Winter Glimpses

we love our little winter chickadees

this one

a 

black-capped chickadee

sometimes are winter sky is like above

daydream inspiring

sometimes peace inspiring:

we are still bundled under a deep blanket of snow

which makes tracking so much fun

who walked over the bridge during the night:

the little nuthatch has its down fluffed up:

winter glimpses

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Montana Winter in the Sunshine

the sun beckoned:

come outside 

wander and explore

see the lake 

in silky smooth waters

find icicles dripping

at the shore

if you look closely

snow grew frosty crystals over night

and

mountains dressed in their winter coats

treasures under the sun's light

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Rainbow Lake

Rainbow lake was the destination

 (no rainbow, but look at those blues!)

we traveled through endless flowers

flowers feel like a  glorious celebration  

of life

every once in a while

I looked up

to see a beautiful blue sky

with dancing clouds passing by

met a new flower:

mountain sandwort

it is tiny

on the drive

I found a baby grouse on one side of the road

mamma on the other

so I waited and watched the youngster cross 

and 
off they walked into the woods

a lovely day long outing

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Summer Begins

I headed to the mountains for

Summer Solstice 

enjoyed 

patches of tiny twinflowers

frothed-up plant sap

made by the froghopper bug

quit magical looking up close

the clouds

appeared and disappeared 

throughout the day

moody or bright

larkspur often look as though they are dancing

to me

these flowers, dogbane,

seem to be celebrating life

spring did not offer many mushroom sightings

yet

there were a family of these

on an old dead log

love how they came up through bug holes

heading home....

one poppy bud this year

it bloomed on Summer Solstice!

Exquisite!

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Lovely Summer to you All!

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Last Week, Autumn

shades of blue

under the gaze of sunlight

golds

under a soft sky of blues and clouds

 

Turn to look another direction

water wandering through Autumn

teepees

a place one could stay

land

and more

that touches ones heart

inspiring true breathing

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autumn camping

invigorating

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Home Sweet Home

I wandered South to visit loved ones

for the holidays

passed through lands

cloaked in frost and blue skies

got as far south as Southern California

where days were as warm

rather hot

as the gold in the setting sun's skies

found a tremendous amount of birds

and asked if they missed Montana

saw succulents bathing in the heat of day

saw trees that i love

that do not live in the northern realm where i live

trees that made me pause to breathe with

look close

what do you see!

a bear had climbed this tree!

(Ashland Oregon)

day after day of driving

(as it was a 24 hour drive each way)

i drove back into winter

to the land that i call home

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wishing you a wonderful 2014

may the year overflow

with days

and nights

that feel wonderful 

to you!

The Mountain's Breathe

i love it when the mountains breath

turns to clouds

flows through the sky

into our eyes

 time passes by

all the while the sky

is full of changes

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it is still winter here, but starting to feel like Spring

An Autumn Blessing

may your path be bright and clear

may your heart always hear
the singing of the leaves
dancing of the trees
whispers of the wind
telling who are kin
may peace also abound
joy and laughter be your friend
let all journeys fill your life with beauty love and light

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Sunset

Polebridge Montana

October 2012

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