“Good times
December 3, 2015
and crazy friends make the best memories.” — Unknown * * * Plain silliness. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Category: Sweet Spots
“Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water,
November 30, 2015
but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face.” — Manoj Arora * * * Mama Duck. Watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor, created following participation in classes conducted by fine arts instructor, Bivenne Harvey Staiger. Photo reference by Bivenne.
“I am a free spirit…
November 26, 2015
either admire me from the ground or fly with me, but don’t ever try to cage me.” — Unknown * * * Red shouldered hawk. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“All that is important comes in quietness and waiting.” — Patrick Lindsay
November 23, 2015
“It’s very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.” — Thich Nhat Hanh Pine needles and oak leaves float at … More “All that is important comes in quietness and waiting.” — Patrick Lindsay
“There’s a vintage which comes with age and experience.” — Jon Bon Jovi
November 19, 2015
“It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new.” — Tony Visconti * * * Anyone know anything about “The American”? Photo of this classy red antique auto was taken a couple of years ago at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. car show. An online search uncovered little about it. Seeing that it starts … More “There’s a vintage which comes with age and experience.” — Jon Bon Jovi
“To reach a port we must sail,
November 12, 2015
sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.” — Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr. * * * Adrift on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Zanzibar, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2010
“At some point in life,
November 9, 2015
the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” — Toni Morrison * * * Connecticut River marsh grasses. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Everything has beauty,
November 5, 2015
but not everyone sees it.” — Confucius Tangle of thistles. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“You cannot control everything that happens to you.
November 2, 2015
You can only control the way you respond to what happens. In your response is your power.” — Marc & Angel Chernoff * * * Cormorant and birds on rocks off Newport, R.I. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“Is it ghosts that truly haunt us,
October 29, 2015
or the memory of our own mistakes that we wish we could undo?” — Laura Lam * * * Happy Halloween!!! Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 