7.19.2012

The Rookery

hot summer day beckoned
i headed to the forest in search of a rookery a friend told me about
 

from the tree tops
wonderful strange sounds filled the air
the calls of Sand Hill Cranes

*Later: not Sand Hill Cranes, they are Blue Herons*


do you see the chicks head (high center)
i know it is hard to see:


at the base of three different trees i found eggs from the chicks in shades of light blue


the warm day inspired a sweet heavy scent of flowers 

 inside these little bells
was quite a surprise:


and fruit to fill the air

I wandered on


Good Creek:

 old homesteads:


at the above spot.... 
a large crashing sound of a spooked animal filled the air
i think we scared one another
most likely moose or bear


and beautifully colored mushrooms
 

I hope you enjoyed your wander with me. 
I sure did. 

~
thank you Elaine
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28 comments:

  1. Tammie, sure i wandered with you....dreaming between the trees, looking through your eyes and enjoy enjoy enjoy

    Thanks

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  2. You got some great shots there Tammie.
    I wish we had some of your blue skies, I hear it's dry in Oklahoma this summer. They can have some of our rain.

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  3. I so enjoyed your wandering about. All the pics brought me there, and what a wonderful place to be. That berry photo got me the most. LUscious.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 19, 2012

    It looks like you had a great day exploring the summer delights.

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  5. I love your discoveries and beautiful photos.
    You live in a wonderful part of this country.
    It's good to see your water,
    how you see the land.
    Really nice.

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  6. Love how nature vibrates and speaks in such harmony. Step outside teh confines of the physical senses and there is no limit to what you discover. Infintie blessings on this journey.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 19, 2012

    Loved it! Nothing like a wander through northwest Montana! Haven't seen any ripe huckleberries around here yet, but the serviceberries are magnificent this year.

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  8. What a delightful place to go for a wander. Thanks for taking us along.

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  9. A gorgeous walk, than you for taking us with you.

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  10. How could anyone not enjoy this walk? So what is the likelihood of encountering a mad bear?

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  11. thank you all for your visits!

    Ciel:
    well, mama bears are with cubs this time of year... so we want to stay clear
    not good
    a neighbor was horse riding around home the other day and came across a cub and then a mama and the bear chased them a bit
    so i am not walking that way, but bears move around, so i could run across one, even in my yard!

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  12. I love walking with you, Tammie - I could even imagine my adrenaline when the animal spooked! I love the way the light is shining on the broken shell. PS I have your rock card here on my kitchen counter - it always makes me smile.

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  13. I very much enjoyed this walk, lots to see. I wonder what I'll see on my walk up Mount Herman this weekend?

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  14. what a nice walk, your photographs are sweet views to a place I probably will never see in person but I am glad to see in pictures.

    hope you have a great day.

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  15. Thanks for taking us along on a beautiful day.

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  16. TL what a magnificent wander; & we are so lucky to share your space through your eyes and lens. Love the fragile egg and toadstool shots. Thanks. B

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  17. You really are quite a story teller, Tammie. I would love to be able to walk down that beautiful path, must be so wonderfully peaceful where you are. :)

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  18. It was nice to take the walk with you. What a world. I love it!

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  19. ✿彡✿⊱╮¸.•°
    Belas fotos, gostei muito dos cogumelos e das flores.
    Bom domingo!
    Boa semana!
    Beijinhos.
    Brasil
    ✿彡

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  20. ...awesome homage ~ of your forestly dwellings!... ...thankyoU sO much for sharing ~ the walk was ~ exciting ~ kettledrum brave ~ curious ~ blessed be! ~ dear gentle heart!... ...xXx... ...Samantha...

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  21. Great nature photos as I wandered with you !

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  22. AnonymousJuly 22, 2012

    There are people who photograph your soul ... yours is pretty ....
    Tammie, I found blue eggs ... in the field of my father ... in the orange.
    :)

    Click here:


    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2Lyoue7rXkw/T6OfI2hc-KI/AAAAAAAAAHI/hE7H_Q8eoY0/s1600/IMG_7943.JPG

    BESOS!!!!

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  23. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012

    What a lovely hike! Beautiful shots of nature.

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  24. I love wandering with you in the woods....
    so cool on this dry 105 degree day....
    I can feel your breeze..(Oh it is the ac once again blowing cool air)...
    The rookery is wonderful...I do love the Sandhill Cranes...
    Sherry, who is hiding from the sun and praying for rain

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  25. such beautiful egg shells...they are wonderful to paint. (on paper, not on the shell)

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  26. It's nice to go out and enjoy a beautiful summer day!

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  27. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012

    What a magical journey you took! Like a fairy land filled with storybook landscapes, wee fairy toadstools, and royalty upon their throne. Thank you for sharing your wonderland journey with us!

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  28. AnonymousJuly 25, 2012

    What a magical journey you took! Like a fairy land filled with storybook landscapes, wee fairy toadstools, and royalty upon their throne. Thank you for sharing your wonderland journey with us!

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Warm greetings to you~

Thank you for visiting and also for sharing your thoughts and feelings. Seeing anew through your eyes and heart mean so much to me!

Tammie