Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it."

George Santayana

I am very grateful for our lush Spring here in northern Colorado.  In March, we were drought-stricken, resulting in an extensive fire that occurred in my place of daily spiritual retreat.  Since then, we've had a lot of snow and rain, and now the meadows that burned are emerald-green, making a nice contrast with fire-blackened trees, red cliffs and blue lakes.  It's almost as though Nature knew we needed a reprieve after last summer's record-breaking fires, and helped balance things out with a wet spring.

Photo: Galena Burn, Lory State Park, CO; May 30, 2013