“False friendship, like the ivy,
March 26, 2015
decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports.” — Richard Burton * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
Category: Sweet Spots
“Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down
March 23, 2015
and not felt like getting back up, but you have to, no matter how difficult it is.” — Charlie Hunnam “Everybody has fallen down or been disappointed in love. Where you truly shine is when you get back up.” — Sherry Argov * * * Photos by Mary O’Connor © … More “Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down
“Nature is by and large to be found out of doors,
March 19, 2015
a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.” — Fran Lebowitz * * * Photos by Jan Logozzo © 2015
“If the thrill of hunting were in the hunt,
March 16, 2015
or even in the marksmanship, a camera would do just as well.” — Jonathan Safran Foer “The way humans hunt for parking and the way animals hunt for food are not as different as you might think.” —Tom Vanderbilt * * * Cheetah on the hunt, Serengeti, Tanzania; photos by Mary O’Connor © 2010 … More “If the thrill of hunting were in the hunt,
We did not all come over on the same ship,
March 12, 2015
but we are all in the same boat. — Bernard Baruch * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“Peace.
March 9, 2015
It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.” — Unknown “The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero … More “Peace.
“Our greatest glory
March 2, 2015
is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucious * * * Morikami Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Florida, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“The imagination is man’s power over nature.” — Wallace Stevens
February 26, 2015
“The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination.” — Bryant H. McGill * * * “Art in Public Places” Las Olas Riverwalk sculpture, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; artists Gina Grosso and Neda Mokhtari; donated by Nova University School; photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“An idea can only become a reality
February 23, 2015
once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.” — Scott Belsky * * * Individual bricks and pieces are organized by color in the Pick a Brick display at the 5th Avenue (NYC) Lego Shop. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
“In the school of mortality,
February 19, 2015
we experience tenderness, love, kindness, happiness, sorrow, disappointment, pain, and even the challenges of physical limitations in ways that prepare us for eternity.” — David A. Bednar * * * Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 