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A Dream Within a Dream
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow—
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand—
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep—while I weep!
O God! Can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! Can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
~Edgar Allan Poe

I couldn't sleep last night. I'm pretty tired today. So, I thought about how nice it would be to be dreaming right now. Then I found this image I took yesterday morning and this poem by Mr Poe on writers almanac.
With a little time and a lot of fun this is what i came up with. Now I'm sharing it with you. I hope you have a happy Friday :)

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is Perry Cabin, located north of the parking lot next to Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was constructed by Abner Sprague in 1921. It's constructed of round logs with square corner notching.
It was a guest cabin at Sprague's Lodge until 1957. It was purchased by the NPS in 1932 from Mr. Sprague. The Sprague family operated the lodge under contract with the NPS until its closure in 1957. Now it sits vacant.

All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. Ralph Waldo Emerson // I came upon this tree walking to one of my favorite places, the Oklahoma State University Library. You can find lovely trees almost anywhere. I think they really loved to be discovered. // Anyway, I was looking for The Minds Eye by Henri Cartier-Bresson. So far I'm really enjoying his words and wisdom.

Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who only dream at night. ~Edgar Allan Poe

I went walking in the woods to see what i could find. I found this, and a huge new beaver den. Now what to do with the beavers? We had them before and they finally left for wetter waters i guess. Now they're back. yuck.

interesting fact...
"Hugh Davis built the Blue Whale in the early 1970s as a surprise anniversary gift to his wife Zelta, who collected whale figurines." from wikipedia.
Interested in more, search for "the blue whale of Catoosa".