A ship is safe in the harbor,
February 17, 2014
but that’s not what ships are built for. — Guel Attel Feed your sense of wonder with the voyages of dreams, adventure and discovery. * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
Category: Sweet Spots
Gift of lasting love
February 13, 2014
Butterflies, according to Chinese symbolism, represent young love, especiallly lasting love. Legend has it that a poor young man and a rich man’s daughter were deeply in love. But being a poor scholar, the young man was rejected by the young woman’s father, who separated the couple and forbade them from seeing each other. Heartbroken, … More Gift of lasting love
Perhaps love is like a resting place,
February 10, 2014
a shelter from the storm, it exists to give you comfort, it is there to keep you warm, and in those times of trouble, when you are most alone, the memory of love will bring you home. – John Denver * * * Photo credit, Mary O’Connor © 2014
“Part of doing something is listening.
February 6, 2014
“We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind.” — Madeleine L’Engle Do we hear what they have to say? * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
Bad night…
February 3, 2014
bad stomach, or simply caught in a bad way by the camera, bad days happen sometimes to all of us. Just make the best of it and move on! * * * Photo: Lion on the Serengeti by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“A teddy bear is your childhood…
January 30, 2014
wrapped up in faded yellow fur, and as such, he commands affection long after he is outgrown.” — Pam Brown Created by soft sculpture artist Tammy Hendricks in memory of her great nephew, Bentley, this cuddly teddy bear brings back moments of comfort and love by making memories tangible. Tammy hand-painted Bentley’s footprints on the … More “A teddy bear is your childhood…
As inherent to life as love…
January 27, 2014
the colorful “eye” markings of the peacock’s showy tail feathers add the meaning of courtship to the language of sweet spots.
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
The warmth of togetherness…
January 20, 2014
“In misery it is great comfort to have a companion.” – John Lyly * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
Hope…
January 16, 2014
is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness. ̶ Desmond Tutu * * * Photo credit: Mary O’Connor © 2014
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 