I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. Hamlin Garland
The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world. Georges Simenon
In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries no man can ignore all of them. Aldo Leopold
I'm very gregarious, but I love being in the hills on my own. Norman MacCaig
Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain in late May or June. There's something very powerful about finding snow in summer. Andy Goldsworthy
Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow. Antonio Porchia
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. Theodore Roethke
Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations. David Gerrold
Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. Izaak Walton
There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. Robert Wilson Lynd
What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else. Hal Boyle
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. Gilbert White
Having contemplated this admirable grove, I proceeded towards the shrubberies on the banks of the river, and though it was now late in December, the aromatic groves appeared in full bloom. William Bartram
My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view. William Bartram
When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. James Whitcomb Riley
The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. Eric Berne
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy. Hamlin Garland