Fierceness ~Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh,India

Time is the substance from which I am made. "Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire." ~ Jorge Luis Borges

Indian Elephant ~ Kanha National Park, India.

"When I hear of the destruction of a species, I feel just as if all the works of some great writer have perished." ~ U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt

Langur Monkeys ~ Bandhavgarh National Park, India

"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." ~ Charles Darwin

Chital - Spotted Deer ~ Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create but by what we refuse to destroy. ~ John Sawhill

Bull Elk - Estes Park, CO

Moose (Alces alces) - ~ Indian Peaks Wilderness, CO

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Lord of the Jungle ~ Kanha National Park, India

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Bighorn Sheep Babies - Mount Evans Wilderness, Colorado.

Born to be wild - live to outgrow it. ~ Lao Tzu

Painted Turtles - Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat ,Boulder, Colorado

"I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it." ~ Rosalia de Castro

American Badger with a prey.

One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, 'What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again? ~ Rachel Carson

Samber Deer ~ Bandhavgarh National Park, India

Joy is looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift. ~ Albert Einstein

Elk - Trail Ridge Road, RMNP, CO

"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." ~Lao Tzu 

Tigress Tiptoe into Bandhavgarh Wilderness. ~ Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

“Our task must be to…embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” ~ Albert Einstein

Gray Langur ~ Kanha National Park, India.

"Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.” ~ Edward O. Wilson

Barasingha ~ Khana National Park, India.

“The fate of animals is…indissolubly connected with the fate of men.” ~ Émile Zola

Grace ~ Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

“The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. They are kneeling with hands clasped that we might act with restraint, that we might leave room for the life that is destined to come. To protect what is wild is to protect what is gentle. Perhaps the wilderness we fear is the pause between our own heartbeats, the silent space that says we live only by grace. Wilderness lives by this same grace. Wild mercy is in our hands.” ~ Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place.

Rhesus Macaque Monkey ~ Kanha National Park, India.

“In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should treat them with the same consideration and kindness as we show to other humans; and as we recognize human rights, so too should we recognize the rights of the great apes? Yes.” ~ Jane Goodall

Baby Mountain Goat ~ Mount Evans Wilderness, CO

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” ~ Helen Keller

Glory of the Wilderness ~Kanha National Park, India

If you know wilderness in the way that you know love, you would be unwilling to let it go.... This is the story of our past and it will be the story of our future. ~ Terry Tempest Williams

Bighorn Sheep-Trail Ridge Road, RMNP, CO

Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.  ~ Lao Tzu

Snapping Turtle - Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat, Boulder, CO

“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. You” ~Pico Iyer, The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

American Badger's mom with a baby...playfulness...

Compassion, kindness, joy, laughter, playfulness, light-heartedness, wonder and awe don’t simply feel good—they’re also a neurobiological recipe for wellbeing and longevity. ~ Simona Ondrejkova

Painted Turtles

"What’s meant to be will always find its way." ~ Unknown

American Bison, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, CO

"A painted landscape is always more beautiful than a real one, because there's more there. Everything is more sensual, and one takes refuge in its beauty. And man needs spiritual expression and nourishing. It's why even in the prehistoric era, people would scrawl pictures of bison on the walls of caves. Man needs music, literature, and painting-all those oases of perfection that make up art-to compensate for the rudeness and materialism of life." ~ Fernando Botero