Look at the world with the child’s eye – it is very beautiful.” — Kailash Satyarth “Childhood is a short season.” — Helen Hayes “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is … More “Childhood means simplicity.
“Study nature. Love nature.” — Unknown “Stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” — Frank Lloyd Wright “Let me be as a feather, strong with a purpose, yet light at heart. Able to bend. And tho I might become frayed, able to pull myself together again.” — Anita Sams “It’s … More “Nature is the art of God.”
not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.” — Napoleon Hill * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2015
keep stillness inside of you.” — Deepak Chopra * * * Egret photo by Mary O’Connor © 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,
will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. In a pond, Koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches. Amazingly, when placed in a lake, Koi can grow to three feet long. The metaphor is obvious. You are limited … More “Interestingly, Koi, when put in a fish bowl,
“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
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
and feasting reconciles everybody.” — Samuel Pepys * * * Egret photo by Jan Logozzo © 2015
lies in wildness, not in civilization.” — Charles Lindbergh * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 