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.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

To Paint the Atmosphere Through Which We Look at the Day: That is the Highest Art

 

"This world is but a canvas to our imaginations. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue; . . . it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look . . . To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts."

Henry David Thoreau

Photo: Yellowstone Lake (from our campsite) just before sunrise, Yellowstone National Park, WY, September 5, 2011


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