Posted in Clouds, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures on March 30, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Today began with bright sun and finished with heavy clouds and snowstorms. March is supposed to go out like a lamb, not a polar bear!
At the mid point of a short hike today the clouds were very interesting and so I brought back some photos of them. (I have a huge weakness for clouds!) The [...]
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Wildflowers, tagged Buttercup, Yellowbell on March 28, 2008 | 16 Comments »
On a day that featured bright warm sun at times and cold, wind-driven snow at others, it was great being outside. My accomplishments were minor: I caught a Brown trout and a Rainbow and released both, hiked about 7 miles in total and in between the snow storms snapped two photos that I really like. [...]
Posted in Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Spring on March 27, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Here in western Montana, the plant life is quite sensitive to altitude differences, especially during a change of seasons. It was very noticeable this week in a couple of the places I visited.
At the altitude of the Clark Fork river (2,500 feet at this location), wildflowers are starting to bloom, the few poplars that grow [...]
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Spring, Wildflowers, tagged Woodland Star, Yellow Bell on March 26, 2008 | 17 Comments »
Two more additions to the spring wildflower show appeared this week and I am glad to see them again! So small, so fragile; I suppose their major impact in this world is upon those who find them in the spring.
The Yellow Bell,
and the tiny Woodland Star.
(Ironically, as I was waiting for the photos to upload [...]
Posted in Cherry Peak roadless area, Montana, Munson Creek, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Teepee-Spring Creek roadless area, tagged Cherry Peak roadless area, Munson Creek, Teepee-Spring Creek roadless area on March 25, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Yesterday the weather cleared a bit and Munson Creek seemed to call to me. USFS trail 372 was clear for about two miles up into the TeePee - Spring Creek roadless area before the ice on the trail became too hazardous for hiking. (It’s a very narrow trail along a steep mountainside.)
Not far from [...]
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Wildflowers, tagged Buttercups on March 24, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Also can’t resist this one more post about them. Yesterday, however, I saw the first yellow bell of the year, so maybe I’ll be able get away from the buttercups for this year.
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, tagged Crocus on March 23, 2008 | 24 Comments »
It’s seems appropriate that this, our first crocus of the year, chose to open on Easter morning.
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Wildflowers, tagged Buttercups on March 22, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Hi, my name’s Montucky and I have an addiction to buttercups. (It has been a long winter.)
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Spring on March 21, 2008 | 12 Comments »
This is a descendant of a crocus one of my aunts planted some time during the 50’s in a special spot right near the house. It makes a point of being the very first to bloom each spring, even though we have planted many more in other locations. Today its blossom is still furled, awaiting [...]
Posted in Flowers, Montana, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Photos, Pictures, Wildflowers, tagged Buttercups on March 20, 2008 | 17 Comments »
On a hike today I noticed, at a distance, a very bright buttercup. I nearly ignored it, thinking that I needed another photo of a buttercup just about as much as I needed one more of a white tailed deer, but went over anyway to get a closer look. I’m glad I did: it is [...]
