All that we call destruction is creating.

"All that we call destruction is creating."

The Contemplative John Muir

Photo: Oregon Holly-Grape blooming in the Fern Lake Burn, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, May 11, 2015

The warm blood of God flows through death itself.

"The warm blood of God flows through these mountain granites, flows through these frozen streams, flows through trees living or fallen, flows through death itself."

The Contemplative John Muir 

Photos: Oregon Holly-Grape, bark artistry on a burnt tree, and snags, Fern Lake Burn, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, May 11, 2015