10/18/14

Nature calls


I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine
and fir and cedar and poplar trees.
The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns
and saffron sunsets.
It has given me blessed release from care and worry
and the troubled thinking of our modern day.
It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and benumbs my brain,
I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn,
my cares fall from me — I am happy.
 
~Hamlin Garland, McClure’s, February 1899

 
 

14 comments :

  1. Bellissime le tue immagini, buon fine settimana, ciao.

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  2. Such depth, especially in those first three photographs. "...and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn,
    my cares fall from me — I am happy."--love that.

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  3. I will never get enough of your beautiful images.

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  4. Love that you love your beautiful Montana :) Makes me want to visit!

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  5. "fragrant breath of pine", oh, he gets it just right. I've never read that poem before, thank you so much for sharing it here. Photos are beautiful, as always :) xo

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  6. Beautiful Camilla, all of it!
    I do hope you are feeling much better and life is good in your world.

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  7. oh how i want to visit the mountains! the stillness in the reflections, goodness.

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  8. exquisite images, perfect for black and white

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  9. Wow I wish I could hang these photos on my wall xxx

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