Silent predators of the night world, Barn Owls roost in hidden, quiet places during the day, hunting by night in open fields and meadows. NIGHT GAME It’s after midnight and the moon is in the sky. Listen to the wind, or is it the great owl’s cry? Silent is his shadow as he sets his … More Night Game
without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” — John Steinbeck * * * Northern Cardinal, watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor, painted from photo reference by class instructor, Bivenne Harvey Staiger.
Or needs to.” — Mark Twain “Everyone has found him or herself in a situation that left them red-faced and wishing the Earth would swallow them whole. Don’t worry; it’s perfectly normal to have at least one embarrassing experience at some point in your life, though many of us have experienced way more than that!” — Unknown … More “Man is the only animal that blushes.
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.
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
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
One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less.” — G.K. Chesterton * * * Ruby-throated Hummingbird dips into the well. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” — Crowfoot, Canadian Blackfoot Tribe * * * American Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park, watercolor painting by Mary O’Connor … More “What is life?
seem to rely on friendly relationships to help them cope with stressful situations.” — Anne Engh Today’s Factoid: Ninety-one percent of baboons and humans DNA is the same. * * * Baboon framily in Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa. Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2010
they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.” — Bill Vaughan By the way, as English satirist Craig Brown once said, “Children are perfectly happy to sit next to spiders; it is only grown-ups who are frightened away.” * * * Black and yellow Argiopes spider, and the garden … More “We hope that, when the insects take over the world,
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 