Category: Nature

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

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

Tentativeness

March 12, 2018

“Certainty creates strength. Certainty gives one something upon which to learn. Uncertainty creates weakness. Uncertainty makes one tentative if not fearful, and tentative steps, even when in the right direction, may not overcome significant obstacles.” — John M. Barry *   *   * Normally fleet-footed plover takes tentative steps over shore rocks — Photo by … More Tentativeness

Conversation

March 8, 2018

“The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.” — William Temple *   *   * “Mac and Caw” — Acrylics painting of two Macaws by Mary O’Connor © 2018  View more in Gallery of Our Natural World