“There is something good in all seeming failures. …
September 18, 2014
“You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.” — Swami Sivananda
Category: sky
Bones of Memory
August 21, 2014
In the beginning—time still untarnished by tongues of friends telling tales of unrequited passion and by knowledge yet to be understood—pockets and purses held the roots of recollection: tickets torn to their stubs, clovers plucked for their leaves of luck, valentines pasted with tinseled love, prized dance cards, dutifully, if not lovingly, signed by Curt, by Joe and … More Bones of Memory
Catnap
July 28, 2014
It was a day when the sea lay still, merging its salty wetness with the waiting edge of the sky and the clouds were filled with fish, so thick that I saw them— in full color, I might note— darting and turning through bursts of beta waves before losing their way in the deep. There were … More Catnap
“There are no rules of architecture…
June 26, 2014
“for a castle in the clouds.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton The Charles W. Morgan, the last of an American whaling fleet that once numbered more than 2,700 vessels, lies at rest in New London, Connecticut, first stop of her 38th voyage, made in celebration of her complete restoration. Capable of carrying approximately 13,000 square feet of sail when fully rigged, the classic … More “There are no rules of architecture…
“The moment one gives close attention to anything,
June 19, 2014
“even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” — Henry Miller * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“When I have reached a summit,
May 29, 2014
“I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.” — Gustav Mahler At 1,815 ft/553.33 m, the CN Tower is the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere and a signature icon of the Toronto, Canada skyline. With 1,776 steps to reach the main deck level, and another 2,579 to the … More “When I have reached a summit,
The living self has one purpose only:
May 15, 2014
“to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into lustre.” — D.H. Lawrence * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
“In the afternoon, over gold screens,
April 21, 2014
“I will brush the blue dust of my dreams.” ― John Gould Fletcher * * * Dust storm on the Serengeti, photo by Mary O’Connor, © 2014
If you spend your whole life…
March 24, 2014
waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine. — Morris West * * * Photo credit, Mary O’Connor © 2014 ̶
The ideal mountain trail is one which has no end.
January 23, 2014
The ideal trail journey is one which never turns back, but leads forever onward to discover what lies around the next bend and beyond the next crest. – ELMER ADAMS, Walking in the Clouds * * * Scout on winter New Hampshire trail, photo by Terry Logozzo © 2014
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 