Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

If you'd like to purchase photo-quote greeting cards, please go to www.NaturePhoto-QuoteCards.com .


In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Monday, December 12, 2011

The Earth is Dry Enough to Keep You Honest, Prickly Enough to Make You Tough

 

                                                    Wide enough to keep you looking
                                                    Open enough to keep you moving
                                                    Dry enough to keep you honest
                                                    Prickly enough to make you tough
                                                    Green enough to go on living
                                                    Old enough to give you dreams

                                                    Gary Snyder, "Earth Verse"

Photo: Purple Prickly-Pear Cactus in last light, Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 26, 2011



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