“It matters little how much equipment we use; it matters much that we be masters of all we do use.” — Sam Abell industrial might immense scale abstract form precarious mass * * * Sculptured Landscape ~ Magnetic machinery • Photo and “Industrial Strength” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2023
“Good Morning! Good Afternoon! Good Night! These are not just mere greetings. They are powerful blessings, setting the best vibration for the day!” — Franco Santoro moments around us dressed in sunshine and fragrance receive and give thanks * * * Vase of Blessings ~ Perennial gesture • Photo and “Greetings” haiku by Mary O’Connor … More Powerful Greetings
“I honestly wish I could believe that things will end perfectly with one big bright happy ending. But these last few days have taught me that life isn’t made up of shiny moments.” — Rebecca Gober iridescent blooms diversion from ordinary temporary glow * * * Bright Blush ~ American Beautyberry bush displays Fall clusters … More Momentary
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” — Og Mandino willpower plus strength combination that succeeds unconquerable * * * Sheer Will-power ~ Hercules Wanna-Be visits pumpkin patch • Photo by Jan Logozzo • Blog posting and haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2023
“The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings.” — Plato winged beauty rises a shaped and shadowed sculpture art with heart and soul * * * Capture the Moment ~ Winged sculpture formed • Photo of Great Blue Heron by Jan Logozzo • Blog post and “Contemplation” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2023 … More Contemplation
“Lighthouses are endlessly suggestive signifiers of both human isolation and our ultimate connectedness to each other.” – Virginia Woolf strength in stone and light guardians of timelessness protectors of life * * * Never Sleeps ~ Oldest working lighthouse in US, Sandy Hook, NJ • Photo by Jan Logozzo • Blog post and “Protector” haiku … More Protector
“My day is done, and I am like a boat drawn on the beach, listening to the dance-music of the tide in the evening.” — Rabindranath Tagore oh, the day is done with it goes clear light of time shooting stars move in * * * Shrewsbury River Sunset ~ Boats at rest as sun … More Day Is Done
“The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us.” — Robert Louis Stevenson life at career’s end turn in the road leads forward start of something new * * * 18 yellow brick Fort Hancock Officer’s Row buildings stand silently … More Retirement
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” — Nelson Mandela bedraggled at best rows and rows still standing tall waving burnished heads * * * Standing Tall ~ Ready for rest • Sunflowers photo by Jan Logozzo • Blog post and “In Need of … More In Need of Rest
“The world of nature, at once a vision of exquisite beauty and an arena of brutal savagery, is a dynamic system of delicate balances.” — S. Bradley Stoner with delicate wings bee gathers flower’s beauty blend of exquisites * * * Double Beauty ~ Delicate bee’s wings belie its sting • Photo by Jan Logozzo … More Contradiction
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 