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!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

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

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Quit being sad; hear blessings dropping their blossoms all around you!


"Don't ask questions about longing.  Look in my face.  Soul drunk, body ruined, these two sit helpless in a wrecked wagon.  Neither knows how to fix it.  And my heart, I'd say it was more like a donkey sunk in a mudhole, struggling and miring deeper.  But listen to me: for one moment, quit being sad.  Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.  God."

Jelaluddin Rumi

Photo: Wild Plum Blossoms against a backdrop of red rock, Lory State Park, CO, May 9, 2011

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