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.

Showing posts with label Kahlil Gibran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kahlil Gibran. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

A root is a flower that disdains fame.



"A root is a flower that disdains fame."

 Khalil Gibran,
"Sand and Foam"


Photo: A  leaf rests on a large Cottonwood root on the shore of Horsetooth Reservoir, Larimer County, CO, October 21, 2014

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Forget not that the winds long to play with your hair.


"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

Kahlil Gibran

Photo: Hair-covered Pasqueflowers growing in a meadow on the Crozier Mountain Trail; Big Thompson Canyon, CO; April 12, 2013






Monday, October 1, 2012

There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward.


"There are those who give with joy and that joy is their reward."

Kahlil Gibran

Photo: Oh-Be-Joyful Trail, off Kebler Pass Road, Crested Butte, CO; September 22, 2012