“Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror.” — Anne Roiphe ripples in water reflections delusional distortions of truth * * * Carnival Mirror ~ Markings of Lesser Yellowlegs distort in reflections • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Distortion” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2021
“One kind word can warm three winter months.” — Japanese Proverb soft dawn reflections add veneer of warmth to time temper winter blues * * * Dawn Reflections photo and “Winter Blues” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2021
If you want love, give love, if you want honesty, give honesty, if you want respect, give respect. You get in return what you give!” — Unknown * * * Las Olas, Florida, glass building stories, photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
I am simply indulging in a few moments of pastoral solitude.” — Helen Simpson * * * Moscovy Duck reflecting in puddle, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016
And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.” — Robert Kennedy Promising Reflections. Photo by Jane Kelsey © 2015
the most elevating and the most intense, is derived, I maintain, from the contemplation of the beautiful.” – Edgar Allan Poe * * * Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2014
“I remember going through this phase when I was younger of wanting to pass by mirrors and not look at them. That was so ridiculous. I’ve learned now that beauty starts from within.” — Kelly Rowland * * * American White Ibis, photo by Mary O’Connor © 2013
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 