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.

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Forest fires add a shot of fertilizer!

 

On the first day of Spring, I discovered this Pasqueflower blooming in the ash and blackened needles of a burn that occurred exactly a year ago. I'm expecting a bumper crop of pasqueflowers this year because of the added shot of "fertilizer" added by all of our recent forest fires!

Photo: Pasqueflower, fire-blackened rock and ash; Lory State Park, CO; March 20, 2014

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