Posted in Five Friday Happy Bringers

Five Friday Happy Bringers 5/22/26

My weekly gratitude journal, of sorts.

1. This incredible pizza Robert and I devoured at Ricciardi’s Pizzeria in Richmond Hill GA.

2. This sheet of flowery wrapping paper …

… which wrapped a bundle of supplies I need for a summer memoir writing course coming up in June.

More about that adventure later. 

3. The ability to get out of bed each morning.

4. Completing 2222 meditation sessions on my 10% Happier app.

Wouldn’t you think I’d be a tad more guru-ish by now?!

5. The beautiful spring lights outside daughter Amy‘s next-door neighbor‘s house.

May something light up beautifully for you this weekend.

Posted in Cellpic Sunday

Cellpic Sunday: “Bigleaf” 5/17/26

Photos taken with my always-there and trusty cell phone.

On a recent trip up to Atlanta, Robert and I ventured over to the city’s Westside Park — Atlanta’s largest green space, built on the site of the former Bellwood Quarry, featuring a massive reservoir that serves as an emergency water supply

As we were hiking toward the reservoir, we came upon this tree and its blooms …

What drew my rapt attention were the big leaves and the flowers that looked so much like our Southern Magnolia.

So I asked my friend iNaturalist for help:

Largest simple leaf and single flower of any native plant in North America!

What a fitting name for the lovely tree!

JohnBo’s Cellpic Sunday: https://photobyjohnbo.com/2026/03/15/cellpic-sunday-the-artist/