“No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life. Some lean back in majestic repose; others, absolutely sheer or nearly so for thousands of feet, advance beyond their companions in thoughtful attitudes, giving welcome to storms and calms alike, seemingly aware, yet heedless, of everything going on about them.” GivingMadeHandsSeemsAttitudeFeetRocksWallCalmStormWelcomeCompareThoughtfulTemplesCompanionSheerReposeMajesticYosemite Book:The Yosemite: John Muir's quest to preserve the wilderness Source: The Yosemite: John Muir's quest to preserve the wilderness
“The creditor whose appearance gladdens the heart of a debtor may hold his head in sunbeams and his foot on storms.” HeartMayFeetAppearanceStormCreditorsSunbeamsDebtors Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater
“Rising seas create a higher baseline for future storm surges. The New York City Panel on Climate Change has projected that coastal waters may rise by two feet by 2050 and four feet by the end of the century.” MayTwoEndsWaterCitiesFourSeaFeetCenturyNew YorkHigherClimateClimate ChangeStormRisingNew York CityCoastal Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“Whatever else you do or forbear, impose upon yourself the task of happiness; and now and then abandon yourself to the joy of laughter. And however much you condemn the evil in the world, remember that the world is not all evil; that somewhere children are at play, as you yourself in the old days; that women still find joy in the stalwart hearts of men; And that men, treading with restless feet their many paths, may yet find refuge from the storms of the world in the cheerful house of love.” MenWorldHeartMayChildrenStillsPlayRememberJoyEvilHousePathFeetLaughterTasksStormAbandonNow And ThenRefugeCheerfulRestlessOld DaysTreadingMany PathsStalwart Book:The Desiderata of Happiness Source: The Desiderata of Happiness