One would never think of removing a single dead limb or log from these woods, such is the sense of fitness and completeness.

 

"One would never think of removing a single dead limb or log from these woods, . . . such is the sense of fitness and completeness.  In contemplating some lovely grove, I have wondered how if this dead stump or white mast were removed, would it be bettered.  But I could never see room for even such paltry improvement.  See the fineness of finish, how each object catches the light! . . . And so, when we walk the aisle-like defiles of the woods over ridges, through meadows, and still, cool glens, we find each in perfect beauty, as if God had everywhere done His best in putting it in order that very day."

The Contemplative John Muir

Photo: Approaching The Loch; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; March 31, 2014