Posted in Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pictures, Reflections on July 22, 2006 | No Comments »
High mountain divides have always been important to me and I seek them out at every opportunity, maybe because they provide, besides scenes of incredible beauty, places to stand, contemplate, and wonder about this world in which we live. They are also places where decisions are made.
At sun-up as I stood at the crest of [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, tagged Big Hole Lookout on July 15, 2006 | No Comments »
There was a light breeze blowing up the river this afternoon, and as I stood in the back yard enjoying its coolness, I glanced toward the river and saw my Ospreys, a pair, hovering like giant hummingbirds over the water, riding the breeze, fishing. I suspect the Ospreys would not agree with the word “my”, [...]
Posted in Animals, Montana, Outdoors, Photos, Pictures on July 11, 2006 | No Comments »
Mid July through late August is huckleberry season in northwestern Montana and the folks who live here spend a lot of quality time in their pursuit, so I’ve spent the last few days doing just that. As with most outdoor activities around here, there are side benefits to everything one starts out to do.
Sunday afternoon [...]
Posted in Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pictures, Reflections, Storm clouds, tagged Storm clouds on July 7, 2006 | No Comments »
Yesterday was one of those hot summer days when the temperature was high and the sun was simply unrelenting. That is, until just slightly after noon when the Robin’s “rain song” began to ring out across our little canyon.
As I looked up, the sky was deep blue to the east, white overhead, and grew darker [...]
