“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, nothing completely straight was ever made.” — Isaiah Berlin once crooked tree limbs offer foothold to climb sky shiver me timbers! * * * Ship’s Rigging ~ Ready to face the wind • Photo and “Foothold” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2022
“One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.” — Gaston Bachelard bridge above water schooner in bay with cruise ship spanning the ages * * * Newport Bridge spans Narraganset Bay, filled with craft from 80’ coasting schooner Aquidneck to 848’ cruise ship Norwegian Sun • Photo … More Connection
“If I’m left high and dry at the end of this wild journey, just taking it is a great feeling.” — Olivia Wilde seeking safe harbor sailing through troubled waters sea of discontent * * * Safe Harbor ~ Three-masted barque model sits safe and sound at Little Compton, RI, home dock • Photo and … More High and Dry
“Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use.” — Joan Z. Borysenko tight ropes and pulleys infrastructure of progress critical tension * * * Lines of Progress ~ Waiting to Sail • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Tension” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2022
“Looking and seeing are two different things.” — John Paul Caponigro window reflections may be seen as distortions shouldn’t blame the glass * * * Crystal Image ~ Viewed through the curvatures of a photographer’s Lensball, peaceful vista of Rocky Neck shoreline takes on new perspective • Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2022
“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” — Sam Keen hanging out to dry colors and smells of summer off duty buoys + * * Buoys at Rest ~ Lobster Pot Buoys • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Off-duty” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2022
“Nature has its own music, own song, if only we have time to listen and a heart to understand.” — Debasish Mridha listen says the wind music in air all around bassoon tone of frogs * * * Nature’s Own Music ~ Marsh bog vibrates with hidden music • Saybrook Point Marsh photo and “Internal … More Internal Music
“You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripples for change.” — Tim Cook still blue pond surface wrinkles with splash of pebble deep ripple effect * * * Tiny Splash ~ Smallest of stones creates magnificent effect • Photo by Andrew Finn catches the teardrop splash of a tiny pebble … More Ripple Effect
“Every door is another passage, another boundary we have to go beyond.” — Rumi closed gate hinders view artificial boundary incites trespassers * * * View on Other Side ~ Open gate becomes entryway • “Boundaries” haiku poem and Harkness Memorial State Park wrought iron gateway photo by Mary O’Connor © 2022 Leave daily boundaries … More Boundaries
“Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” – Jana Kingsford piled in prayer stacked stones meditative art mark of holy place * * * Balanced Rocks ~ Stones stacked for relaxation, to relieve stress, to meditate • “Sacred Place” haiku poem and photo by Mary O’Connor © 2022 Turn the pages of “Passing … More Sacred Place
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 