April

“April's air stirs in
Willow-leaves...a butterfly
Floats and balances”
― Matsuo Bashō

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Forest Flower

“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“I can’t reveal the mystery to either saint or sinner; I can’t state at length what I’ve said curtly; 

I achieve an altered state that I can’t explain; 

I have a secret that I cannot share.”
― Omar Khayyam, Quatrains - Ballades

“Drink wine and look at the moon
and think of all the civilizations
the moon has seen passing by.”
― Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

“The earth laughs in flowers.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A Monastery in the Forest

The park's name, Desierto de los Leones, is largely due to the Carmelite monastery situated just north of its center. Carmelite monks called their residences “deserts”. But the exact origin of “de los Leones” is not known. The first monastery complex was constructed between 1606 and 1611. By 1711, this structure had deteriorated greatly. It was demolished and a new one was built in its place adjoining just south of the original complex. By the end of the 18th century, the cold, damp weather and increasingly frequent visitors forced the monks to move their monastery to Tenancingo in 1801. The monastery was declared a national monument on 16 May 1937. The 18th-century structure has a number of areas that have been restored and opened to the public. In addition to the old monastery, the park attracts visitors for the nature that surrounds the complex. The park offers activities such as day camping, overnight camping, hiking and mountain biking.

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Wild Flowers

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself”
― Henry Miller

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Windy Picnic

Honest criticism means nothing: what one wants is unrestrained passion, fire for fire.

There are two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy.

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.

Henry Miller

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