"Only by understanding where I live can I learn how to live." Scott Russell Sanders, Staying Put
"I live my life in growing orbits,
Which move out over the things of the world."
Ranier Maria Rilke, The Book of Hours
"Most of all nature is reflected in our capacity for wonder. Nasci. To be born." Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods
"It is a grand long view. The river and valley, and then coves and blue ridges heaved up and ragged to the limits of eyesight." Charles Frazier, thirteen moons
"A conscientious journal keeper is really the natural historian of his own life." Verlyn Klinkenborg, The Rural Life
" You could build your own life on the observation of it." Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain
"...the view stretched on and on across rows of blue mountains, each paler than the last until the final ranks were indistinguishable from sky. It was as if all the world might be composed of nothing but valley and ridge." Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain
I linked you on my blog roll, my passion for the Blue Ridge mountains is unsurpassed!
Posted by: DaisyDeadhead | October 15, 2008 at 09:53 AM
I love the twisty pumpkin stem. Great shot!
Posted by: Jamie | October 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Wesley, you have such an eye for the beauty of the ordinary. Wonderful shot!
Posted by: Beth | October 15, 2008 at 04:46 PM
Yep, it is that time of year again. Break out the scarecrows, pumpkins, and Halloween decor!
Posted by: Chris | October 18, 2008 at 04:13 PM