The Backyard

Crag Camp from Knight's Castle 5.23.2013

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." 
— John Muir

Spur Trail looks more like a stream... 5.23.2013

"Cherish your wilderness." 
— Maxine Kumin

alpine azalea (Loiseleuria procumbens) near Star Lake 5.23.2013

"And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth,
"You owe me."
Look what happens with love like that.
It lights up the sky." 
— Rumi

Diapensia (white) and Lapland rosebay near Star Lake
with Mt. Washington in the distance 5.23.2013

“The earth laughs in flowers.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” 
― Ralph Waldo Emerson