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.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Things are "saved' by our simple gasping at their loveliness.



"Phenomena need not be saved by grace or faith or all-embracing theory . . . They are saved by our simple gasping at their imaginal loveliness.  The AHH of wonder, of recognition.  The aesthetic response SAVES the phenomenon, the phenomenon which is the face of the world . . . So we seek lovers and mentors and friends that we may be seen, and blessed."

James Hillman

Photo: A Chokecherry leaf glows in last light, as though it were being seen and admired by the Sun; Lory State Park, CO; October 22, 2012


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