“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” — Junichiro Tanizaki resting figure eight symbol of infinity eternal vastness * * * Perfect Curve ~ Pumpkin, perfectly patterned corn snake, rests in infinity’s symbolic figure eight • Photo and “Infinity” … More Infinity
“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
“Hope is like the sun, which as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” — Samuel Smiles moments of time pass leaving shadows in their wake cleared away by sun * * * Old Sundial ~ Armillary sundial sits in garden potting shed ready to measure time by passing of … More Passing Shadows
“At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.” — Jesse Jackson darkness edges in gilded shadows tell what’s done sign of more to come * * * Day Is Done ~ Golden sunset, Niantic Conn. photo by Jan Logozzo • “Looking Forward” haiku poem … More Looking Forward
“I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.” — Martha Beck way of light and gold flourishes as safe passage sidesteps viral stress * * * Safe Passages ~ Haiku* poem by Mary O’Connor; daffodils photo at Harkness Memorial Park, Waterford, … More Safe Passages
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine — and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman “Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.” — Ibn Taymiyyah * * * Two pears, one apple. Three shadows. Photo by Mary O’Connor © … More In Shadow
“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” — P.P.J. Abdul Kalam “They told me I could be anything, so I decided to be tanned.” — Anonymous * * * Sun Lover — Iguana stretches out in the Florida sunshine; photo by Jan Logozzo © 2019
“The Scottish Highlands are incredible. There seems to be magic and poetry everywhere.” — Caitriona Balfe Today we set off by train to Ballachulish, mesmerized along the way by shadows and light playing on mountains that loomed against the sky, and by lakes and lochs that brought relief to the land’s might, before succumbing … More Scottish charm
“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” — Junichiro Tanizaki * * * Patterns of Outreach — Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2017
Dark has come and long shadows reach and whisper as forest faces peer from the darkness of this place where before I lingered and listened to the lyric of the leaves but now must yield to waiting creatures of the night. * * * Poem, Timeshare, originally published in Dreams of a Wingless Child, by Mary … More Timeshare
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 