Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The Earth is prickly enough to make you tough.


"Wide enough to keep you looking
 Open enough to keep you moving
 Dry enough to keep you honest
 Prickly enough to make you tough
 Green enough to go on living
 Old enough to give you dreams"

Gary Snyder, "Earth Verse"

Photo: Ball Cactus in bloom, with the Lumpy Ridge in the background; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; May 13, 2013







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