“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” — Gregory Maguire sun at its brightest cloaks secrets in dark shadows masked potential * * * In the Light of Day ~ Ferns and Lily pads have stories to tell • Photo and “Shadows” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2021
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.” — Alexandra K. Trenfor learning at young age builds future understanding worthwhile fixation * * * Training • Mama fox teaches the secrets of hunting to her young kit ~ Watercolor painting and “Learning” haiku by Mary … More Learning
“All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” — Robin Sloan “Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that’s what makes you strong.” — Sarah Dessen * * * A favorite sight in North American wetlands, the Great White Egret hunts in classic heron fashion, standing immobile … More Hiding
“All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” — Robin Sloan “Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.” — Jodi Picoult * * * He thought he could hide behind the rock. ― Chipmunk photo by Jan Logozzo © 2019
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eyes of one who sees.” — Rumi “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.” — Roald Dahl * * * Well hidden Red-shouldered … More Hidden Beauty
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” — Rumi Captivated by the rolling mist and reflections on the glass face of the lake, we traded in our coffee for cameras and were rewarded with the unveiling of a whole world refreshed and dressed purely in beauty. * … More Refreshed
“Life is a series of waves to be embraced and overcome.” — Danny Meyer “There’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” — Sarah Kay “A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets.” — … More Waves
“but our secrets are as surely revealed by what we want to seem to be as by what we want to conceal.” ― J. Russell Lynes Female and male lions camouflaged in Serengeti grasses. The color of the male’s mane correlates his health, testosterone, and vigor; the darker the mane, the more powerful the lion. Females … More “Camouflage is a game we all like to play,
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 