Yellow

On May 31, 2019May 27, 2019 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

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Mostly yellow and just a touch of green on a cloudy spring afternoon.

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Yellow bells ringing and although short and sometimes hidden in the grass they make a statement that is always bold.

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Arrow-leaf Balsamroot is just now riding into town and when in full abundance paints the fields with that sunny shade of yellow.

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Now on the wane yet still holding on the Biscuit root is one of those flowers inside a flower inside a flower. Fascinating to look at from macro to micro and back again.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Early Risers

On May 27, 2019May 26, 2019 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

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Spring has come late this year. With a late April round of snow and subfreezing temperatures to a wetter and colder than typical May. By Memorial Day the Glacier Lillies and Shooting Stars have typically given way to other spring wildflowers but not this year. They are still abundant and fresh.

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While the rest of springs basket is starting to burst forth into bloom I am always thankful for these two early risers that signal spring is indeed here and especially this year.

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Moonset-Sunrise

On April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

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As the sun rose the moon set.
A silent rhythm heard.
And so the day began.

A Red Squirrel’s day.

On March 4, 2019March 14, 2019 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

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Perched upon a wonderful old tree stump a Red Squirrel sat flaunting it’s gorgeous red tail to the other squirrels nearby. This winter the Red Squirrels seem much more mild mannered than last winters Frenemy. Will it stay that way all winter? I’ll do my part the best I can.

Hello Pronghorn

On January 30, 2019January 23, 2019 By Mike and Christy9 Comments

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Greeted by warming rays of the morning sunlight a Pronghorn begins its’ day.

At dusk

On January 17, 2019January 18, 2019 By Mike and Christy17 Comments

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At dusk, yet with just enough light to be seen, a North American Bobcat (Lynx rufus) prowls the forest searching for the evenings meal. Rabbits beware.

Sun behind snow

On January 3, 2019December 27, 2018 By Mike and ChristyLeave a comment

Yes it’s snowing lightly and yes it’s cold outside yet the sight of the sun behind the snow is a sight that say everything is right with the world today. It’s all here and it’s all in order.

Along Blacktail Creek

On December 4, 2018November 26, 2018 By Mike and Christy4 Comments

Up and down, over and around each layer of wonderful hill.

Curves blend to form a single landscape yet each remains it’s own.

Bunn

On December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 By Mike and Christy18 Comments

A favorite winter companion who always brings a smile to the morning is a Mountain Cottontail we have affectionately named Bunn. While Bunn is invariably more than one we have settled on calling them all Bunn. Hey, it just is fun to say. With a cup a coffee in hand we scout the windows each morning to say hello to our crepuscular friend.

Missouri Headwaters

On September 3, 2018September 4, 2018 By Mike and Christy24 Comments

Missouri Headwaters State Park, MT is where the three major tributaries of the Missouri river; the Gallatin, the Jefferson and the Madison come together and form the Missouri river proper. The Missouri Headwaters area is a geographical focal point and was important to early Native Americans trappers, traders and settlers. Coveting the regions bountiful resources, the Flathead, Bannock and Shoshoni Indians competed for control of this area, as did the trappers and settlers who followed.

Lewis and Clark passed by the Missouri headwaters on both ways of their voyage of discovery in 1805 and then again in 1806. In his journal documenting the expedition Meriwether Lewis wrote the country opens suddenly to extensive and beautiful plains and meadows that appear to be surrounded in every direction with distant and lofty mountains.