“You never know you’re in a bubble until it pops.” — Andrew Revkin life in a bubble comfortable and secure lost reality * * * Living in one’s own bubble, shielded from actuality • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “In a Bubble” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026
“Your life is your canvas, and you are the masterpiece. There are a million ways to be kind, amazing, fabulous, creative, bold, and interesting.” — Kerli fabulous fifties decade of extravagance dazzling chrome and fins *. *. * Classic car lovers and retro enthusiasts alike find much to enjoy at the Dauer Museum of Classic … More Fabulous
“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
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Muir place of soothing joy healing reserve of beauty nature’s sacred ground * * * Formed by sand and stones from melting Ice Age glaciers, the 30’ diameter, 15’ deep granite Basin in Franconia Notch, NH, … More Soothing
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” — Og Mandino glow of light within bursts forth as promise of peace fills new year with hope * * * Holiday lights deliver greetings of health, happiness and peace in the … More Light in the Darkness
“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
“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.” — George R. R. Martin stripped clean of treasured golden autumn leaves, branches bow to bully winds * * * As the moods of seasons change, so nature adapts • Tennessee artist Gloria McRoberts depicts the seasonal transformation … More Windswept
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” — Hamilton Wright Mabie festive lights and cheer holiday remembrances reflect time and love * * * Built with lobster traps and 460 hand-painted buoys, the Stonington (CT) Lobster Trap Tree lights up the town dock in annual tribute to the … More Holiday Tribute
“Images, memories, fragmentary shapes and forms, all those sensations, visions, half-thoughts that appear and disappear in the wink of an eye.…” — Octavio Paz viewed in shapes and forms perceptions appear and fade fragmentary world * * * Light and shadows alter the day’s image of surrounding world and life • Photo by Terry Logozzo … More Shapes and Forms
“After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease, after life’s cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace.” — Helen Steiner Rice stillness and quiet spin-offs of evening’s light undeniably healing * * * Quiet beauty of great white stepping through the marsh intensified in golden light • Photo and “Stillness” haiku by … More Stillness
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 