Lakes and Rivers

Silence

Silence A day of Silence Can be a pilgrimage in itself. A day of Silence Can help you listen To the Soul play Its marvelous lute and drum. Is not most talking A crazed defense of a crumbling fort? I thought we came here To surrender in Silence, To yield to Light and Happiness, To Dance within In celebration of Love’s Victory! ~ Hafiz Twomilegate near Killaloe Ireland

Still Point

“For a day, just for one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace into your beautiful eyes.” ~ Hafiz Oxbow Bend in Teton National Park

Pinwheel

"I smile like a flower not only with my lips but with my whole being." Moraine Lake in Banff National Park

Silent Paddle

If you find the mirror of the heart dull, the rust has not been cleared from its face" - Rumi Two Jacks Lake in Banff National Park, with Mt. Rundle in reflection.

Waking

“This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you.” ~ Hafiz Cathedral Peak in the back country of Yosemite

Sublime

Nature is the master craftsman. Once we see her beauty, her wild places, we are changed forever. Moraine Lake - Banff

As Above, So Below

"As you live deeper in the heart, the mirror gets clearer and clearer" - Rumi Mt. Rundle in Banff National Park. The mosquitoes here were not my friends!

Grand Mirror

“Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.” ~ Hafiz Teton National Park

Slow Gold

Teton National Park

Humility

"If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are." - Zen proverb

Just One

Ireland

Cathedral Silent

Early morning in Yosemite Valley among the cathedrals.

Valley Hush

Sitting, resting, breathing among the giants. Yosemite Valley

Morning Stripe

The sun emerges on a stripe of fog in Teton National Park during fall color.

Cupped

"I hold you in my hand just to look, just to savor the moment, not knowing where you'll be tomorrow. Peyto Lake - Banff National Park

Hanging Falls

Balance Point

“Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” ~ Hafiz Banff National Park, Canada