings
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
Showing off
January 4, 2018
“Confidence is what makes you beautiful, not showing off.” — Author unknown Affectionately known as “Hoodies,” Hooded Merganser males show off their striking crests, black with large white patches on either side, during late December-early January mating season. Females display crests, too, though less showy—a light reddish-brown crest extending from the back of the … More Showing off
A Perfect Gift
December 28, 2017
Call it a wreath. See it as a crown. Know that it is a gift of love. Nine-year-old Olivia used her perception, imagination and creativity to fashion this perfect Christmas gift for her next-door neighbor. Knowing that her special friend was particularly fond of Tootsie Pops, but would be departing to warmer climes for the … More A Perfect Gift
Holiday Greetings
December 25, 2017
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” — W.T. Ellis Wishing you and yours peace, love and joy this Christmas Day. * * * Holiday Dress — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2017
Magical new world
December 21, 2017
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment, then where is it to be found?” — JB Priestley * * * White tailed deer, … More Magical new world
Evidence … New Book Review
December 19, 2017
Poet by nature and street photographer by perspective, author Jennifer Payne turns to the curious thematic image of a flosser to make an arresting statement in her new book about our world and about how, in so many ways, we influence its being. The thought of marrying a cast-off dental apparatus with such discordant thoughts … More Evidence … New Book Review
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