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.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Silence is the Word of God


"Contemplation is essentially a listening in silence. The contemplative waits on the Word of God in silence, and when he is 'answered,' it is not so much by a word that bursts into his silence. It is by his SILENCE ITSELF suddenly, inexplicably, revealing itself to him as a word of great power, full of the voice of God."

Thomas Merton



Photos: (Top) Willow trees, snow, and Bellvue Dome, Bingham Hill, CO, November 13, 2014; (Middle);  Autumn's last chance to display her colors, Arthur's Rock Trail, Lory State Park, CO, November 15, 2014; (Bottom) Burnt Ponderosa Pine, Galena Burn, Lory State Park, CO, November 15, 2014


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