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2003.06.17

***Half Dome View from Glacier Point
– from the What were they thinking!?” Department. Please tell me that the person responsible for locating and painting this fire hydrant no longer works for the National Park Service!

HalfDomeHydrantJune2003: Fire Hydrant at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park.

Photo by the ever-ironic Patricia Mitchell.

***Seen at Patty’s web site

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.

-John Muir

Sounds like this quotation might be from Muir’s famous description of climbing into the crown of a tree during a Sierra windstorm – I’ll have to ask her if this is correct.
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