“It’s easy to act as if you are a weathervane, always changing your beliefs and words, trying to please everyone around you. But we were born to be lighthouses, not weathervanes.” — Robert K. Cooper * * * Weathervane in Little Compton, RI — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“You are not too small. No one is ever too small to offer help.”— Emlyn Chand * * * Just a baby — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“I just finished hanging Casey’s portrait and the more I look at it, the more real he looks! It seems as if he is actually going to jump right out into the living room!” — Carol Giuliano Meet Casey, retired Greyhound athlete. Now eight years old, Casey came to Connecticut from a Florida racetrack following … More Meet Casey
“One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.” — Luciano Pavarotti * * * Monarch Butterfly feeding on decomposing banana — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017; taken at the Butterfly House, Cape Cod Museum … More Fine Dining
“Nature paints not; In oils, but frescoes the great dome of heaven; With sunsets, and the lovely forms of clouds; And flying vapors.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow * * * Monarch Butterfly — Photo by Andre.W, taken at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
“A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.” — Saint Francis de Sales * * * Swallows on Piling — photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“I want to be beautiful the way worn-out things are: Touched by time and proud to be rough around the edges with a story to tell.” — Megan S. * * * Fading — Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2017
“How we think shows through in how we act. Attitudes are mirrors of the mind. They reflect thinking.”— David Joseph Schwartz “Watch your attitude. It’s the first thing people notice about you.” — author unknown * * * Lola — Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor © 2017
“We “go to wilderness to remove ourselves from the human saturation in our lives, not see mementos from other people’s lives.” — Robyn Martin Cairns, or carefully stacked stones, have been around for centuries, a practice with a purpose ranging from remembrance of the dead to spiritual offering to trail heads. Yet today’s modern day … More Already Perfect
“Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation’s founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America’s storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.” — Joe Barton * * * “Old Glory” — Flying high … More Honor and Praise
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 