Through my experiences, however, I have found ‘wild’ isn’t just about being in a remote wilderness or with an elusive wild animal. I used to believe that one needed to travel to the ends of the earth, in remote areas, to find what’s truly wild.
De Puy, "Happiness in the Home: Be Patient," The New Century Home Book, 1900Ĭultivate the acquaintance of Mother Nature. Nature's law is stronger than any little law you have made for yourself. Leave this military hurry and adopt the pace of Nature. How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir, The Mountains of California ~Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818–1885) Study nature, and you will find out where all the truth comes from. What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for Beauty, and never see the Dawn! ~Logan Pearsall Smith I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! ~Emily Dickinson, letter to Mrs. ~Keith Wynn, Instagram post, 2017ĭeny yourself the connection to the wild places that your soul craves and the fire inside you will slowly turn to ash. Sometimes Mother Nature has the answers when you do not even know the questions. ~Garrison Keillor, "Lying On Our Backs Looking Up at the Stars," Letters: Reagan, We Are Still Married: Stories & Letters, 1989, Outdoors, the news is usually miraculous. Indoors, the news is second-hand, mostly bad, and even good people are drawn into a dreadful fascination with doom and demise their faith in extinction gets stronger they sit and tell stories that begin with The End. ~Delia Lyman Porter, "The Beauty-Blind," An Anti-Worry Recipe and Other Stories, 1905 I doubt if one in a hundred begins to take in the beauty visible on even a short walk in city or country. Multitudes of people are beauty-blind to the outdoor pictures.
~James Rigg, "Nutting Time," Wild Flower Lyrics and Other Poems, 1897 There's a solace and calm ne'er described by the pen O, money can't buy the delights of the glen, Never does Nature say one thing and Wisdom another. ~Edward Abbey, Vox Clamantis in Deserto, 1989 S EE A LSO: ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS, BIRDS, DESERTS, FLOWERS, GARDENS, INSECTS, SKY, TREES, WATER, WEATHER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER, SEASONS, CAMPING
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