“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain colors fade with age yesterday becomes vintage springtime no longer * * * Window to Antiquity ~ Weathered curios in Mystic (Conn.) Seaport window • Photo and “Old Age” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2022 Relax with … More Old Age
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.” — Bernard Meltzer stretching up and up beyond the top of the sky opens unseen doors * * * Big Stretch ~ Sky within Reach • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Stretch” Haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © … More Stretch
“The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also.” — Harriet Ann Jacobs discarding darkness trading winter’s gloom for light spring blossoms renew * * * Renewal ~ Symbol of new hope and renewal, springtime’s hyacinth serves as a traditional focus of the Persian New Year … More Renewal
“You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.” — Charlie Chaplin “The bloom may be brief but the memory of its beauty will last a lifetime.” — Doe Zantamata * * * Delight in Full Bloom — Ornamental Kwanzan Cherry Tree blossoms photo by Mary O’Connor © 2019
“Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.” — Alfred North Whitehead “There is in all things a pattern that is part of our universe. It has symmetry, elegance, and grace – these qualities you find always in that the true artist captures. You can … More Comfort in Patterns
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.” —Anne Bradstreet * * * Breath of spring — Photos by Mary O’Connor © 2018
will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” — Doris Lessing * * * Springtime, photos by Mary O’Connor © 2016
Life Is Full of Sweet Spots 