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, January 1, 2012

Quietly Bloom Without Fanfare


                                                        "The most fragrant of purest fragrances
                                                         comes from the ones who are spiritual but
                                                         not flaunting it.

                                                         Why flaunt your practices?
                                                         Why flaunt your good deeds?
                                                         Your flowers will attract the cosmic bees
                                                         that spread the Greatest Nectar
                                                         through humanity
                                                         as you just
                                                         quietly bloom
                                                         without fanfare."

                                                         Belle Heywood


"When you give . . . do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret."

Jesus

Photo: Mountain Avens and bee, Denali National Park, AK, June 25, 2010



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