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.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

The happy plants long for us to love them.


"Every morning, arising from the death of sleep, the happy plants and all our fellow . . . creatures great and small, and even the rocks, seemed to be shouting, 'Awake, awake, rejoice, rejoice, come love us and join in our song.  Come!  Come!' "

The Contemplative John Muir, p. 125

Photo: Yellow Violet "faces," Lory State Park, CO, March 28, 2012.  If you want to check out my new book, "The Contemplative John Muir," go here.http://www.lulu.com/shop/stephen-hatch/the-contemplative-john-muir/paperback/product-18858846.html

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