The desert can be such a wild, unforgiving place. Amirah lent me her copy of Tracks to read and I’m loving it.
It all reminds me of my short stint in the desert [*with camels] back in June, 2011. It seems like ages ago now, but it was a truly lovely and rewarding experience.
On another note,
Fall break has officially started and I am beyond excited to relax and unwind and BE!
“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
call to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting –
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.” – Mary Oliver
[Photos: A stop along the way. The Thar desert, India//Grace Farson]
GRACE FARSON 