Ascribing definable qualities to masculine and feminine essences is a never-ending task!

While I'm convinced that masculine and feminine essences do indeed exist, I believe the attempt to ascribe definable qualities to each of these is an ongoing, never-finished task that requires infinite listening, constant dialogue with others, and a continual willingness to alter one's conclusions. Although I agree with the critics that the task is challenging, I do not believe that the difficulty of the endeavor justifies abandoning it. Rather, it is the very fluid and unfinished nature of the task that is its chief allure!

Photos: (Top) Sunset Alpenglow on The Grand Teton, viewed from my backcountry campsite and rendered ethereal by forest fire smoke drifting in from the Northwest; (Middle) Alpine Bog Laurel (pink), Potentilla (yellow) and American Bistort (white), with The Grand Teton basking in morning light; (Bottom) Moss Campion, Alpine Daisies and Mount Woodring from Paintbrush Divide; All photos were taken in Grand Teton National Park, WY, July 3-4, 2015