Posted in Montana, Outdoors on October 28, 2006 | 8 Comments »
and committed one simple act of compassion.
It had been blistering hot that day in late August 1997 and it was County Fair time in western Montana. The night temperature had cooled a little and it was quite pleasant as he dropped his daughter off at her dormitory at the university, eighty-some miles from his home [...]
Posted in Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pictures, Reflections on October 3, 2006 | No Comments »
Today was another day spent in the back country, full as usual with things to do and things to see and things to think about, but today seemed especially pleasant because of what I didn’t see and didn’t hear and didn’t have to think about. It was a good balance.
My mission was accomplished; a ton [...]
Posted in Animals, Beaver, Inspiration, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pictures on October 2, 2006 | No Comments »
Once in awhile a task comes along that seems at the moment to be just way too big. Sometimes I get that feeling when going out after a load of firewood, knowing I will have to fall at least four 70-ft trees, saw them into 18 inch lengths and load about a ton and a [...]
