Category: Sea

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

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

At the end of the day

February 19, 2018

“It’s our own ability to have an idea and go after the idea and make it happen. That’s what at the end of the day defines us.” — Satya Nadella *   *   * Heading up the New River, Ft Lauderdale, FL — Photo by May O’Connor © 2018  

Destiny

February 15, 2018

“On the edge of destiny, you must test your strength.” — William Avery *   *   * Cargo handling equipment, Port Everglades, Florida  — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2018

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

Fiddling Around

December 4, 2017

“It may not be irrelevant to note that even the very modest forms of life, like earthworms, dung beetles and fiddler crabs, have no real problems they must deal with if they are to survive.” — Edward Goldsmith   “The necessary fiddling about and moving things can be greatly facilitated by a bit of forethought.” — … More Fiddling Around

Wide screen

October 16, 2017

“The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what’s happening up there.”  — K. D. Lang *   *   * Abstract sunset — Oyster River, Old Saybrook, CT, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017

Waves

September 28, 2017

“Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome.” — Danny Meyer “There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” —  Sarah Kay               “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” — … More Waves

Low Tide

September 4, 2017

“Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.” — Alice Meynell     “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe   *   *   *   Low Tide — Photo at Outer Island off Stony … More Low Tide