“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” — Kahill Gibran frosted with beauty chalice of light and passion banquet of springtime *. *. * Pink Impression tulips, with their luminous soft empire-rose toned cup of white-tipped petals, call for a toast to springtime • “Toast to Springtime” haiku and … More Toast to Springtime
“The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out the sweetness.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe honey sweet tonic soft yellow glow and fragrance goblets of pleasure *. *. * En masse displays of Purissima tulips are breathtaking with their waves of snowy white goblet-shaped blossoms, flushed with warm yellow centers. Also … More Pure Pleasure
“Tulips were a tray of jewels.” — E.M. Forster sign of season’s change fever of color and cheer tulip mania *. *. * Carrying on.their Dutch family tulip growers’ heritage, owners of Wicked Tulips Flower Farm create springtime ribbons of colorful jewels. With more than 1.5 million tulip bulbs planted annually and over 100 different … More Spring Fever
Now is our time. It’s time to chase rainbows and build castles in the sky. It’s our time to create a life that we love.” — Shawn Anderson built with stones and dreams formation gives foundation focus to the clouds *. *. * Built with strength of imagination on solid ground, castle of turrets and … More Castles in the Sky
“Be like a flower— spread beauty, expect nothing.” — Murad Hossain waves and paths of gold expanding untold beauty boundless explosion *. *. * Loved for their early pronouncement of spring, daffodils are known to multiply over time, expanding in large permanent drifts of pleasure • Photo and “Proliferation” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2026
“There was almost a fairy quality to this place… the clear air and the feeling of detachment that touched almost on greatness of the spirit.” — Clifford D. Simak pastoral beauty drenched with tranquility idyllic stillness *. *. * Spring blossoms crowd out any residual trace of winter’s gloom • Photo by Jan Logozzo • … More Idyllic
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees… I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald warmed by the sun new wardrobe of leaves will come revival of life *. *. * Barren branches lift their arms to the sun in … More Revival
“The kind of happy that goes all the way through your soul happy. I need to finger paint more often! “ — Carolyn Dube sensory freedom happiness in the making artistic statement *. *. * Opening to the day’s sun, water lilies appear as tiny pots of colorful paints— happy expression in the making • Photo … More Paint Pots
“Every day is not just another assignment; it is a small, but contained, voyage of discovery.” — David Doubilet leaving safe harbor open to uncertainty testing the unknown *. *. * Destined to become one of the most tragic legends of the sea, the doomed RMS Titanic steams toward its intended New York destination with … More Voyage
“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible — and achieve it, generation after generation.” — Pearl S. Buck searching the unknown unrealized possibilities beginning of growth *. *. * Immature Ibis uses long, downcurved beak in search of dinner prey • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Juvenile” … More Juvenile
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 