I Know That This Must Have Some Deeper Meaning

wrapping one
above Hermit Basin





Slate Creek






cactus group
with river view





I made my home amidst this human bustle,
Yet I hear no clamor from the carts and horses.
My friend, you ask me how this can be so?
A distant heart will tend towards like places.
From the eastern hedge, I pluck chrysanthemum flowers,
And idly look towards the southern hills.
The mountain air is beautiful day and night,
The birds fly back to roost with one another.
I know that this must have some deeper meaning,
I try to explain, but cannot find the words.
--Tao Yuanming
("Drinking Wine")

lazuli bunting
black-throated gray warbler
juniper titmouse
ruddy duck