4.30.2015

Spring Flowers offer Grace


 deep in the forest
in the shade of the trees
rising from the earthen floor

 
trilliums sunbathing
 

sunlight peaks through the trees
to light up individual views
revealing how precious a leaf can be


grace
in the form of a clematis
 

spring presents more life each day


the warm day inspired a day trip to Flathead Lake, a lake so big that i feel as though i am at the ocean


cherries are beginning to bloom
offering their grace 
 

below a wildflower
Service berry:
 
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4.26.2015

Great Gray Owl


the light of the setting sun
beckoned


then presented 
the glorious great gray

who was hunting


and silently swooped to the earth 


capturing dinner
flew to another area


to hunt some more


how wonderful
the owl let me photograph it
take to heart it's artful ways
of 
being
an owl
in the setting suns light
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4.20.2015

Spring in NW Montana


last years flowers
look at the tiny little seed holder
a vessel that has endured through sun, wind, rain and snow~
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tiny little flowers
looked like a grass flower to me


i thought this was a tiny bee, but it is a fly, just two wings

looks like a healthy tree
but covered in wooly aphids, they look healthy too


sweet smelling
wonderful healing 
arnica returns


 this warm week will deepen springs growth 
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4.13.2015

Spring begins in shades of gold and brown


the day began like above
perfect for a wander about


I headed to the North Fork River
you can see our world is greening up slowly
 

 this is the Montana State Butterfly
Mourning Cloak Butterfly


 water flowing over rocks
soothing to watch
beautiful to see


lots of snow on the mountains
these are the trees, Cottonwood that burned long ago


naturally occurring zen garden


this week
for one day
this little yellow finch visited
such a joyous splash of color 
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4.04.2015

First Flowers this YEAR


wandered down the fairy steps
hoping to see my first flowers this year


their scent strong and sweet
do you know what kind they are? 
i don't

(if you can ID for me, I will send you 5x7 inch photo from my shop, your choice) 
if it helps: another post on them here 
Flowers have been identified in the comments by Arija! 
Thank you so much!


along with flowers were budding maple wings


sprouting on the creek's bank


new spring life
a joy to espy



and then the climb back up the fairy steps

glimpses of spring
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a photo of these flowers from a previous year with leaves beginning

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