The old Lakota knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard.

"The old Lakota was wise.  He knew that man's heart away from nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans, too."

Luther Standing Bear,
Oglala Lakota chief

Photos: (Top) Carving, near Loveland, CO; (Middle) Maple trees flaming, with foothills in the background; a half-mile from my house in Larimer County, CO; (Bottom) Willow trees in the snow, near Loveland, CO.  All three photos were taken on November 10, 2014