Now is our time. It’s time to chase rainbows and build castles in the sky. It’s our time to create a life that we love.” — Shawn Anderson built with stones and dreams formation gives foundation focus to the clouds *. *. * Built with strength of imagination on solid ground, castle of turrets and … More Castles in the Sky
“Be like a flower— spread beauty, expect nothing.” — Murad Hossain waves and paths of gold expanding untold beauty boundless explosion *. *. * Loved for their early pronouncement of spring, daffodils are known to multiply over time, expanding in large permanent drifts of pleasure • Photo and “Proliferation” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees… I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald warmed by the sun new wardrobe of leaves will come revival of life *. *. * Barren branches lift their arms to the sun in … More Revival
“Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.” — Mahatma Gandhi stretch to the limit meet challenge with conviction reach beyond comfort*. *. * Great White Heron stretches neck high to reach the sky • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “A Stretch” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026
“A smile is like an instant facelift and an instant mood lift.” — Christie Brinkley reach high to the sky lift spirits above darkness lofty horizons *. *. * One of over 2,000 carvings by Zimbabwean artists in the Bonnet House ZimSculpt exhibition, “Lift Me Higher” expresses its mood-lifting story in stone • Photo by … More Lift Me Up
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.” – William Shakespeare foretell tomorrow contemplate symbols of stars fanciful reading *. *. * Astrology reading machines, popular in the Fifties and Sixties, were coin-operated arcade, boardwalk, and grocery store novelties. They used rotating dials, illuminated signs, or animated figures to dispense printed … More Astrology
“I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape. Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn’t show.” – Andrew Wyeth swathed in winter’s cold frost bitten limbs of the earth seasonal silence * * * Bone chilling cold numbs rebirth and growth • “Winterscape” watercolor painting and haiku by Mary … More Winterscape
“A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars.” — Alan S. Kesselheim free from walls and such asleep beneath nighttime stars nature’s peace at work *. *. * Marketed for both work and camping trips, the 1947-1951 Frazer Vagabond/Kaiser Traveler could be … More Camping Out
“All right everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” — Casey Stengel makings of teamwork structural cohesiveness strength in synergy *. *. * Flying in straight lines, birds use the updraft from the bird in front, saving energy to make migration more efficient while gaining predator protection though strength in numbers · Photo of … More In Line
“Let us be silent — so we may hear the whisper of the gods.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson deep blanket of snow covers footsteps and turmoil sheer tranquility * * * Blanket of snow fills winter world with silence ٭ Photo by Caroline Logozzo ٭ “Tranquility” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2025
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 