tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31085689010072298712024-03-14T00:14:19.118-06:00SpirithelpersTammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.comBlogger698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-77867475947921406802023-11-20T09:20:00.004-07:002023-11-20T09:20:43.880-07:00Beautiful Autumn<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-MrdnYoU2o0BrYOgFKDq7gk49TvOPplZLcJr5UN4_jviD73Ie7769tP8ifrGz32ATT87RA9PnHJSvExnIBM-P8iYG0sHKAkZDeLcscAdhwKIlwa12XKEjBQP2BEbeQFsPUxElYR2H5EFnBOsslPVL5ubcCAlJFDu8u4IDzYGBsTdptEy25DDEKajsaA/s800/DSC01219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-MrdnYoU2o0BrYOgFKDq7gk49TvOPplZLcJr5UN4_jviD73Ie7769tP8ifrGz32ATT87RA9PnHJSvExnIBM-P8iYG0sHKAkZDeLcscAdhwKIlwa12XKEjBQP2BEbeQFsPUxElYR2H5EFnBOsslPVL5ubcCAlJFDu8u4IDzYGBsTdptEy25DDEKajsaA/s16000/DSC01219.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been a beautiful Autumn.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The colorful part lasted weeks, yay!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4L5oqek5jjaIxihjqkZZMGP-F2s5Mu_XVrATUzKBy8ejveleq_Z0Q29Zu-7TrYDbKrBzUnAymcf66y0Kb-Y3ry5Oh7doD-icCmunlh4hyPS_A9Q5WwjSgQreJWIqLqKhTqIeE-7SyBLkUCdmyicx8tQ48mz5n39aQODh2m-Muh90jwZMI84dO1pawp4/s900/DSC00711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4L5oqek5jjaIxihjqkZZMGP-F2s5Mu_XVrATUzKBy8ejveleq_Z0Q29Zu-7TrYDbKrBzUnAymcf66y0Kb-Y3ry5Oh7doD-icCmunlh4hyPS_A9Q5WwjSgQreJWIqLqKhTqIeE-7SyBLkUCdmyicx8tQ48mz5n39aQODh2m-Muh90jwZMI84dO1pawp4/s16000/DSC00711.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had lots of sunshine to inspire adventures in the mountains and forests. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5b7jiJbxpE8PZ7xZbNmNlGlLr5m7X5WAQv_3iQoap_RJI0ktgwfVFr4Amtlr8CbE_MpAze1M6uUa-frcSJPYNo_OroMhhegN4QSmzzMYzhE9qYVVmpmVy9xyiGoLcDrEOdVvgv4PSK-ea3IqSXO8-B_6BNr4Ca55AxLaxFH9dxY9j2DTW0m58uLxZQ4/s900/DSC01213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5b7jiJbxpE8PZ7xZbNmNlGlLr5m7X5WAQv_3iQoap_RJI0ktgwfVFr4Amtlr8CbE_MpAze1M6uUa-frcSJPYNo_OroMhhegN4QSmzzMYzhE9qYVVmpmVy9xyiGoLcDrEOdVvgv4PSK-ea3IqSXO8-B_6BNr4Ca55AxLaxFH9dxY9j2DTW0m58uLxZQ4/s16000/DSC01213.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snow has come and gone many times. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though the snow is magical and beautiful, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">it is nice when autumn returns, as winter is a long season here in NW Montana. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwQdmpkQ9AuLPLNNm9l1zWn6UiwXxu_-IYgb1tnX_FT-GGTIeVsY1IGZ4OhUcsp1qUtUT_4JIU6zywdcxfVtJgoMuX5H0LdOvmFqTNlcwwgKT6ux-6yzZb6QDIW1ZYUT71Di46yx4DTwtovKORSzLTC3VTJzIZITwofjgjBeQzb2kqbnzZMQo7eNIQDc/s800/DSC01872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqwQdmpkQ9AuLPLNNm9l1zWn6UiwXxu_-IYgb1tnX_FT-GGTIeVsY1IGZ4OhUcsp1qUtUT_4JIU6zywdcxfVtJgoMuX5H0LdOvmFqTNlcwwgKT6ux-6yzZb6QDIW1ZYUT71Di46yx4DTwtovKORSzLTC3VTJzIZITwofjgjBeQzb2kqbnzZMQo7eNIQDc/s16000/DSC01872.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The other day I drove out of the aged golden grasses of autumn </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">into the snow clad forest of the mountains. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzS2wdV2OzrYr9-Q34NoaUsILfYVcNEp3faKM2bAiADDxFQCMBmmEps5wKSc6nSOjtwXb6RvOhA8KvvbUpUXELzS-1EAbek5GMrH1JngfZUeirouanVBkgPCP-2-R_eB_hw5FOw83oQ-l4ubvhcvf0sAnszgRR3FeHXDgQPj7UtDYTNnQL1nJ9Yfk78A/s1000/DSC01882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzS2wdV2OzrYr9-Q34NoaUsILfYVcNEp3faKM2bAiADDxFQCMBmmEps5wKSc6nSOjtwXb6RvOhA8KvvbUpUXELzS-1EAbek5GMrH1JngfZUeirouanVBkgPCP-2-R_eB_hw5FOw83oQ-l4ubvhcvf0sAnszgRR3FeHXDgQPj7UtDYTNnQL1nJ9Yfk78A/s16000/DSC01882.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Autumn's wanders revealed one of last summers</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">hummingbird nest. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seems one of my little birds friends </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">was as curious about it as I was. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVaWkm5AC15mStLj_LkVA4vM91vwt4JArAHOMYw4Afkr0mrNle_Zs1EdCsPoTtWC8K6dZrxGfU31d1aarYCviAH9z6Yvhhcd3SZpkv-sqrIhc3c-p8YZ7EqnS7qDZvJX2xxhKjHgjkUzQ3M_Yei-9fG5TP5SnH08gpXeL_YZp1QBUtXKUMlJ-YRuc-bQ/s800/DSC01103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVaWkm5AC15mStLj_LkVA4vM91vwt4JArAHOMYw4Afkr0mrNle_Zs1EdCsPoTtWC8K6dZrxGfU31d1aarYCviAH9z6Yvhhcd3SZpkv-sqrIhc3c-p8YZ7EqnS7qDZvJX2xxhKjHgjkUzQ3M_Yei-9fG5TP5SnH08gpXeL_YZp1QBUtXKUMlJ-YRuc-bQ/s16000/DSC01103.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a lovely autumn </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">as we lean towards winter. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-48227709877132710502023-07-04T08:10:00.002-06:002023-07-04T08:10:38.632-06:00Summer, Beautiful Summer<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv6WMbOqFoOMK7C02qHOPmp_0YTvdmNqMgBEAaUAACBvYbc38B8SBr4Zudr4q5PklrSTZCZ_0MGgu15gbPM4P9ZtrPqbTbg6Ck3PyZHTuWHIyTYJUaM8OvKHhb-ZdsPak0uiQiS1-PU3gZvPx-GZ3_c0R6nPLSo8ixSUOHVtfqhgtGbBUOVXNrFTxoiI/s800/DSC06689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWv6WMbOqFoOMK7C02qHOPmp_0YTvdmNqMgBEAaUAACBvYbc38B8SBr4Zudr4q5PklrSTZCZ_0MGgu15gbPM4P9ZtrPqbTbg6Ck3PyZHTuWHIyTYJUaM8OvKHhb-ZdsPak0uiQiS1-PU3gZvPx-GZ3_c0R6nPLSo8ixSUOHVtfqhgtGbBUOVXNrFTxoiI/w640-h640/DSC06689.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I drove to
the mountains hoping to visit butterflies. When I got to the top of the
pass there they were, a 1,000 of them fluttering about is not an
exaggeration. </span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8_kOICQTtL9oTMvc6xd5zIpTAPwySRnjhQE7IplUFnk6FmefMJO00jMKbxySaoVnPeGEGgrTjhNzYFGCvvNi6JQEeCclDuhjf-xF0r8dGjqJGj8aE2B6zdMysFwBO20rR_myu--UldVBSA9iDX-w_ftBfMLWzy2kUcqyqc_Kxkhk5mGAHIc-4n_PPLY/s800/DSC06693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8_kOICQTtL9oTMvc6xd5zIpTAPwySRnjhQE7IplUFnk6FmefMJO00jMKbxySaoVnPeGEGgrTjhNzYFGCvvNi6JQEeCclDuhjf-xF0r8dGjqJGj8aE2B6zdMysFwBO20rR_myu--UldVBSA9iDX-w_ftBfMLWzy2kUcqyqc_Kxkhk5mGAHIc-4n_PPLY/w640-h640/DSC06693.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">They were around puddles sipping water absorbing minerals. I wish I
had gotten a photo of the multitudes, yet as I approached they took to
the air and fluttered around me. So glimpses is what I have to share.</span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl92sR4Oa-NOycaN0VGNHxnEakkcEdiocZIKa9j2CxUI7xSzXL2L5i8zId8cD7Iku60-q3VKsEc5DrG5QDRUy_k9SbCBk1gGECH0UzF-ahxtd53x9B1XNpHD47pysGsSL06-lxzsH0dyq9s6D5RdnpIRzAvHfoW1DPWnzv71l3Hgkzf3H24q8JYT5ggyw/s800/DSC06595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl92sR4Oa-NOycaN0VGNHxnEakkcEdiocZIKa9j2CxUI7xSzXL2L5i8zId8cD7Iku60-q3VKsEc5DrG5QDRUy_k9SbCBk1gGECH0UzF-ahxtd53x9B1XNpHD47pysGsSL06-lxzsH0dyq9s6D5RdnpIRzAvHfoW1DPWnzv71l3Hgkzf3H24q8JYT5ggyw/w640-h640/DSC06595.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The tiny pond snails are laying their eggs on leaves along the water.</span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUeC8_Q33YdsfiIjy10BMD7QrpbxPcOm3HphvYR6rrAY-USSbhOWLjLBP7JqR3uYzxbivGc3HGFt1zCklf4EcQGU3bWt5j0n9muShcUfkgjB18qoyi1IDvgYdXGP0RnwxDnMK5OSmfo9ySWcdPHaZyWycOfMw2rAi41n2n6TschxXC_lpoemNiX2o90w/s900/DSC05911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyUeC8_Q33YdsfiIjy10BMD7QrpbxPcOm3HphvYR6rrAY-USSbhOWLjLBP7JqR3uYzxbivGc3HGFt1zCklf4EcQGU3bWt5j0n9muShcUfkgjB18qoyi1IDvgYdXGP0RnwxDnMK5OSmfo9ySWcdPHaZyWycOfMw2rAi41n2n6TschxXC_lpoemNiX2o90w/w640-h640/DSC05911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">lovely Self Heal is blooming, dotting the woods and meadows with their lovely presence. I am also using it in my tea and made a body oil with it. </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghscjQb8SuM6pbZ-GPuv58EHeUWSuNkHqxep60bLpVkI3NjSqeRcIT-0MqO3zb0AV6X3ryaCp02aTs3lz7Xh4YzZuqoVT_iAPtXyxGeaFHW2iVu8WeK24dV6gOiI86YRV13w_cD-gws5U6zioFjPH__s8hhg7pWSwi6b-Gpj-AW0vZk86buOet2WPHgrM/s900/DSC04230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghscjQb8SuM6pbZ-GPuv58EHeUWSuNkHqxep60bLpVkI3NjSqeRcIT-0MqO3zb0AV6X3ryaCp02aTs3lz7Xh4YzZuqoVT_iAPtXyxGeaFHW2iVu8WeK24dV6gOiI86YRV13w_cD-gws5U6zioFjPH__s8hhg7pWSwi6b-Gpj-AW0vZk86buOet2WPHgrM/w640-h640/DSC04230.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">late spring and early summer we have had rains from time to time. Moss plumps up and grows at these times revealing their artful beauty. </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Enjoy each day, seasons come and go swiftly and each one holds its own special gifts. </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~</span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">lovely summer to you </span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">~</span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">*</span></span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br /></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> </span></h1>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-28408299228898844852023-06-07T07:00:00.004-06:002023-06-07T07:01:30.561-06:00Oyster Mushrooms<div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK_QBjrxuw7XbYb0oF_cKMtBoGlw-hIKLbfLAktVb8AgUXy_6gg64SiaoOV6gAU_d6qxSHfFOEghpki9Q3ImgXNfTqRKZuk_clpP60lAaY4xV9YbjLPSn1QvZTtW9xFUisFvdhVDD-wD9l35yKWEJps6R7wblppKETKw98UGVhI33sEo5bOECiwEj/s900/DSC05118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK_QBjrxuw7XbYb0oF_cKMtBoGlw-hIKLbfLAktVb8AgUXy_6gg64SiaoOV6gAU_d6qxSHfFOEghpki9Q3ImgXNfTqRKZuk_clpP60lAaY4xV9YbjLPSn1QvZTtW9xFUisFvdhVDD-wD9l35yKWEJps6R7wblppKETKw98UGVhI33sEo5bOECiwEj/w640-h640/DSC05118.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yum yum</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">it is oyster mushroom season</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">in our area they grow on dead or dying aspen or cottonwood trees</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvKOZNlttKZUhhBLECrnLvwlokjMgm7LP7tTVmzL9GsYci0K_Kukri2y03IdcQwnEzoD221MsENHQS7j1MX2rjYMy9u1pZTk_db4A6TduDO9Z7rnyNUsRvxt3YhaT_oZRVHboSJZRjfgShFfSLGU-slIZYEYefyj2LJxrwKd_a7gBCvFiYIt_kstJ/s900/DSC05428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvKOZNlttKZUhhBLECrnLvwlokjMgm7LP7tTVmzL9GsYci0K_Kukri2y03IdcQwnEzoD221MsENHQS7j1MX2rjYMy9u1pZTk_db4A6TduDO9Z7rnyNUsRvxt3YhaT_oZRVHboSJZRjfgShFfSLGU-slIZYEYefyj2LJxrwKd_a7gBCvFiYIt_kstJ/w640-h640/DSC05428.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have found them in three places this week</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">get out and wander</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFZ2Co0NpaJQgEndkhoFY7b190OU1CKHmXjH3SR-65wjxFmkSGEia5tPesRuAQYjnOwc3efxKi544K3D3emjDfW9SWGoeqndJl4m2Ul_xve75-2ixDvM1TnyhhJA63yND2mOXMMzraoRJ1Kn-KrSt3b1nH14nM6_6UwQNuw8l_7_-QSYiOStpZHg2/s900/DSC05571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFZ2Co0NpaJQgEndkhoFY7b190OU1CKHmXjH3SR-65wjxFmkSGEia5tPesRuAQYjnOwc3efxKi544K3D3emjDfW9SWGoeqndJl4m2Ul_xve75-2ixDvM1TnyhhJA63yND2mOXMMzraoRJ1Kn-KrSt3b1nH14nM6_6UwQNuw8l_7_-QSYiOStpZHg2/w640-h640/DSC05571.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> they burst through the bark and grow fairly fast, a few days and ready to harvest</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo89PiCVdGJbwJi-JdCJmwFj95INZrZ8bAq03-r6Xsf52D1Gcp-aP19xD1GU7HWPVoX5oZsNUAMJ_saOxLirBhsyod0n5tZfffG3JXU-DxT7GtRuUaCVRbLeGumjohoFjLQlkHXPM-G4JzWm-TXDlzQHA-206LtiZEs1TMEh8kRV0t03yEjFfMsWoe/s900/DSC05104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo89PiCVdGJbwJi-JdCJmwFj95INZrZ8bAq03-r6Xsf52D1Gcp-aP19xD1GU7HWPVoX5oZsNUAMJ_saOxLirBhsyod0n5tZfffG3JXU-DxT7GtRuUaCVRbLeGumjohoFjLQlkHXPM-G4JzWm-TXDlzQHA-206LtiZEs1TMEh8kRV0t03yEjFfMsWoe/w640-h640/DSC05104.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are growing in my yard on a dead aspen tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">this tree not only hosts mushrooms, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">there is a hairy woodpecker family nesting, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">bugs</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">bats</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">moss</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">lichen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">an entire realm going on in this tree</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54F-sn9OFjYOuucQnVSjykW6-iWkkWfVBJefk-KEr5Ud-ERVtxTna6yiy2o1P22Ui5gD42fMU9gBmEphTtt1D2JeK0FFSIftWv72yaPVUG8tpnsOdnjaXfnqZtfA-vB83FoiPFwRAviHV6nN1I2nBdwzVDO6BX8C_R-G9K-yAvylzLR1P1oMeauS4/s900/DSC05108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54F-sn9OFjYOuucQnVSjykW6-iWkkWfVBJefk-KEr5Ud-ERVtxTna6yiy2o1P22Ui5gD42fMU9gBmEphTtt1D2JeK0FFSIftWv72yaPVUG8tpnsOdnjaXfnqZtfA-vB83FoiPFwRAviHV6nN1I2nBdwzVDO6BX8C_R-G9K-yAvylzLR1P1oMeauS4/w640-h640/DSC05108.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">if i had found them in the woods</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I doubt I could have reached</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">yet here at home</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a ladder and then a long rake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">did the job</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h1><h1 class="_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade" dir="auto"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-39065240849057486672023-06-03T16:39:00.009-06:002023-06-03T17:11:51.962-06:00Lady Slipper Orchids<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn49NLL28a6s_z8834CdVqS6khENwcP54GonXryMXaVnrKg5p3hWv0txwNSLD7dCmDne1BaDH5gqd_EbbMLBwNq9BgYLVBjJOpmo8CQyfxbpSLuqGFwJA2H10tzfXj58qfwWxp-2pV0LWQErFylmJwJg6sIejVBeKpKKHj2HmrCWgtmQXOXukrN1YP/s800/DSC05314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn49NLL28a6s_z8834CdVqS6khENwcP54GonXryMXaVnrKg5p3hWv0txwNSLD7dCmDne1BaDH5gqd_EbbMLBwNq9BgYLVBjJOpmo8CQyfxbpSLuqGFwJA2H10tzfXj58qfwWxp-2pV0LWQErFylmJwJg6sIejVBeKpKKHj2HmrCWgtmQXOXukrN1YP/w640-h640/DSC05314.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This morning I glanced at the soft sunshine pouring through the forest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and wondered if it was kissing the lovely Lady slippers. Camera in hand I wandered into the woods. Sure enough sunlight gently graced the forest and landed on the lovely orchids. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hahNeklsyAqEAJvrYcOhJzsXWEEtTIQsBZDQvpVnPupoN2dmOjxaC_pLPpXfA9hq0S5vQ8RlZjheVsdHmgNuAerfzs2Owefr6h0YyUodFaCyxf8N2yhY4YPX7LJ7tjwe-BfpRh--aNI4dm7EmM9sLiR_O0AZeYhc8zB-Rkc2o566kC68teex5a2L/s800/DSC05321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4hahNeklsyAqEAJvrYcOhJzsXWEEtTIQsBZDQvpVnPupoN2dmOjxaC_pLPpXfA9hq0S5vQ8RlZjheVsdHmgNuAerfzs2Owefr6h0YyUodFaCyxf8N2yhY4YPX7LJ7tjwe-BfpRh--aNI4dm7EmM9sLiR_O0AZeYhc8zB-Rkc2o566kC68teex5a2L/w640-h640/DSC05321.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I headed out, I thought I would be home soon for a cup of tea, but the forest beckoned me, wrapping an aura of rarified energy around me. I wander through trees, meadows and over hills. Green lush everywhere at this time of year. Flowers sprinkled throughout. Bird song as a companion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged9uEoI3JRkSaCQHXuE80EfxqBl0GNIIZPIGvD1Fc1oqJnCPbvkMMprmPcJXeexw6Oyy5pWXQ5zqb-RLUFqAI8fLxMqd9ETe7k1iusRNdoJvvsaiF1gspyKngPhnnHy6YNirsynRgC1LEZCPyvx2U02P4K-LI5_kUx5ATCnwRXjiY4RBLaFF3iMu9/s800/DSC05328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEged9uEoI3JRkSaCQHXuE80EfxqBl0GNIIZPIGvD1Fc1oqJnCPbvkMMprmPcJXeexw6Oyy5pWXQ5zqb-RLUFqAI8fLxMqd9ETe7k1iusRNdoJvvsaiF1gspyKngPhnnHy6YNirsynRgC1LEZCPyvx2U02P4K-LI5_kUx5ATCnwRXjiY4RBLaFF3iMu9/w640-h640/DSC05328.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The forest has that ability, to wrap itself around us in a nurturing way, unwinding any tight places, bringing our breath gently home and mind quiet. It offers us peace and inspiration, inspiring awe for our beautiful world. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdnQzTeE3_jGIQbPiNij4RIl5JyPzN7dqTEESSC-QzQH2dwSvRv4O8AumBBIQi48DafsV6iSYn1W9SFj2fJySXoPRvgXZmdRuQb6UQ8e018epLNeAszdxeNd2wAngzpCkXJ4H91mkQUa6ONFT_XAK2MqVrFGXHWycq1090CTkZgRIYs8hXCVvisCN/s800/DSC05324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdnQzTeE3_jGIQbPiNij4RIl5JyPzN7dqTEESSC-QzQH2dwSvRv4O8AumBBIQi48DafsV6iSYn1W9SFj2fJySXoPRvgXZmdRuQb6UQ8e018epLNeAszdxeNd2wAngzpCkXJ4H91mkQUa6ONFT_XAK2MqVrFGXHWycq1090CTkZgRIYs8hXCVvisCN/w640-h640/DSC05324.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-89549880352055472942023-05-28T15:20:00.004-06:002023-05-28T15:20:56.282-06:00Deeper into Spring<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pmx5Hdo7YZTu7Hj8nsp_F3TvKrnT6HZhOKD3jyiEDbBLTCBVxaSLCwEElbLjT2fxw4-vGlQl0dSz0jmqRh5bODd51VjDqwtV5rxUd0wmrXP-sP-dJr0C-3oaq3UfqL01eUe7s8Hf_hiNtuB8edRtVxDmdfg0IOG4UwRp-My535IzuC_EtOUoW-nq/s800/DSC04507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pmx5Hdo7YZTu7Hj8nsp_F3TvKrnT6HZhOKD3jyiEDbBLTCBVxaSLCwEElbLjT2fxw4-vGlQl0dSz0jmqRh5bODd51VjDqwtV5rxUd0wmrXP-sP-dJr0C-3oaq3UfqL01eUe7s8Hf_hiNtuB8edRtVxDmdfg0IOG4UwRp-My535IzuC_EtOUoW-nq/w640-h640/DSC04507.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thrilled to visit with the lovely Calypso orchids</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">more commonly called Fairy Slippers</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZvPcg3BF0Lp66DWxmxjSSzleoNHbxsxQ27j3KQtRFaOJ7vlPzop8Q-m0kyUl5p5Bk6n-OZTeEEApSMqInbo-Xk2hG8vQiQB92Yyqvcmg0fMVfC09CGQxlQ_-QUJe5jLU0ydT6xqgFPC-1D4hgfBqMCf7Rqn6sK3G8TmVw66eedYGAonXrb-oqyB8/s900/DSC04276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZvPcg3BF0Lp66DWxmxjSSzleoNHbxsxQ27j3KQtRFaOJ7vlPzop8Q-m0kyUl5p5Bk6n-OZTeEEApSMqInbo-Xk2hG8vQiQB92Yyqvcmg0fMVfC09CGQxlQ_-QUJe5jLU0ydT6xqgFPC-1D4hgfBqMCf7Rqn6sK3G8TmVw66eedYGAonXrb-oqyB8/w640-h640/DSC04276.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Native stonecrop succulents that slept beneath winter's snow </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">have sprung to life in perfection</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">along with joyous moss</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE2GoBTNWRkIllfVljiu_To_ddPNDDKYAQ9Q5fkX46kTKozsLUYo2XlMKLbUq-m19pbtIqkWgsLTIvufhmOHOI3frDcyI3WkK_BvOK7Oe1FjvOWTKc045PxQuYgcBein17kSsEWKWHXXATbZqn2dWQFtvHI2DBX6VAbZUiJxYq9D26iASZNka8Hj5/s800/DSC04375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinE2GoBTNWRkIllfVljiu_To_ddPNDDKYAQ9Q5fkX46kTKozsLUYo2XlMKLbUq-m19pbtIqkWgsLTIvufhmOHOI3frDcyI3WkK_BvOK7Oe1FjvOWTKc045PxQuYgcBein17kSsEWKWHXXATbZqn2dWQFtvHI2DBX6VAbZUiJxYq9D26iASZNka8Hj5/w640-h640/DSC04375.jpg" width="640" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> tis the season for lovely morels</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or should I say yummy morels<br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPdJ2s7VNx_k66p0CanQnVjJIIHMaKH5Me3zQnpxUT7y-Y9q4mfjNVEzL8dODJMbxNg71XiVw62Veui7f_Fo796PiL_4tahyzbd5FZGCh-aG_2xgu80kWjlLU3hevw0L_62JQG4PaxfTlYU49q8VIiOX3eIJNAcRKz83Vu82gzn1kiD-rXlpM1gwF/s900/DSC04597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPdJ2s7VNx_k66p0CanQnVjJIIHMaKH5Me3zQnpxUT7y-Y9q4mfjNVEzL8dODJMbxNg71XiVw62Veui7f_Fo796PiL_4tahyzbd5FZGCh-aG_2xgu80kWjlLU3hevw0L_62JQG4PaxfTlYU49q8VIiOX3eIJNAcRKz83Vu82gzn1kiD-rXlpM1gwF/w640-h640/DSC04597.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">make two wishes</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">one for you</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and one for our lovely world</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-79983894270445169402023-05-07T11:04:00.002-06:002023-05-07T11:04:48.299-06:00Spring treasures<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JZw95v5t-l1uXpqF9PLHbMdYDcafPP8fj1I_I4WEbSu94RL7vtq8FuzktEa0JP8ppR3Vgqylbw-oBqUIsKQdheKnhqFGyMAzJtTRaUwVQJR4sxhQDsaQ96oadAYv_52VuL1ezXSGfD09bSQLfXox2XscuMXCt_re0ioPBfW8_KobBFdtvis3M0bp/s900/DSC03922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JZw95v5t-l1uXpqF9PLHbMdYDcafPP8fj1I_I4WEbSu94RL7vtq8FuzktEa0JP8ppR3Vgqylbw-oBqUIsKQdheKnhqFGyMAzJtTRaUwVQJR4sxhQDsaQ96oadAYv_52VuL1ezXSGfD09bSQLfXox2XscuMXCt_re0ioPBfW8_KobBFdtvis3M0bp/w640-h640/DSC03922.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lovely pasque wildflower is gracing our presence in prairie landscapes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just as lovely from the back as it is from the front of their blooms:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk-OMcf7lLxGcRo4ENZvARzJzvfFjXyF-3Brmj5JBAZfh5Eh2ZsB7-vxPCsEtjisK_gLoV5-fWS2D_yQMWpHY91ldAEQkArRomcm2HIudTwov2lppZsf1nY6OyP5pXLb0xepZOMytsq4sQz4-OnLDbM8O_E0qG0Z8efhZhKGKFUyjPlwPxZue58bY/s900/DSC03926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIk-OMcf7lLxGcRo4ENZvARzJzvfFjXyF-3Brmj5JBAZfh5Eh2ZsB7-vxPCsEtjisK_gLoV5-fWS2D_yQMWpHY91ldAEQkArRomcm2HIudTwov2lppZsf1nY6OyP5pXLb0xepZOMytsq4sQz4-OnLDbM8O_E0qG0Z8efhZhKGKFUyjPlwPxZue58bY/w640-h640/DSC03926.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lately we have had Ms. Fox passing through often. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I find her curled up on my lawn, right off my porch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe because I don't have domestic pets?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKuDcU8LCw2RLOPe-zEKUyiRafowGTYi_kYRWNJg8GbjzQecGIaV4RNd0n1dyXO_t_en5A-VCZzr4atz8-U_v4m7pqMHB6NXncKFE86SpLHFcUbDhlMJGuKvOZiSxMDpU6DNjO6h7WJxcEiHSCgAksOCzeuZhER5viFyN_H7YrVjSdXGk02g6RDYA/s800/DSC03795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizKuDcU8LCw2RLOPe-zEKUyiRafowGTYi_kYRWNJg8GbjzQecGIaV4RNd0n1dyXO_t_en5A-VCZzr4atz8-U_v4m7pqMHB6NXncKFE86SpLHFcUbDhlMJGuKvOZiSxMDpU6DNjO6h7WJxcEiHSCgAksOCzeuZhER5viFyN_H7YrVjSdXGk02g6RDYA/w640-h640/DSC03795.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She is a red fox but considered a Cross fox due to her unique coloring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Right now she is molting, a month ago she was fluffy as can be. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uMLIOCXDFHNOQpGoMRclX4xt2pABkvEHKShtVCX3mbSGHSglVLRbiyVajw2h9Cy8A79XYwzUaS710TZ3cX3zG87SB8sJrZSBM80SAMDAaLZdcOIDW3lPFXsGHAFDcCfvHjvQd0e5kt_pkOVriNhu5fuz4BsiYi8iXkqY8bKLx7zuF23umEU0sy0X/s900/DSC03389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7uMLIOCXDFHNOQpGoMRclX4xt2pABkvEHKShtVCX3mbSGHSglVLRbiyVajw2h9Cy8A79XYwzUaS710TZ3cX3zG87SB8sJrZSBM80SAMDAaLZdcOIDW3lPFXsGHAFDcCfvHjvQd0e5kt_pkOVriNhu5fuz4BsiYi8iXkqY8bKLx7zuF23umEU0sy0X/w640-h640/DSC03389.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We know she has at least 3 kits. The papa comes around to play and be with them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR3q6IdlRC0pmyEYIaG5TVnTrdGciiLcJWXNsv21AhdD9k8lM6-i8cIghAeGvsVT3kpGY7MbYGmlPF87ryZP2Yfdz8tHYnwEHDDoIrPRIqz8wgfkQZYxHxwqhiHwxp47WZtDatb1rFDMZYv4Td3Rt5guPJgVRD0B0oe17iEXPMhXoKsGzIuxafEQb/s900/DSC03659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR3q6IdlRC0pmyEYIaG5TVnTrdGciiLcJWXNsv21AhdD9k8lM6-i8cIghAeGvsVT3kpGY7MbYGmlPF87ryZP2Yfdz8tHYnwEHDDoIrPRIqz8wgfkQZYxHxwqhiHwxp47WZtDatb1rFDMZYv4Td3Rt5guPJgVRD0B0oe17iEXPMhXoKsGzIuxafEQb/w640-h640/DSC03659.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring flowers bloom later here in NW Montana than most places. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do anticipate their arrival and am willing to drive hours to be with them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS585z-Vwx2YsR1RMibOCVWssdT_weSbGx3HeQvZB9QUTH538a5ojw_IBGX3c6ZuXV42SsgSiHUZJwTprGdeNAUp69_c27O212C0Q1orm4386Z0fy5RrLvKW7Jj-4Zi58zQFpcHmw9Mxx3rZ_2CmAi3gbschc-ewRJZd5R3ZN1XjQxwfe8nyjtTO_/s900/DSC03651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS585z-Vwx2YsR1RMibOCVWssdT_weSbGx3HeQvZB9QUTH538a5ojw_IBGX3c6ZuXV42SsgSiHUZJwTprGdeNAUp69_c27O212C0Q1orm4386Z0fy5RrLvKW7Jj-4Zi58zQFpcHmw9Mxx3rZ_2CmAi3gbschc-ewRJZd5R3ZN1XjQxwfe8nyjtTO_/w640-h640/DSC03651.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Lovely Buttercup</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt7zRtoO_0frp9isUxNDoqd-FXCOSDHVbV_YWUae-0Q7cgKm17L-gRUnGStCgflAykNZMi-rZOa4hCF9fLwNUmFReHNZeuxkUO-7i0zVb7UdyZfXYbUrdJbDtPOxut-aUkM9D3ZSj1S7XqExuI4tu8zxcMjb28hWP1Y7N3MwYctLe75Jcqdt_DlNW/s900/DSC03683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt7zRtoO_0frp9isUxNDoqd-FXCOSDHVbV_YWUae-0Q7cgKm17L-gRUnGStCgflAykNZMi-rZOa4hCF9fLwNUmFReHNZeuxkUO-7i0zVb7UdyZfXYbUrdJbDtPOxut-aUkM9D3ZSj1S7XqExuI4tu8zxcMjb28hWP1Y7N3MwYctLe75Jcqdt_DlNW/w640-h640/DSC03683.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />above, spring beauties</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">also known as fairy spuds</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">as their corms are edible, but tiny</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5gyY9cgr_lNJFgC-GdjKz_lQm720NFhFROiywI3bUavVgHL5AyoL6p2MRAWjbpC2z0XXd5MDnmC-Q_JlwhdyH_1aI9UBvH-_JmxhUwkSLWTNm4Y4AqkCK8xh1usStPci9QdEMAmvPn5c62I-mh9Pv0hSmsz-WY3eS8nn9lgvBU3T-dd0K7Id-S1k/s900/DSC03336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5gyY9cgr_lNJFgC-GdjKz_lQm720NFhFROiywI3bUavVgHL5AyoL6p2MRAWjbpC2z0XXd5MDnmC-Q_JlwhdyH_1aI9UBvH-_JmxhUwkSLWTNm4Y4AqkCK8xh1usStPci9QdEMAmvPn5c62I-mh9Pv0hSmsz-WY3eS8nn9lgvBU3T-dd0K7Id-S1k/w640-h640/DSC03336.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This handsome garter snake appeared when half the earth was still cloaked in snow. I was surprised to see it out of hibernation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love being surprised by nature as it teaches me its ways. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely spring to you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-90370371735044346172023-02-16T16:32:00.004-07:002023-02-16T16:32:46.654-07:00Frozen Lake<p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJXlcROVIT_J_iTNN_4MtT3Lp7TROUVkmDbhprU93cjlnj15nM8ZSBZUhpX7xklIvsWAJc2f_djHxdX0jFX6HCrJcHf2eZfZvtBbEK4NWDkFvyiBx9AaDZpiua177MBR90vbAJyk3_YwgDhMq9SzY-qyKdhTkFliJelqDsW29O4fqnBX9EeT72_i8/s800/DSC02790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJXlcROVIT_J_iTNN_4MtT3Lp7TROUVkmDbhprU93cjlnj15nM8ZSBZUhpX7xklIvsWAJc2f_djHxdX0jFX6HCrJcHf2eZfZvtBbEK4NWDkFvyiBx9AaDZpiua177MBR90vbAJyk3_YwgDhMq9SzY-qyKdhTkFliJelqDsW29O4fqnBX9EeT72_i8/s16000/DSC02790.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">Autumn gold</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">held</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">beneath </span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">winters frozen breath of ice</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SXBFJIyGrie7ZqHlMyuwrVIpkQohj6P7Y0RfSdpVpMarku9ubijDsEjRJB1RXCHbz5CC9jUyo7FUcBa6x56Auzp-ZMyeximH7a35OGnuYQv28M2JlTSVSadPX3_-Kfez12VGVio79yVfcApKY93E9ug7JvkiEy4FssC7MTcuWxdHhzoChxc9mj0x/s800/DSC02665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SXBFJIyGrie7ZqHlMyuwrVIpkQohj6P7Y0RfSdpVpMarku9ubijDsEjRJB1RXCHbz5CC9jUyo7FUcBa6x56Auzp-ZMyeximH7a35OGnuYQv28M2JlTSVSadPX3_-Kfez12VGVio79yVfcApKY93E9ug7JvkiEy4FssC7MTcuWxdHhzoChxc9mj0x/s16000/DSC02665.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">twas a beautiful day at the lake</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">when the sun comes out to show off the beauty of our world</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">I try to be out under its lovely light</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">for our winters tend to be cloudy</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZru87PzUthl_IVrMak71lv97bM0E9-GZWg1UMgkCVaTAfmcnC85KX4fqKapoHvS5N-6iMe837mp9cp7-CguPBjX0ILa8xm17AKsOgbUpEpJpimUQ0fAfpFtXFw3r1THgzM_lckfH2WRipSZNctE6ihxbXAHv4dzqCooCeqbAJuWcxtvUMbMd7pyn/s800/DSC02675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZru87PzUthl_IVrMak71lv97bM0E9-GZWg1UMgkCVaTAfmcnC85KX4fqKapoHvS5N-6iMe837mp9cp7-CguPBjX0ILa8xm17AKsOgbUpEpJpimUQ0fAfpFtXFw3r1THgzM_lckfH2WRipSZNctE6ihxbXAHv4dzqCooCeqbAJuWcxtvUMbMd7pyn/s16000/DSC02675.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lake shore was frozen for quite a ways into the lake</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">yet there were windows in the ice revealing treasures below</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJBCxMuZDLiXUNktfQd0KQLIl__wDCZXScJmgM5JcrUBj_vd3kFxCXBlrAeTy9doHtbCUCLPg9cghI6yacsFA9zsxLgzkxorOFGFjxbnMy5Gs85pkm82e58oQseI9woNwZp_e68Q9nj4Rz8VuEVDnmwiRU3OsV6MKA5_SHS9oSlBJdb4nkKlKIr7K/s800/DSC02691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJBCxMuZDLiXUNktfQd0KQLIl__wDCZXScJmgM5JcrUBj_vd3kFxCXBlrAeTy9doHtbCUCLPg9cghI6yacsFA9zsxLgzkxorOFGFjxbnMy5Gs85pkm82e58oQseI9woNwZp_e68Q9nj4Rz8VuEVDnmwiRU3OsV6MKA5_SHS9oSlBJdb4nkKlKIr7K/s16000/DSC02691.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">the artful expression of nature</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">appears to be endless and whimsical at times</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF2qSPyvN9SVlApvwtpPv2hdXBcM6pUSqIuW7HDCuTKYVRTlnkTZzBQLRBQWozpIO4c0aZvEeq8qIM0BfDJdNJKIpgE3475lQkKH6dvyaWYtg9EsetH4yQEOCXBOMqE5FUM9BKo7t3qVEPQMVfFkTXCczr2dMc6DMCUoV7vov-RMJjMcoMmaMrNmS/s800/DSC02731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF2qSPyvN9SVlApvwtpPv2hdXBcM6pUSqIuW7HDCuTKYVRTlnkTZzBQLRBQWozpIO4c0aZvEeq8qIM0BfDJdNJKIpgE3475lQkKH6dvyaWYtg9EsetH4yQEOCXBOMqE5FUM9BKo7t3qVEPQMVfFkTXCczr2dMc6DMCUoV7vov-RMJjMcoMmaMrNmS/s16000/DSC02731.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">some winters</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">and this lake does not freeze at all</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">there were people walking on this ice.....</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQzmfJiMknoK-ZJHZIaO8Xye6a2QgzsGPhqUHhj596MmSHLuABlaVqOVsXsYL8S3rQfjJJdiXdRvA3g47QU8XMfPJhDthCVqcsi8e4WcMkAeNIzo3SyAAKTL8fYA2w8gDRmfLTigD8RfToZNLv2kKImyAvSDa-qd0pfNkjlq0FkV-bEYaANrG1ENr/s800/DSC02713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQzmfJiMknoK-ZJHZIaO8Xye6a2QgzsGPhqUHhj596MmSHLuABlaVqOVsXsYL8S3rQfjJJdiXdRvA3g47QU8XMfPJhDthCVqcsi8e4WcMkAeNIzo3SyAAKTL8fYA2w8gDRmfLTigD8RfToZNLv2kKImyAvSDa-qd0pfNkjlq0FkV-bEYaANrG1ENr/s16000/DSC02713.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">so fun to see ice forming in a myriad of shapes and different transparencies</span></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); clear: both; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_ejGSGKv96zxp9Poqin5ZubbUqRqEYPgTy4zmBWJnXLBhm3bmeeirSWsuN-qiGaPP_8uiANU3WtaKMH-P-AMG0hIfvJ3rkrsPSXtslaV_VGQmwMRH1TP1WTK2l8BuHUshA0xpXBYce1II3zoXg2Je7yQeJkluTbpkC1lZtwWyShvUgOJr1NjqTrL/s800/DSC02706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_ejGSGKv96zxp9Poqin5ZubbUqRqEYPgTy4zmBWJnXLBhm3bmeeirSWsuN-qiGaPP_8uiANU3WtaKMH-P-AMG0hIfvJ3rkrsPSXtslaV_VGQmwMRH1TP1WTK2l8BuHUshA0xpXBYce1II3zoXg2Je7yQeJkluTbpkC1lZtwWyShvUgOJr1NjqTrL/s16000/DSC02706.jpg" /></span></a></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have enjoyed the glimpses of Lake McDonald</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">in winter wonderland</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-30498095248173322392023-01-01T15:02:00.004-07:002023-01-01T15:02:50.804-07:00Ermine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhSFNOMpwq7eL9kJnbsciIwVqcdoglTV6aHxkCn1SuaY01xo5GToZAtvSCQZANaFwIpYIOV1lBctSaICU9mnoBDDRr-u9l6J8-vAm11XQ6wWXbJzA_6Zka97kk5ahO-Gsuz2FWJebIRhYB7W_5RzhAc_Mo4UgLovrIm2jCZY0akdfg9KzB3RSEIwS/s800/DSC02519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhSFNOMpwq7eL9kJnbsciIwVqcdoglTV6aHxkCn1SuaY01xo5GToZAtvSCQZANaFwIpYIOV1lBctSaICU9mnoBDDRr-u9l6J8-vAm11XQ6wWXbJzA_6Zka97kk5ahO-Gsuz2FWJebIRhYB7W_5RzhAc_Mo4UgLovrIm2jCZY0akdfg9KzB3RSEIwS/s16000/DSC02519.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I donned my xc skis and headed out through the forest to the big back meadow.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Though it is above freezing the snow did not stick to my skis and it was nice to glide around. </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80H5llZ4kPSYjn4M4YV2Hq8vhW-WfRBF5AdB0CdBvqgSpKNXRXistnncGsxFDdcITYqhFG79dVZcnlOMskYY8PfzS2yrtYo_Egeoa8f7VQOg5RKlLA_nkW-qhF_3q_Hf_hsCs1_cZ2Jis66dlOIcA-ircztgevQO8kT_BTQbu1SvLfZ8FSb5UdgtE/s800/DSC02511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80H5llZ4kPSYjn4M4YV2Hq8vhW-WfRBF5AdB0CdBvqgSpKNXRXistnncGsxFDdcITYqhFG79dVZcnlOMskYY8PfzS2yrtYo_Egeoa8f7VQOg5RKlLA_nkW-qhF_3q_Hf_hsCs1_cZ2Jis66dlOIcA-ircztgevQO8kT_BTQbu1SvLfZ8FSb5UdgtE/s16000/DSC02511.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Returning home I remembered I needed to collect sticks to start tomorrows fire. </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I did so, the birds followed me for seeds and they make wee chirping sounds to let me know they are there and to feed them. </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But then there was another sound…. Maybe more high pitched, after the 3rd time I felt a need to figure it out. </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1vzh24KGw_sjxbhQUjZi52hsvfy5MXsSZv7dcUf2bJGkz4B2A6DZLx7iknLRiz5N6w2aCycDaqz0IYLVUXxQpoi7Cpi2ZOemubmpLcqsmVd9xDble7dX4ylRMTOkfs1a5TLPIfxoHthFQNDrwhmKFga0E78twFCkOqd_Tbwhq2xfwc6VCxiQ-exs/s800/DSC02516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1vzh24KGw_sjxbhQUjZi52hsvfy5MXsSZv7dcUf2bJGkz4B2A6DZLx7iknLRiz5N6w2aCycDaqz0IYLVUXxQpoi7Cpi2ZOemubmpLcqsmVd9xDble7dX4ylRMTOkfs1a5TLPIfxoHthFQNDrwhmKFga0E78twFCkOqd_Tbwhq2xfwc6VCxiQ-exs/s16000/DSC02516.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look at who I saw, a curious little ermine! A sweet way to start a new year. </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yDoj1wCMSV0jyG0zmhWxIFQZx1N27Ef79RBcbLMVRRxW_d_5ckIMYZeU9w0LHbYLsSaUEbFd-ipa-DzYx1CbiZNYY75DS0qEzk47rAT4Ks8A9zac6qD0M-2Rw0NzKKlU5d4UH3p2oXxfTbxoxbQNbb2tMhDBbuZdgoEELFhi2XBY1kumhkA6otYh/s800/DSC02520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_yDoj1wCMSV0jyG0zmhWxIFQZx1N27Ef79RBcbLMVRRxW_d_5ckIMYZeU9w0LHbYLsSaUEbFd-ipa-DzYx1CbiZNYY75DS0qEzk47rAT4Ks8A9zac6qD0M-2Rw0NzKKlU5d4UH3p2oXxfTbxoxbQNbb2tMhDBbuZdgoEELFhi2XBY1kumhkA6otYh/s16000/DSC02520.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Lovely New Year to you All</span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~</span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">*</span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-55669775837788628452022-11-22T16:47:00.005-07:002022-11-23T08:24:25.908-07:00Critters<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cjFpyuISMLa_GQQM8DKmHO8IztRU7iPjrrd_TAbuzfrbUFgrIlvSr0sd5zEnc8LKvf2GakwAgU_dm0B1fDCawoofVb4QSKvw38ZDdmHK0v5XED47ynI5AbejotnG6cZ3Uy0PBHd0dRrk5CbD5F6aN8Cn6c8UUUKbd2XH1reLBmC-uYkh07LZKnRP/s900/DSC02216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cjFpyuISMLa_GQQM8DKmHO8IztRU7iPjrrd_TAbuzfrbUFgrIlvSr0sd5zEnc8LKvf2GakwAgU_dm0B1fDCawoofVb4QSKvw38ZDdmHK0v5XED47ynI5AbejotnG6cZ3Uy0PBHd0dRrk5CbD5F6aN8Cn6c8UUUKbd2XH1reLBmC-uYkh07LZKnRP/w640-h640/DSC02216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">lovely to see these Ruffed Grouse in a bush</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">their chamouflage is wonderful</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeV1ARfj_phdxZDduLbMysLVdkPk-C69ux3Ak_dLuwk2kevOVlrivDfdMtubAfI1kNRK_lEW08lZ13BS1a0IeY76EavTJjGrfkiIszjCt2lNRtvIRPOnSyzK0A7PH4tWmZC32U8EBzX1cBnJ3bKywZlLJRRrJCejvwzguXjhxWyMCGnlzmXqsj5RT/s900/DSC02222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeV1ARfj_phdxZDduLbMysLVdkPk-C69ux3Ak_dLuwk2kevOVlrivDfdMtubAfI1kNRK_lEW08lZ13BS1a0IeY76EavTJjGrfkiIszjCt2lNRtvIRPOnSyzK0A7PH4tWmZC32U8EBzX1cBnJ3bKywZlLJRRrJCejvwzguXjhxWyMCGnlzmXqsj5RT/w640-h640/DSC02222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">it was a pair of birds</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">nice that they have one another for winter</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the second bird was well hidden</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQFS5wBiA9PT0woCGhSGMQ4SEu2LcZpGiA5VlbHQiFNcJOzndvXMIw5R7zyfBzIoAzR5VCnwvqAGmAHqMjQ2amV5PKOw5AG2pmZ_rFPADCFkVTiR4oFu3gXkctF5oiPxfQsCUT0xgpXtJ2TeZgcZ3MB9mdDUEtWAXOGIAR1SsHfaoS7VHgZOhpkS3/s900/DSC02246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQFS5wBiA9PT0woCGhSGMQ4SEu2LcZpGiA5VlbHQiFNcJOzndvXMIw5R7zyfBzIoAzR5VCnwvqAGmAHqMjQ2amV5PKOw5AG2pmZ_rFPADCFkVTiR4oFu3gXkctF5oiPxfQsCUT0xgpXtJ2TeZgcZ3MB9mdDUEtWAXOGIAR1SsHfaoS7VHgZOhpkS3/w640-h640/DSC02246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ice crystal season has begun</span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">this one is not super clear as it was a bit frosty on top </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">of the crystals</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">lovely in its star shape</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhumHnMKWFMvdvTZ2q9tdXSoEp8qvU2Zyz97ZzjnLjaBhvMNPcJ0vHYvpLn1v7vMxcvUf_paB8azVvymBpEEwaxt55RC1D5lIIHJJnGQfue3T3HMgCd8YhjeH9BLjSvquPLYfWa-Ze29uCjIwPBvCGUxUT4rwJ1UYcTAmpuTdIsQ28DzHldFBXLs-u/s900/DSC02279.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhumHnMKWFMvdvTZ2q9tdXSoEp8qvU2Zyz97ZzjnLjaBhvMNPcJ0vHYvpLn1v7vMxcvUf_paB8azVvymBpEEwaxt55RC1D5lIIHJJnGQfue3T3HMgCd8YhjeH9BLjSvquPLYfWa-Ze29uCjIwPBvCGUxUT4rwJ1UYcTAmpuTdIsQ28DzHldFBXLs-u/w640-h640/DSC02279.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking out the window, a deeply gray day and the world seems frozen.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yet I step out and two little birds fly to me, land on my hand for nuts.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A doe wanders through the yard and gazes as me as I fill my carrier with wood for the stove.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She wanders off between the ponds, we are all aware of one another.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THEN an explosion of movement and sound appears from the far side of the pond.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A buck at high speed appears to be flying and the doe flees swiftly.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The chase is on.</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"> </span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Flying over fences at high speed. Then it all stops, she got away. Five minutes later, nearly the same event happens all over again, this time I had my camera out and captured this photo of the buck on the hunt. I stood still as a tree and he ignored me. He heard her movement and the chase was on. Again she escapes. A few minutes later I hear them charging through the woods. Three times….. he was quite sincere in his chase. I did not see the outcome, did she get away?</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I read there are a number of reasons for a buck behaving this way. Not always the rut, sometimes due to the amount of testosterone. This was a first sighting for me.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(29, 29, 29); background-color: white; color: #1d1d1d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our frozen world is not entirely frozen for the season. Step outside and one never knows what they will experience.</span></span></p></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">~</p><p style="text-align: center;">* </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-67110590213331091222022-11-04T08:50:00.002-06:002022-11-04T08:50:19.576-06:00First Snow<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukOHTuTB-Hck3OQ6lOORdID-PyCzduqzGPCmz4NcfMmHH7-PyfTqPc_s6YN7ZaKXTr1mi2aaRwo93UL0CzmwYUcVtLpXP3g6T0GBpxMMih-Q75KjniPbB_NTflD1ozJrvxN9-b_3qRckwbfB-_WCtyerNoLFax_BWByqLlraoaYCkckoUGLdCi44N/s1000/DSC01946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukOHTuTB-Hck3OQ6lOORdID-PyCzduqzGPCmz4NcfMmHH7-PyfTqPc_s6YN7ZaKXTr1mi2aaRwo93UL0CzmwYUcVtLpXP3g6T0GBpxMMih-Q75KjniPbB_NTflD1ozJrvxN9-b_3qRckwbfB-_WCtyerNoLFax_BWByqLlraoaYCkckoUGLdCi44N/w640-h640/DSC01946.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first snow of the season</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">landed on trees that still have autumn leaves</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdhr31yFV41U1d28SijK8xfUUPckjYL5INsMU-ngOP0k_W7lY7LrEmzqzgyi6sBrq2GQrXbXQWA3Xos-UPyRtYIe6qlwA_rv1nf7JvOWa4ftVmHBrKZx-PhiX6t_qleH2cMGUrF_vRdp6GylvfoLBZ0J8znrHqOL5xZyVhTaGawa-NHfpKc6JMor6/s1000/DSC02028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdhr31yFV41U1d28SijK8xfUUPckjYL5INsMU-ngOP0k_W7lY7LrEmzqzgyi6sBrq2GQrXbXQWA3Xos-UPyRtYIe6qlwA_rv1nf7JvOWa4ftVmHBrKZx-PhiX6t_qleH2cMGUrF_vRdp6GylvfoLBZ0J8znrHqOL5xZyVhTaGawa-NHfpKc6JMor6/w640-h426/DSC02028.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a mix of autumn and winter</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">striking to see golden leaves in a nearly black and white realm</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP2H4Xb7du0yh4hFqlFIhqOWnpPMX3F6ahoCOr7Cncao34yc9XH4c9n2HxxmKdioOKqYh1kj3V22PCVot1d7sKj_1dZ1HiRxSdPHzFSoBzT0xq2tDWpyLFbIy73fDVSh_w87bWWpCqE-U1wN8QVimQi3ktzFQqS-fiIXxp0SQpTdSqhZwcwYSB2ir/s1000/DSC02036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP2H4Xb7du0yh4hFqlFIhqOWnpPMX3F6ahoCOr7Cncao34yc9XH4c9n2HxxmKdioOKqYh1kj3V22PCVot1d7sKj_1dZ1HiRxSdPHzFSoBzT0xq2tDWpyLFbIy73fDVSh_w87bWWpCqE-U1wN8QVimQi3ktzFQqS-fiIXxp0SQpTdSqhZwcwYSB2ir/w640-h640/DSC02036.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wonder what deer think of the change of season?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjO0ZL0FFNDmL7HvRzgnV3LK1-WFgSN5KXgKPY7XVHJWdezjEsqADhPqqqxJ79pGve1GqjT4MIRrSJghHe50Y1NK9u5uyRc67lj4Z_vDiXMSLmHP_h4qyiipZtYqOuqCHp9X3J1nEsJLN_zzBvjw4WC8mRXYSkQ84XoIRf0z4RpaT73eV95zIWqit/s1000/DSC02040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjO0ZL0FFNDmL7HvRzgnV3LK1-WFgSN5KXgKPY7XVHJWdezjEsqADhPqqqxJ79pGve1GqjT4MIRrSJghHe50Y1NK9u5uyRc67lj4Z_vDiXMSLmHP_h4qyiipZtYqOuqCHp9X3J1nEsJLN_zzBvjw4WC8mRXYSkQ84XoIRf0z4RpaT73eV95zIWqit/w640-h426/DSC02040.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">morning two of the snowstorm</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">covered us even deeper in snow</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">offering a mystical and magical white realm</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-75171834186161467642022-10-30T09:56:00.001-06:002022-10-30T09:56:03.810-06:00Autumn Glory<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyglJXKhfDPgxNLtM6jOoSZ-E5N_lgNdXSTDK6eF771GVKXWlHfPitvhnlMJFmZnQt58VQHr6icJFuEftAQkLQ2mzvTC_qvwNaXUwkITA9ir6AoxX8fLq51pRZG6wSjAfG7FgL3q08dMcCR9ckhC9VQU7kyFs0y6c7rJaIUiPVxGE1GR3VkwvL2O8/s800/DSC01872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyglJXKhfDPgxNLtM6jOoSZ-E5N_lgNdXSTDK6eF771GVKXWlHfPitvhnlMJFmZnQt58VQHr6icJFuEftAQkLQ2mzvTC_qvwNaXUwkITA9ir6AoxX8fLq51pRZG6wSjAfG7FgL3q08dMcCR9ckhC9VQU7kyFs0y6c7rJaIUiPVxGE1GR3VkwvL2O8/s16000/DSC01872.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">yesterday </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfv13h4bpbtInTuAuGrjsQ0aFW_PKdnEL9gbgg1nh9LNJ58xS7KSro7UouBZqUJGD5ts5NQZOgldAv8OCbWJrXWaUQ6ZQ3gGRt_reVEB_qI8PQ8oe_kcFWeooLH3X8os5oZB9HMS1sFFg4BKG6lgRycx8FXz6y5i1VbKv9dwel6W7pBZFD9hKQWq6/s800/DSC01873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfv13h4bpbtInTuAuGrjsQ0aFW_PKdnEL9gbgg1nh9LNJ58xS7KSro7UouBZqUJGD5ts5NQZOgldAv8OCbWJrXWaUQ6ZQ3gGRt_reVEB_qI8PQ8oe_kcFWeooLH3X8os5oZB9HMS1sFFg4BKG6lgRycx8FXz6y5i1VbKv9dwel6W7pBZFD9hKQWq6/s16000/DSC01873.jpg" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the western larch</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">were cloaked in their golden hues</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJYJc_h86Y3pjhXeK9D4H9IrV3QIaRNd5dWUS9RgAR0f4vqMTkJpx7jADmH8JTp9DeT2RAQjmZ8Keh7v8ZOBwdhul6OOqWTmfRwxyq4h5XAtGnx45qclLyr2LQOvpVMZpFILowIxEDDz0xzZprn7uyPIlw6gg063lQkzAo_fiT318Fp-KyfRBgK8P/s800/DSC01860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJYJc_h86Y3pjhXeK9D4H9IrV3QIaRNd5dWUS9RgAR0f4vqMTkJpx7jADmH8JTp9DeT2RAQjmZ8Keh7v8ZOBwdhul6OOqWTmfRwxyq4h5XAtGnx45qclLyr2LQOvpVMZpFILowIxEDDz0xzZprn7uyPIlw6gg063lQkzAo_fiT318Fp-KyfRBgK8P/s16000/DSC01860.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">most the day was cloudy gray</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">then the sun came out to show off the beauty even more</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtT5AazyDzRMUDAntofqxa3LSzNF8SzTkfTby19wxcmJoYHjuN7BkzPGML8pwCd0uEf3KkTqZUYSu2muOWw4JD59czNlpfMTR6jpRAimoxutsQxMhE0fZoAIb2jGGTugXRrYfJomGK-GZHSPLsexdssSyIlIAf55AMChgIqeMaSu2oL_168EPWlEk/s800/DSC01870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtT5AazyDzRMUDAntofqxa3LSzNF8SzTkfTby19wxcmJoYHjuN7BkzPGML8pwCd0uEf3KkTqZUYSu2muOWw4JD59czNlpfMTR6jpRAimoxutsQxMhE0fZoAIb2jGGTugXRrYfJomGK-GZHSPLsexdssSyIlIAf55AMChgIqeMaSu2oL_168EPWlEk/s16000/DSC01870.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">entirely tangible how light coming through autumn colors</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">inspires vitality and awe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvtd2nAPyLfUEVGUof2ZI4zIFPg_-CEXUyq5wjsCz2VlKWCg5Dk87RZdmayGZnijJVV1_cI41HoywapJrgAFqmP3G20fGLdPdF2QD0p3SksgVVJxyVhDfPcdfJj1CI-9l8EsDM1c0lBuUe_rBBcMi0pjQfSYE4lpXq0dlcKzGVj1F00SDvnEFkqK9/s800/DSC01821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvtd2nAPyLfUEVGUof2ZI4zIFPg_-CEXUyq5wjsCz2VlKWCg5Dk87RZdmayGZnijJVV1_cI41HoywapJrgAFqmP3G20fGLdPdF2QD0p3SksgVVJxyVhDfPcdfJj1CI-9l8EsDM1c0lBuUe_rBBcMi0pjQfSYE4lpXq0dlcKzGVj1F00SDvnEFkqK9/s16000/DSC01821.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">these beautiful days pass by swiftly</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">nearing deep cold temps will change the colors fast.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to get out and enjoy!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-26422996484317201652022-09-21T08:13:00.001-06:002022-09-21T08:13:13.473-06:00Two Medicine<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiI6XUb8u1OY-mxVeVbb7yJBBWgM2KnHHfie1Biu8O7uWrBNStXv0xrF5gQ0nPWwMU8eEIMmaVXG1x9iqghMb9SrCoR_cx6AwgHTKFjE8vv0aeXKOJyNV9-tSU2fi2QuF6TG5g29wYwoB2mJlQgKNZSs3d0QnsHG-xcuLXIw_kIEUTF5lWYCxOpxQ/s900/DSC09466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiI6XUb8u1OY-mxVeVbb7yJBBWgM2KnHHfie1Biu8O7uWrBNStXv0xrF5gQ0nPWwMU8eEIMmaVXG1x9iqghMb9SrCoR_cx6AwgHTKFjE8vv0aeXKOJyNV9-tSU2fi2QuF6TG5g29wYwoB2mJlQgKNZSs3d0QnsHG-xcuLXIw_kIEUTF5lWYCxOpxQ/s16000/DSC09466.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two morning images of Sinopah mountain. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first morning was quite windy, the next smooth as can be with mist rising. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">What a difference a day makes.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_RWn02sz2NPFHo265Q4LydG3H8L0ajn7Ywfb9Qu0JNIEH18MkGfC5xypVo0doD3NtDIZX0kbg03Vz61TgMSSq-OAt_8U_LP9MdwHrYaXzVAW_UUScEUvKxDGwoEO2ADe4dP2cAlQZquzS5ynIwQE211pbHMJST8MUpeVCbED5OByVeZ0ifz1ZiDD/s1000/DSC09667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_RWn02sz2NPFHo265Q4LydG3H8L0ajn7Ywfb9Qu0JNIEH18MkGfC5xypVo0doD3NtDIZX0kbg03Vz61TgMSSq-OAt_8U_LP9MdwHrYaXzVAW_UUScEUvKxDGwoEO2ADe4dP2cAlQZquzS5ynIwQE211pbHMJST8MUpeVCbED5OByVeZ0ifz1ZiDD/w640-h640/DSC09667.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; transition-property: none !important;" /><br style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; transition-property: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Camping here I had a unique experience: </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Star gazing with my friend and a camp neighbor I noticed light glowing over the crest of a mountain. We were on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. No cities nearby, only small towns, meaning no big lights. “What is that I asked?”. Many man-made items were the guess by one of us. The glow grew larger and to my eyes softly green. The light began to pulse (UFO’s came to mind).</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> A moment later a brilliant star appeared over the mountains ridge. My first consciously observed star-rise! So beautiful. Seemed magical and profound. Often it is day… then it is night and there are stars. To see a star rise felt holy.</span><br style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; transition-property: none !important;" /><br /><br style="animation-name: none !important; background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left; transition-property: none !important;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR60tOlfTEF97bVQjN0fm2QvsgqQbU2CgYM8aplD2KWeKltn8ugC3lcV9ajMgr-jzFyeQud3GTyXGdVhNB65dtwW1CsD-Q2UuAbvHhvaeVh_ZERg--d6cWnkutusMhauPP5hfok1cPGtEzC2jc95qVurLTghkWoniVDygaumkjRMJdVgL50nXZvCA2/s900/DSC09470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR60tOlfTEF97bVQjN0fm2QvsgqQbU2CgYM8aplD2KWeKltn8ugC3lcV9ajMgr-jzFyeQud3GTyXGdVhNB65dtwW1CsD-Q2UuAbvHhvaeVh_ZERg--d6cWnkutusMhauPP5hfok1cPGtEzC2jc95qVurLTghkWoniVDygaumkjRMJdVgL50nXZvCA2/w640-h426/DSC09470.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">This area is named Two Medicine and is holy to the native people, the Blackfeet tribe and to so many other people including me. Though I have experienced that there are spots on earth that have more energy than others. All nature is holy to me. It was beautiful to spend two sunsets, two sunrises and a star-rise there.</span><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Lovely day and beyond to you. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">~</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;">*</span></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-75820527981046262812022-09-13T11:29:00.003-06:002022-09-13T11:29:25.596-06:00My goodness, it has been near a year....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72hTm_Ck2lpK6ALpr7ga_wIfqhHfr-zqphCmf3m6C88A38iWttN63WXBcNY51ogrojgSUHJwaGih-GJatcjFaErIlJia7BUxKLItin8sfnlihLmqPm7oBgOl7H3tTv0TXOQLetzMQfqwYjY6rQMCQkdr9X0IHbH7jYJBLscQxfEChPFV2mOFwjVK9/s900/DSC09150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72hTm_Ck2lpK6ALpr7ga_wIfqhHfr-zqphCmf3m6C88A38iWttN63WXBcNY51ogrojgSUHJwaGih-GJatcjFaErIlJia7BUxKLItin8sfnlihLmqPm7oBgOl7H3tTv0TXOQLetzMQfqwYjY6rQMCQkdr9X0IHbH7jYJBLscQxfEChPFV2mOFwjVK9/w640-h640/DSC09150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kokanee Salmon are swimming upstream</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">spawning season</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtBm00yVFwJIJwCirtPnFhRyUU_OKXdojjha3LzJ4H1aFwOTwKkGPSSaiUYVb4DBm6vC7WwopGa7Pq0f2pl9ZP9GBlcqzUpZ_swT941kgkxKR7NAYifaYPIcHqpwYTYXC0PmLlLlnPGxFIx4XR0LmxqeaolNzKebcOBSh4jAWsH96_kPRjUhU1vlu/s900/DSC09162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtBm00yVFwJIJwCirtPnFhRyUU_OKXdojjha3LzJ4H1aFwOTwKkGPSSaiUYVb4DBm6vC7WwopGa7Pq0f2pl9ZP9GBlcqzUpZ_swT941kgkxKR7NAYifaYPIcHqpwYTYXC0PmLlLlnPGxFIx4XR0LmxqeaolNzKebcOBSh4jAWsH96_kPRjUhU1vlu/w640-h640/DSC09162.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Always a joy to see their bright orange bodies</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">moving through the water</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5EJycvF9es1agAPGoScNH1-d5FkVIpOzj2Ih-w-JyDAeUio_ghqpfKyanK_-ImMRyNySix47_G-nNat3kXinYa7Idy3bYOQY_fVq__ONoybcpgG2S40XhK4avpYDZ6hxTOHZXh48ryJtOpn7XiHAx7qIwbeEMXS0IO-ryDc5rgwl99rfd6VSyq9n/s900/DSC09182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5EJycvF9es1agAPGoScNH1-d5FkVIpOzj2Ih-w-JyDAeUio_ghqpfKyanK_-ImMRyNySix47_G-nNat3kXinYa7Idy3bYOQY_fVq__ONoybcpgG2S40XhK4avpYDZ6hxTOHZXh48ryJtOpn7XiHAx7qIwbeEMXS0IO-ryDc5rgwl99rfd6VSyq9n/w640-h640/DSC09182.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And the rocks</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">cloaked in dancing light and shadows</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FjAuvCESSgzy1hQbtLKmokREbKIiJKmNjSLAx5bRxrqj3Or3ZD6d2lkghBttcAZJSev9E7r6KJO3sMZgFaq1AAdYNAtnacpLIACZNJ24SxSVkkef6lyqS0_Aa5YsllmMOS3nBbWo3WESHwPGRBhkNtdmP8VZC6FlUBITK9lXeP28l3JVKjkoHn4C/s900/DSC09197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLzYiWraLmBXSVZJNlBeBL1WLniHWi0Jb1QviECpteaNESa5zapMwm0se-_latlLW-LBEiJW4rLMTXtSMlrSffF8XHoThVwCHnDj-Mxg_xq97YTRrIfVBD8qU2vNZ2T8LIoF6l6_A1YDG6zWrwk-yfM8j2N0ei0jfNS41qrzW9tYTiofIyPI2OLAy/s900/DSC09204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkLzYiWraLmBXSVZJNlBeBL1WLniHWi0Jb1QviECpteaNESa5zapMwm0se-_latlLW-LBEiJW4rLMTXtSMlrSffF8XHoThVwCHnDj-Mxg_xq97YTRrIfVBD8qU2vNZ2T8LIoF6l6_A1YDG6zWrwk-yfM8j2N0ei0jfNS41qrzW9tYTiofIyPI2OLAy/w640-h426/DSC09204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">So hard to choose just one photo to share with you. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(which of these would you choose, 1, 2 or 3?).</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wishing you a lovely day and beyond. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tammie</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-49528791577255677312021-10-08T16:28:00.001-06:002021-10-08T16:28:16.015-06:00Autumn Colors<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg528eatHDtAyfoNlT8SKt9Yf8SUqqhB-EfPSTDSXypEwXzSQpPF4j20CsMOJv_XT8ucqALIK13u7jeIqHXZkjJZaGzwKM_Q6AgIUOsAIwQvv0hkcYJuskoXlE3G0fCoc2BvyuTmn_dOCs/s900/DSC07465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg528eatHDtAyfoNlT8SKt9Yf8SUqqhB-EfPSTDSXypEwXzSQpPF4j20CsMOJv_XT8ucqALIK13u7jeIqHXZkjJZaGzwKM_Q6AgIUOsAIwQvv0hkcYJuskoXlE3G0fCoc2BvyuTmn_dOCs/s16000/DSC07465.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">autumn arrived 4 weeks early</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">which is wonderful to have that crisp air, warm days and cold nights last longer</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYk4Tffi-1C24MjiWCtEgs1h8-ZW6QATMlKZFOABOwsh90coRD5Q70wO5KEV4cGgGGmSf5zGqKjLZhrgzgSKDOjy14VjVgnsB1eguyVKzbvUnRLz7SN5k6wwEzQC9KHSKRbxyuqJi9YHU/s900/DSC07750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYk4Tffi-1C24MjiWCtEgs1h8-ZW6QATMlKZFOABOwsh90coRD5Q70wO5KEV4cGgGGmSf5zGqKjLZhrgzgSKDOjy14VjVgnsB1eguyVKzbvUnRLz7SN5k6wwEzQC9KHSKRbxyuqJi9YHU/s16000/DSC07750.jpg" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the colors, the light, the sky have been glorious</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5mybt7qfBlm3DpNkGAj_wKigBaYto_WRd66eCU5qbWTLryhIBoxX1CywRE_5zVQ5gFOCM3NxXrgNI5qrJaa9hrwrizXgxZcbDdyfwGyWil6LCi8ThyphenhyphenTkskkK-2AFkyKIYw1uCaS9p-c/s900/DSC06578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5mybt7qfBlm3DpNkGAj_wKigBaYto_WRd66eCU5qbWTLryhIBoxX1CywRE_5zVQ5gFOCM3NxXrgNI5qrJaa9hrwrizXgxZcbDdyfwGyWil6LCi8ThyphenhyphenTkskkK-2AFkyKIYw1uCaS9p-c/w640-h640/DSC06578.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mushrooms galore have fruited above the surface of the earth</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">making walks feel like Easter hunts</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVYeR4b1N2HRwPxIT26MoGDTuWHukEDrdTuG-INHMovp_ImSJbHqr5diH3O9hDQ4CWxoSMeCqfxeJzze-tZKr_QAmHr698Srhkdc9G2t3uE-5c9gzHcTZ6CYkuiF0MH3gP-2S6YoARxY/s900/DSC07489.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVYeR4b1N2HRwPxIT26MoGDTuWHukEDrdTuG-INHMovp_ImSJbHqr5diH3O9hDQ4CWxoSMeCqfxeJzze-tZKr_QAmHr698Srhkdc9G2t3uE-5c9gzHcTZ6CYkuiF0MH3gP-2S6YoARxY/w640-h640/DSC07489.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">often it is the details of mushrooms that win my heart</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(hollowfoot suillus)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNJjWAA8WvzzbdYtTUE5-ef3HpQJ1quiPVcgOtME_ag-5aY5lgOg1ST2T1qyXT5jOx72aXlUxDN0jbsqlkacJQ4MTytauEtbZ4NazGjhY633PbhI3RS4EvWZhC2PAx8tMHtPuAjDFZPw/s800/DSC07058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNJjWAA8WvzzbdYtTUE5-ef3HpQJ1quiPVcgOtME_ag-5aY5lgOg1ST2T1qyXT5jOx72aXlUxDN0jbsqlkacJQ4MTytauEtbZ4NazGjhY633PbhI3RS4EvWZhC2PAx8tMHtPuAjDFZPw/s16000/DSC07058.jpg" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the sky has been showing off, amazing day dream shows<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLtWkS745ub8o3quRraIUf78_mOCNZQltoqe6QVOYogfbSpOcLIVGaFDfz-ODmdbLIqZYf0ggDnocWFes4y7s4ZZt-TGVnRsMPl0qdTlPdDVFlnCFV2ooTAE8OGKtXglf-2SVaid91-c/s900/DSC07841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLtWkS745ub8o3quRraIUf78_mOCNZQltoqe6QVOYogfbSpOcLIVGaFDfz-ODmdbLIqZYf0ggDnocWFes4y7s4ZZt-TGVnRsMPl0qdTlPdDVFlnCFV2ooTAE8OGKtXglf-2SVaid91-c/s16000/DSC07841.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a bend in the river highlights golds framed beautifully</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">wishing you a lovely autumn</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(or spring)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">* <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-41255847750750850132021-09-18T10:13:00.001-06:002021-09-18T16:21:27.520-06:00A Camping Trip<div><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPjDlZDY7TfTLdt7Ac-Ln0cZ3WuhhMkJbkdgaJFPgjYa7FuO89FJTz36g1QvjhUfaM8I4_LE7iaY7359M7yoTiMaBUVBXJ_562N8iUvpAG2NZYgWcXsw-m8JNWPtrD66Ys-4fjnMD5JM/s800/DSC06420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPjDlZDY7TfTLdt7Ac-Ln0cZ3WuhhMkJbkdgaJFPgjYa7FuO89FJTz36g1QvjhUfaM8I4_LE7iaY7359M7yoTiMaBUVBXJ_562N8iUvpAG2NZYgWcXsw-m8JNWPtrD66Ys-4fjnMD5JM/s16000/DSC06420.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the beauty of an autumn day</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">shadows and light</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin32PpzVcItiRGFZ5ExJzbRpAp3KpbR3m_ufu_p_x92TPowgtI8eKDYvEUX9UE9tztw3U62O8Luqk7_SoqmO4bOSMevtMckbOI4EIl7k7XBOy66krSuapZP8WVJ-601Pxce-ZYdIflkvo/s800/DSC06318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin32PpzVcItiRGFZ5ExJzbRpAp3KpbR3m_ufu_p_x92TPowgtI8eKDYvEUX9UE9tztw3U62O8Luqk7_SoqmO4bOSMevtMckbOI4EIl7k7XBOy66krSuapZP8WVJ-601Pxce-ZYdIflkvo/s16000/DSC06318.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">trails are getting colorful!<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg-cK0ygT1b7RZeDc1Td_dA1vnRyHmrYt6ewbOE15V2_ORZJbVYdnAbTK8uh27Dq97qh3NI8QbAqul9KbeYCzloOIMw8IaG6z1Huqeqt1Yec_aWPx_JrHXBjJ9ps11LNmBucdHJ8_8QQ/s800/DSC06299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg-cK0ygT1b7RZeDc1Td_dA1vnRyHmrYt6ewbOE15V2_ORZJbVYdnAbTK8uh27Dq97qh3NI8QbAqul9KbeYCzloOIMw8IaG6z1Huqeqt1Yec_aWPx_JrHXBjJ9ps11LNmBucdHJ8_8QQ/s16000/DSC06299.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">little cutie pie</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a young bighorn sheep, horns still small</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tmUA6qXfxVxiQjJN4SlvN16Oqw3ySmhJvDPQVZpgq-CEm83OCY3uv9nMY44oPiKc9c-OHn1eA_vqJ2F0heFDnS-ZZLo35fRyD6h0YpjsXFijE4LSaeZJveDpSIgrf4g1H6dKmaKVYmQ/s800/DSC06308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tmUA6qXfxVxiQjJN4SlvN16Oqw3ySmhJvDPQVZpgq-CEm83OCY3uv9nMY44oPiKc9c-OHn1eA_vqJ2F0heFDnS-ZZLo35fRyD6h0YpjsXFijE4LSaeZJveDpSIgrf4g1H6dKmaKVYmQ/s16000/DSC06308.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">mamma and youngster</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJGHtTEz5UWGHHuFortj1NhDQ077w1T4Ih0cLMvBzxeGBY08XXOPRzMFhNVhYUIlydq46xjfhivwIvxJTmxU_a43bAHiz5mYAO4f54sihQz8Mfbqncs_3-I1YULJeNRxkvXqlaEyqFFQ/s800/DSC06304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJGHtTEz5UWGHHuFortj1NhDQ077w1T4Ih0cLMvBzxeGBY08XXOPRzMFhNVhYUIlydq46xjfhivwIvxJTmxU_a43bAHiz5mYAO4f54sihQz8Mfbqncs_3-I1YULJeNRxkvXqlaEyqFFQ/s16000/DSC06304.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">they were a nice surprise at the top of the trail </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I looked up to see 6 of them</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">well hello there</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4t_FV79tZ_WHz0N6eyUrc-CKzDUpjUR4Yp-e7UDljdbilQS3hy9zevpY2UtjERFUbmmOKlgZ1yAPz7hdo2n1njPN-ra5ZFuiUINNBSQ3LoidEU90gDzXVOOnv3yJRF6AXpQTSUp9BKc/s800/DSC06400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4t_FV79tZ_WHz0N6eyUrc-CKzDUpjUR4Yp-e7UDljdbilQS3hy9zevpY2UtjERFUbmmOKlgZ1yAPz7hdo2n1njPN-ra5ZFuiUINNBSQ3LoidEU90gDzXVOOnv3yJRF6AXpQTSUp9BKc/s16000/DSC06400.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Running Eagle Falls is always meaningful to visit</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">there is a feeling of the sacred in the area</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and is just that to the native people of the area.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">earlier in the year there is also water pouring over the top of this fall. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This time of year one can see the cave quite clearly.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These are glimpses of Two Medicine, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">an area of Glacier National Park.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><br /></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-5995956473582630052021-09-02T16:18:00.004-06:002021-09-04T17:04:08.535-06:00Change of Season<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Og0bwJ9P1nsrMJs76N-0egAPPXewFq51kXyGLE0ou6sJHWeFRnhn3pgX_tCy1cSAj0NK0zkeOByeUwHFXjwfAmD2h3SgpiCtGr222oHuw9wUc2lc1c6dCXxUwxQTh5AFj-1Sq3jduK4/s800/DSC05618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Og0bwJ9P1nsrMJs76N-0egAPPXewFq51kXyGLE0ou6sJHWeFRnhn3pgX_tCy1cSAj0NK0zkeOByeUwHFXjwfAmD2h3SgpiCtGr222oHuw9wUc2lc1c6dCXxUwxQTh5AFj-1Sq3jduK4/s16000/DSC05618.jpg" /></a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Simple things like raindrops on a feather imbue the morning with magic </span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgYBwzr91wUZFYW5FJIvDov1jsvRB-atLlsnyyR_YuBUWG_ua-AQ75ii5hQXB5tfnTRpqWoJCvN-hA8XUHCjom_r8VSdkv2nPBrKVi4RSNqq6h2qyrZAlFnLl8kPP8-2rggjAb_xMntg/s800/DSC05605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgYBwzr91wUZFYW5FJIvDov1jsvRB-atLlsnyyR_YuBUWG_ua-AQ75ii5hQXB5tfnTRpqWoJCvN-hA8XUHCjom_r8VSdkv2nPBrKVi4RSNqq6h2qyrZAlFnLl8kPP8-2rggjAb_xMntg/s16000/DSC05605.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a wild apple tree</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and someone climbed in it and broke branches and ate all the apples!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bear? Deer? Fox? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(update: it was a grizzly bear that got the apples, every single apple on the tree, gone)<br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Jlm46zfaxjMJyD9tp2lyl4XCYqOe6Ffn4CFhVsSRQzkdfNHhC55_ZpaD1NNINPJGxi-ZpLB0yptD5KoxW85nJThtHqsC2X_LJki6moF_ha2VBD4gc2oSwqzGrVDc14qkg6jxxe-WDFQ/s800/DSC05467.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Jlm46zfaxjMJyD9tp2lyl4XCYqOe6Ffn4CFhVsSRQzkdfNHhC55_ZpaD1NNINPJGxi-ZpLB0yptD5KoxW85nJThtHqsC2X_LJki6moF_ha2VBD4gc2oSwqzGrVDc14qkg6jxxe-WDFQ/s16000/DSC05467.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">we have gotten 3 rainstorms lately</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">mushrooms are fruiting through the crust of the earth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the season changed 4 weeks early, from hot summer to cool autumn</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">warm in the sun </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">cool in the shade <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yrkYJxmQxdXnxvZ6EPXXdTN71hzkdjtjYXtUzRdZyTqMJzmyFmZSF1XlQWIZbfefbvx2kNxgy7jGDU7JYzLUuAISb26GUL3acNV5S9LUUblSZIhkNmoMR8cjHl9QTnmVwvAxh5fU_mQ/s800/DSC05682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yrkYJxmQxdXnxvZ6EPXXdTN71hzkdjtjYXtUzRdZyTqMJzmyFmZSF1XlQWIZbfefbvx2kNxgy7jGDU7JYzLUuAISb26GUL3acNV5S9LUUblSZIhkNmoMR8cjHl9QTnmVwvAxh5fU_mQ/s16000/DSC05682.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">some are drying out and becoming wonderfully artful:<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtiqduwLFdgDrzK-hi6XUEmQvRmkz2r1xk4Eqjbq4mMFtOX6qpgPNL26kT2KLAv3IrBxvdf2ur8kbs_2O1v-9-AJXk57ygNdgRT7BfEes0p1rCbyoQ2Aed7IWdu6TUevlwVcZlyE9eX8/s800/DSC05624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZtiqduwLFdgDrzK-hi6XUEmQvRmkz2r1xk4Eqjbq4mMFtOX6qpgPNL26kT2KLAv3IrBxvdf2ur8kbs_2O1v-9-AJXk57ygNdgRT7BfEes0p1rCbyoQ2Aed7IWdu6TUevlwVcZlyE9eX8/s16000/DSC05624.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ5Gp3ShjBcIcatFeVUe1Ocd0-BCv8hSv4pdd1nLBFoQyzAuOlYZ_y3Z8-vhRykeEtdsWPguV4-XoCdsVgR2ateoHMBB4Ecc9XaWpTD0tIj1mHpNk5AheY74Qfr-3lMms7FaQRqH3Tr0/s800/DSC05372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ5Gp3ShjBcIcatFeVUe1Ocd0-BCv8hSv4pdd1nLBFoQyzAuOlYZ_y3Z8-vhRykeEtdsWPguV4-XoCdsVgR2ateoHMBB4Ecc9XaWpTD0tIj1mHpNk5AheY74Qfr-3lMms7FaQRqH3Tr0/s16000/DSC05372.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the baby fawn is growing up!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1M-rwArmu3ScJdZuH0rQdHUp9B-noDoufn5jiHEl-ETt4vpZZkE-2ouyYG9d5nntzMwEym2EB9EWue45pgL0U9pwEhXzVJMn6jjqopsWS4_ofU0qO9YbqkF3qaQkRsYU95EONo504nc/s800/DSC05384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1M-rwArmu3ScJdZuH0rQdHUp9B-noDoufn5jiHEl-ETt4vpZZkE-2ouyYG9d5nntzMwEym2EB9EWue45pgL0U9pwEhXzVJMn6jjqopsWS4_ofU0qO9YbqkF3qaQkRsYU95EONo504nc/s16000/DSC05384.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">still sticks close to mamma</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-24634920419727818202021-08-16T13:25:00.002-06:002021-08-16T13:25:41.420-06:00Ghost Plant, Indian Pipe<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqfII2u3V8ZoTZ8x458PE3RUogxTZ7AF3rA-52voSR6Ma1W57tM9UMGoh9zMtUjS2JvE15wlx-_iWk2CXXkjqUyY_aPd3ETMTJwJ21WnUylosO6C2WcjJncMFgNz0hGjiU5Y3HCwYzBE/s800/DSC_0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqfII2u3V8ZoTZ8x458PE3RUogxTZ7AF3rA-52voSR6Ma1W57tM9UMGoh9zMtUjS2JvE15wlx-_iWk2CXXkjqUyY_aPd3ETMTJwJ21WnUylosO6C2WcjJncMFgNz0hGjiU5Y3HCwYzBE/w640-h640/DSC_0030.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ghosts of the forest</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57dDwl3IagLSQ7pBayP4RXAlv6utOP_gi0FbG76R4pEVbS1ElQAAFXLXoVpXqJWkXbDHWSnX7fux6Al6DiCKXlVwLHj2ibi3gzhd2lva5Y07Djs6i9zDx7TYbiXzuFPYZjYVmL4I66AU/s800/DSC_0028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57dDwl3IagLSQ7pBayP4RXAlv6utOP_gi0FbG76R4pEVbS1ElQAAFXLXoVpXqJWkXbDHWSnX7fux6Al6DiCKXlVwLHj2ibi3gzhd2lva5Y07Djs6i9zDx7TYbiXzuFPYZjYVmL4I66AU/w640-h640/DSC_0028.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">an intimate glimpse or two:<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNunPwkiN5VM59AKJEHovMgwhCalVMN8zFR2KB_xiEvmgwmjJ_DF_1GkpMwBdKTQMe1HBhy4mlPS4KvE_0QS3XAb9A0di6l9fbZCs74dIXm7xzt60vBgKzdrlYe1FEkU127iVljFUhOnI/s800/DSC_6034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNunPwkiN5VM59AKJEHovMgwhCalVMN8zFR2KB_xiEvmgwmjJ_DF_1GkpMwBdKTQMe1HBhy4mlPS4KvE_0QS3XAb9A0di6l9fbZCs74dIXm7xzt60vBgKzdrlYe1FEkU127iVljFUhOnI/w640-h640/DSC_6034.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">rare to see their insides as they are often facing down:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsldq-Q7xIgKtC2mCzLWxwjK7_PEWssIxLWGQO9d95tBHqI9QWpQBIiIkzvg6z40bdRkFLHtlVJX0UxiSWHlOR4op9uH738bqkI7XAFI8ybFq64IG96xdD_dvGBFMGUud6MQlQivb07Y/s800/DSC04662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWsldq-Q7xIgKtC2mCzLWxwjK7_PEWssIxLWGQO9d95tBHqI9QWpQBIiIkzvg6z40bdRkFLHtlVJX0UxiSWHlOR4op9uH738bqkI7XAFI8ybFq64IG96xdD_dvGBFMGUud6MQlQivb07Y/w640-h640/DSC04662.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">lovely petals of soft light:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqYJgu1794faX38b83G9ehbbQ0DLOF5n68OjrBGB7JBqE0AoCUAwu7yJhsq8Dk5hisE2PHgYfzbD0MUG0BdstH47-4uxYO2vPC6gu_Gw_dMHjbaPBIyNOq3Tb-VSZgmJxn0I7HNHHAuc/s800/_-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqYJgu1794faX38b83G9ehbbQ0DLOF5n68OjrBGB7JBqE0AoCUAwu7yJhsq8Dk5hisE2PHgYfzbD0MUG0BdstH47-4uxYO2vPC6gu_Gw_dMHjbaPBIyNOq3Tb-VSZgmJxn0I7HNHHAuc/w640-h640/_-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">translucent beings that rise from the forest floor:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWuaDdiIz-gNgEAcC5EviT-fndmx5D9vSE_qaBQwOIsuado5SUVldq83UbIqKhP47MeXs_SHu_3k7e3S7omfeada34G-sVeyShNb9US4eyjXlJemm-jbFe5NLSEoDmIvh3jHK_8FeqCY/s800/_-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWuaDdiIz-gNgEAcC5EviT-fndmx5D9vSE_qaBQwOIsuado5SUVldq83UbIqKhP47MeXs_SHu_3k7e3S7omfeada34G-sVeyShNb9US4eyjXlJemm-jbFe5NLSEoDmIvh3jHK_8FeqCY/w640-h640/_-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">in relationship with the wonderful trees</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">more than with the sun <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-35701452852225640652021-05-08T17:54:00.003-06:002021-05-08T17:54:44.804-06:00Evidence of Spring<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDq3_a3coS5ArL44UcRLGCchKhAESWYsHl0GicgpAPWG3hXZsSTZc8YDee_9OkyXynrF2j5nY0KOxagg7334tkEHHwEovGOE2KAjPlxBKt3vo-i9QGWvAtM2ZRaCC61niIcm0yLV8H7c/s800/DSC09659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDq3_a3coS5ArL44UcRLGCchKhAESWYsHl0GicgpAPWG3hXZsSTZc8YDee_9OkyXynrF2j5nY0KOxagg7334tkEHHwEovGOE2KAjPlxBKt3vo-i9QGWvAtM2ZRaCC61niIcm0yLV8H7c/s16000/DSC09659.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" title="Edited">Throughout the day, my inner voice whispered.... take a walk, look for morels. They were beckoning. <br /><br />I
wandered the places where in past years I found one here, one
there..... nope. Then a wee village of morels appeared before me.
Imagine my delight. Just enough to add a kiss to dinner.<br /><br />Did I
hear them calling, absolutely. Did I also know that the earth has
finally warmed to a temperature that they like to fruit and that spring
is their season, yes to this also. <br /><br />Does this all feel like
magic, indeed it is. The magic of listening with heart and spirit, no
different than listening to a friend tell their tale. <br /><br />Instincts and intuition enrich life in an intimate way. <br /><br />Listen to and honor your inner whispers. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" title="Edited"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJaqr6HNRDaxFYxwazBtKPw0dAmtHOOYIY6fTTs54CQ5kn0hV7Im5MLuLnvRkiYT-S7WJRc_PqJsttC4iGXAgHiE-SjgQjL35xyNNcWjGNas_2a7i4kfoWZiKrO2QM_kMdfZ1d9aVZ9k/s800/DSC09687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJaqr6HNRDaxFYxwazBtKPw0dAmtHOOYIY6fTTs54CQ5kn0hV7Im5MLuLnvRkiYT-S7WJRc_PqJsttC4iGXAgHiE-SjgQjL35xyNNcWjGNas_2a7i4kfoWZiKrO2QM_kMdfZ1d9aVZ9k/s16000/DSC09687.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" title="Edited">Spring flowers are bringing heartfelt joy,</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" title="Edited">the lovely pasque: <br /> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZTpNZRCYVOAF22pWtIsQlCdeiJkHNNlp8vQASBWkxPy06bTkFBk68tQnyFKCwW-zWDHHn5w1aMBlcysAWId6kDeMr4LSKCLSAE9JA6c4ly-4r_rPAE8wQvgpJUu1yfQggQ1O0tgXYJU/s760/DSC09055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZTpNZRCYVOAF22pWtIsQlCdeiJkHNNlp8vQASBWkxPy06bTkFBk68tQnyFKCwW-zWDHHn5w1aMBlcysAWId6kDeMr4LSKCLSAE9JA6c4ly-4r_rPAE8wQvgpJUu1yfQggQ1O0tgXYJU/s16000/DSC09055.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySby4W8W_CL-6An8GQBoL6uPOMAvUUsk_prMgRRUaD8BKcp80tEk8TBLJ3qlJ9dH3fWlURDUO4aVGp1zItjp0sAEuJjA-AclTTOPjoFF6RChgssXyAJAfsicjxJA1O9vuw8lCZO5wrhU/s760/DSC09089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySby4W8W_CL-6An8GQBoL6uPOMAvUUsk_prMgRRUaD8BKcp80tEk8TBLJ3qlJ9dH3fWlURDUO4aVGp1zItjp0sAEuJjA-AclTTOPjoFF6RChgssXyAJAfsicjxJA1O9vuw8lCZO5wrhU/s16000/DSC09089.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sweet yellow bells:</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPoJ5ocAqnU6Egb-naSmZeFt6btTlPo2uvxMvBYmmlomf-ThS33AsmltmQOSecUNQW4s3KO1kMFl1eXpkZAUThRe_xe6ICz2EpCfwn9L2a0icRYfybDObZI3yNGKedeQHiCNChN9X85c/s760/DSC09112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPoJ5ocAqnU6Egb-naSmZeFt6btTlPo2uvxMvBYmmlomf-ThS33AsmltmQOSecUNQW4s3KO1kMFl1eXpkZAUThRe_xe6ICz2EpCfwn9L2a0icRYfybDObZI3yNGKedeQHiCNChN9X85c/s16000/DSC09112.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Always an awe filled delight to see the Great gray owl:<br /> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLDQs04bgx8UTcIPxteOUGYR7ThjUAPXx9atU_4MgKlISbPIw-c6nuXjevCBs3sFWbUpYm8R3ZLbXWs78tpxmobO-2p0de3-X2Hm5CCkm82u0fs9MzTu_ayXE5YEgF_CCCTC79kNlhiU/s760/DSC09141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLDQs04bgx8UTcIPxteOUGYR7ThjUAPXx9atU_4MgKlISbPIw-c6nuXjevCBs3sFWbUpYm8R3ZLbXWs78tpxmobO-2p0de3-X2Hm5CCkm82u0fs9MzTu_ayXE5YEgF_CCCTC79kNlhiU/s16000/DSC09141.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We love our trilliums, I love how there is a light area where the stem of the flower rises from the leaves, it catches my eye: <br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8usSCJ8msAo3n-QIeK7kgKrCVWotsMx7TpXoSTV0zTAQesli9EC7mTCN3MifgHpK9EnMUNe-ACYubCVtQomh-ZauHfq4NFbhn3Y3H3N2V2MlH2AyyGU6QH116foQQ7IqgvR0dtcWkbAg/s700/DSC09167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8usSCJ8msAo3n-QIeK7kgKrCVWotsMx7TpXoSTV0zTAQesli9EC7mTCN3MifgHpK9EnMUNe-ACYubCVtQomh-ZauHfq4NFbhn3Y3H3N2V2MlH2AyyGU6QH116foQQ7IqgvR0dtcWkbAg/s16000/DSC09167.jpg" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spring is more obvious daily</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">inspiring hope, delight and awe.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope this finds you enjoying the details of new life as I am. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely spring to you!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-19049001563179457702021-01-24T10:42:00.000-07:002021-01-24T10:42:28.404-07:00Little Bird Movies<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyCGR6fTmXJNj_ol4po_9nVobasdAoAS63p0-1UpNqXPvC-pyPsJmg8Oll_i6v3iCJGijzsg9x_tC0A8befEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you enjoy my bird friends as much as I do. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top wee movie is in real time. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see how swiftly they move. It is a fun little film due to having 22 birds coming and going.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Three types of chickadees and red breasted nuthatches. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzLtuHmef4zuUcWDKcSU6MUofPKhDe88SJksSYKBsx0VpJ7R8g0I_EQDUJh_lqT-36iOq6SHym7r8XA1HBi4w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The wee movie above is in slow motion. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love seeing the second bird, the female red breasted nuthatch, when something gets her attention behind her and turns swiftly. Things like that are hard to see in real time. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And just in case you are loving these, one more little slow motion film of a mountain chickadee:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-bkwSfPlATLMWQSpG9elWXLxfhpGvQrV8rQaTuzWfaAzDLy2ebFsPoRHScV82rxhzEoVMC3ChFAKxxRHMlw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lovely day and beyond to you~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-52955678866370839182021-01-17T09:10:00.004-07:002021-01-17T09:26:11.777-07:00When the Sun Shines<div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueUAEEzUkPL87gWsRtTqTVNZ94RVKdF_attX1f0sQ7VVCc8Md0QGCNjnonD6XSq05fEd393EoWu-hqTbtKejloP5SkaNWlkH0TSNNq9v3OelIJhP0u0Fsum5PW5NGeKiwmsJ2W_jEOXo/s760/DSC08133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueUAEEzUkPL87gWsRtTqTVNZ94RVKdF_attX1f0sQ7VVCc8Md0QGCNjnonD6XSq05fEd393EoWu-hqTbtKejloP5SkaNWlkH0TSNNq9v3OelIJhP0u0Fsum5PW5NGeKiwmsJ2W_jEOXo/s16000/DSC08133.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span><span style="font-size: large;">When the sun lights up the world.....<br /><br />This is the largest and deepest lake in Glacier National Park. <br /><br />A beautiful place to simply be.</span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqvfnkD77UdWK-xp3nO7rvapXJaWbvPELM_dKYWEesnO-asdZf9gr7_3DW1Sv7UrgIzdIfuM8dCMR6SDX4CjnP9gB1kzDX4hZ6J39vM5HKSswMHxRkMbhEooeSIwBCHfbjk4Cb2QQBQs/s760/DSC08109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqvfnkD77UdWK-xp3nO7rvapXJaWbvPELM_dKYWEesnO-asdZf9gr7_3DW1Sv7UrgIzdIfuM8dCMR6SDX4CjnP9gB1kzDX4hZ6J39vM5HKSswMHxRkMbhEooeSIwBCHfbjk4Cb2QQBQs/s16000/DSC08109.jpg" /><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Lake McDonald</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQV7iSL5e_M6WXFsXpfHzqhA9yvveNqbHFIepZPMdnkElgUAK73Jm7OO6Df5GQ4PJDakuNhPbFHaSLE4P2vJ3v-jGWr-BYaVlYzSM5QbWA9zvSx_eOIEQqQI9YVmwDqvo-HH2lP7ZoFY/s760/DSC08170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQV7iSL5e_M6WXFsXpfHzqhA9yvveNqbHFIepZPMdnkElgUAK73Jm7OO6Df5GQ4PJDakuNhPbFHaSLE4P2vJ3v-jGWr-BYaVlYzSM5QbWA9zvSx_eOIEQqQI9YVmwDqvo-HH2lP7ZoFY/w640-h640/DSC08170.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I love the little feather do on this one:</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsYfdQiHEBAjeAAA8_IIkSaiIdpAd4bwO0E24ARO5qDovCxzuySv8u7UDMcegeFI_uNLsEnL3Tv7e47LIm6gXxx3Bqx_5Zp6C4p1UC4rKfeK8GXWwrpOdPQ9QzuV86gB5njVofzkfMmI/s740/DSC07987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsYfdQiHEBAjeAAA8_IIkSaiIdpAd4bwO0E24ARO5qDovCxzuySv8u7UDMcegeFI_uNLsEnL3Tv7e47LIm6gXxx3Bqx_5Zp6C4p1UC4rKfeK8GXWwrpOdPQ9QzuV86gB5njVofzkfMmI/w640-h640/DSC07987.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Lovely day to you</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p><p> </p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-22902916211567858892021-01-09T12:29:00.001-07:002021-01-09T12:29:45.341-07:00Ice crystals<p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiarcml4y6KuS6nc5-C-RQpUzN1oL5Y_SyFqr2k3Kgd7yYuBWsKtmeH30LaMrRi3E4lxhrdP1zaonC1Rop7T8IxKP4Nqy4w1-xj_ypnZgXquN-p1j3NnqrWBY-DEKmAyeVWCEdG2Hmcg/s760/DSC_1282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiarcml4y6KuS6nc5-C-RQpUzN1oL5Y_SyFqr2k3Kgd7yYuBWsKtmeH30LaMrRi3E4lxhrdP1zaonC1Rop7T8IxKP4Nqy4w1-xj_ypnZgXquN-p1j3NnqrWBY-DEKmAyeVWCEdG2Hmcg/s16000/DSC_1282.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class=""><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>when the sun peaks over the tall conifer forest and spreads light throughout my little hollow</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class=""> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDFJtOcc8WN3Zb4nioBkcTOo0fCDM1zL_HKb-7EwmmKDnWOahWykwMZ6bhzHJ-kMnxxfMVuaWWNzaxagScvFPYxX2F6Xrq0b73iVMsfG5isjBB0ql5oTIGOATDfcVeqT20Ro9QiTRAPk/s760/DSC_1279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDFJtOcc8WN3Zb4nioBkcTOo0fCDM1zL_HKb-7EwmmKDnWOahWykwMZ6bhzHJ-kMnxxfMVuaWWNzaxagScvFPYxX2F6Xrq0b73iVMsfG5isjBB0ql5oTIGOATDfcVeqT20Ro9QiTRAPk/s16000/DSC_1279.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="">sparkles of ice crystals that grew through the night light up the world</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class=""> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBZmZo-zB9oWY6vhqU2j9qpiRBZtyANSP04pgGbzGc5B2md9wOsE7OWvaO_zDAfzxVqNsXFVsSc1M8jF6V9qgDU8qKvGhS4jwmEqqyNQcRcXnGDJyrX2n0vcjGUNHkF1JpF6pYm-HzgU/s700/DSC_1138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBZmZo-zB9oWY6vhqU2j9qpiRBZtyANSP04pgGbzGc5B2md9wOsE7OWvaO_zDAfzxVqNsXFVsSc1M8jF6V9qgDU8qKvGhS4jwmEqqyNQcRcXnGDJyrX2n0vcjGUNHkF1JpF6pYm-HzgU/s16000/DSC_1138.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="">winter becomes a magical realm of sparkly crystals</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class=""><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20uYt6eVY7E2OzDbNyioXcrrbMcpD0uHD1XsD6b5uk-QbtQwWkDQhJuXA6kzdGS6CAC6iOXSQdB9801Q7fRGu9TVxu48hGM6NSaQOeOW8LWDfXur7u0a_B9ZsfRUnrB8zZAutYgpA0HY/s760/DSC08083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20uYt6eVY7E2OzDbNyioXcrrbMcpD0uHD1XsD6b5uk-QbtQwWkDQhJuXA6kzdGS6CAC6iOXSQdB9801Q7fRGu9TVxu48hGM6NSaQOeOW8LWDfXur7u0a_B9ZsfRUnrB8zZAutYgpA0HY/w400-h400/DSC08083.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span class="">~</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="">*</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class=""><br /></span></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-69219330308649718962020-12-05T13:44:00.004-07:002020-12-05T13:44:49.345-07:00A day in the Park, Glacier National Park<div><div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-9eHIDhac05AktXNQgD6ZL1-S4FChR-Uf-6oOaX6IYdJr1Kxsgmyypi1yrLIBKUCUY9L99bmhXFmDimSfL_cMei8hvlpiOhkJOpNuEQDLssq-6u6rzBb1VF-eqgDJ8fi3EZbRfDHDOg/s720/DSC07435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-9eHIDhac05AktXNQgD6ZL1-S4FChR-Uf-6oOaX6IYdJr1Kxsgmyypi1yrLIBKUCUY9L99bmhXFmDimSfL_cMei8hvlpiOhkJOpNuEQDLssq-6u6rzBb1VF-eqgDJ8fi3EZbRfDHDOg/s16000/DSC07435.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">along the waters edge<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrAggtcEWhPRwaGsc6IMvml8NmCzP8VVNi5JCeLa2jI2SFsGCaVGRd1uU28t2v0I0ez6KwR6T1A89wBXBO4ifvlxKYuvsY8QYDFlaZu2A-Sd1Igx5lM5SbmpZCLdzu7yRvGyaK4ecfpc/s720/DSC_1092.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrAggtcEWhPRwaGsc6IMvml8NmCzP8VVNi5JCeLa2jI2SFsGCaVGRd1uU28t2v0I0ez6KwR6T1A89wBXBO4ifvlxKYuvsY8QYDFlaZu2A-Sd1Igx5lM5SbmpZCLdzu7yRvGyaK4ecfpc/s16000/DSC_1092.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">find mystery and majesty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZitw4Pfbwe6VcVG5cXthFU4kEIPVXj7CCR4M1C6xQot-1Hw3qIPGBE0Vik3y7ZJiLuCofWQ7_m0kzsKMsf-2yR6m-O3FhnjZOm5t2Q-Xn0g7ZSS6oKfwAKxhnzvoGGeKZVChqwcWFSf0/s720/DSC_1062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZitw4Pfbwe6VcVG5cXthFU4kEIPVXj7CCR4M1C6xQot-1Hw3qIPGBE0Vik3y7ZJiLuCofWQ7_m0kzsKMsf-2yR6m-O3FhnjZOm5t2Q-Xn0g7ZSS6oKfwAKxhnzvoGGeKZVChqwcWFSf0/s16000/DSC_1062.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">miracles and frozen things</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lxgpMYbnffu7ktqIWxAc3vUmcP6su2vuy2hFMTznXdT_-KqaK5oK1H74ZQ7GtQYQ7_uJlZk39XBZGQzk1PoyvSvswJWgeeEWpwvRIF4O_vkl3wTaZLh83XxMxvPlg_mxYcpTewr93z8/s720/DSC_0993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2lxgpMYbnffu7ktqIWxAc3vUmcP6su2vuy2hFMTznXdT_-KqaK5oK1H74ZQ7GtQYQ7_uJlZk39XBZGQzk1PoyvSvswJWgeeEWpwvRIF4O_vkl3wTaZLh83XxMxvPlg_mxYcpTewr93z8/s16000/DSC_0993.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">crystalline beauty and charming ice</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwo-D4ymCY7dRV94mlcDD4k4P-Cfnzi51nGHZf5QqBWUAjdGx1enfS9ldU9YWN31ZreIv4sMZwG_3jTYu_wpevQqd5QKKLYbCGG5wqwz7cEBAdi5HgRBFnanBIa3MiXld-KR6LDYdRbY/s720/DSC_0963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwo-D4ymCY7dRV94mlcDD4k4P-Cfnzi51nGHZf5QqBWUAjdGx1enfS9ldU9YWN31ZreIv4sMZwG_3jTYu_wpevQqd5QKKLYbCGG5wqwz7cEBAdi5HgRBFnanBIa3MiXld-KR6LDYdRbY/s16000/DSC_0963.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">certainly a lovely paradise </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnYQRXaRoMf7vfzmC2rkwsSFSzIbdJKiqSB0VeQoUHu7ufGefQtNakQYNKeKQ3H1yG3-Ypp_roRKNLyBECSE1urrqtcsWXGB0nNil_84CtgAGZh7KwKpctJfzpdtpddvnPjnm24bAS0k/s720/DSC07423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnYQRXaRoMf7vfzmC2rkwsSFSzIbdJKiqSB0VeQoUHu7ufGefQtNakQYNKeKQ3H1yG3-Ypp_roRKNLyBECSE1urrqtcsWXGB0nNil_84CtgAGZh7KwKpctJfzpdtpddvnPjnm24bAS0k/s16000/DSC07423.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">along the waters edge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-81728795448522943872020-12-02T10:01:00.007-07:002020-12-02T10:03:41.176-07:00Late Autumn<div><div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyFeHjARVmdZ2pGuAyomxSSK5gUmRVLkYI8roed5msO1TxakSsOG-sbVoCM4C-rTlGwDBP2KoZypWeyvEET1mbk-_gcU4xQ1kb3MHr8ZZSUwQdkmikXiEk8nR-WmpQ5aIq4Zm6Y0OTk4/s760/DSC07403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFyFeHjARVmdZ2pGuAyomxSSK5gUmRVLkYI8roed5msO1TxakSsOG-sbVoCM4C-rTlGwDBP2KoZypWeyvEET1mbk-_gcU4xQ1kb3MHr8ZZSUwQdkmikXiEk8nR-WmpQ5aIq4Zm6Y0OTk4/s16000/DSC07403.jpg" /></a></span></div><p></p></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I returned home to find her laying in the sun. I love seeing the furry natives of this land. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMo1mXVthbz9IqKJEoewcsP3LSDEOJfRp169KjBM6TY_KEH4iiELgICTUWw8tEl9-vxMZbyL7E22hDTqRxL71dF-IBGLXIGjLCZz-nKpyOu61bpT-KFcMoZlDqk0xHMeqISPRnqVVOeM/s700/DSC06356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMo1mXVthbz9IqKJEoewcsP3LSDEOJfRp169KjBM6TY_KEH4iiELgICTUWw8tEl9-vxMZbyL7E22hDTqRxL71dF-IBGLXIGjLCZz-nKpyOu61bpT-KFcMoZlDqk0xHMeqISPRnqVVOeM/s16000/DSC06356.jpg" /></a></div><br /> autumn snow</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>autumn rain</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>nature's beauty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHqxo3buLCtVEDjTnx_DHnEcI_1D01-etG32C_MIyvdCZGiXTkPjtxSoO0ch91-ANrMssmZlbSZju53O4_YEmGFVbiWJGfcfI3odOxm-aAWz6-cTWJzaOkwgeNTcni9pGmA09UoCU2F0/s700/DSC07082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHqxo3buLCtVEDjTnx_DHnEcI_1D01-etG32C_MIyvdCZGiXTkPjtxSoO0ch91-ANrMssmZlbSZju53O4_YEmGFVbiWJGfcfI3odOxm-aAWz6-cTWJzaOkwgeNTcni9pGmA09UoCU2F0/s16000/DSC07082.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>morning light begins to paint the world</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiKB2EjoEVVYjdyN4Qf29gwAuvlCP_eTjjewVS_WPIwBoJaGSfHZbtcdmgO9kE5gWq9guBAcDAIe7GziyBFju6eEOG6vEcbmX_MqsPl0-x3dOoOv7Dy9IaTD7YkHA81H-l68zpxKiS98/s740/DSC06037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiKB2EjoEVVYjdyN4Qf29gwAuvlCP_eTjjewVS_WPIwBoJaGSfHZbtcdmgO9kE5gWq9guBAcDAIe7GziyBFju6eEOG6vEcbmX_MqsPl0-x3dOoOv7Dy9IaTD7YkHA81H-l68zpxKiS98/s16000/DSC06037.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">remembering early autumn </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">with this family of fungi</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-7_AZZQ0k6T0A2ulaDgkAxoV5l6GfXoYkOUKPxJRm-0kTg7gIB86Hjv7DeedtSR6Bo9anoenZjmXqzrIum6BfOqYgE1UN-hDNqmf5i73iOJn6qrqnyxxEVaBBfs5lD9_she_H1MRHIQ/s700/DSC_0813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-7_AZZQ0k6T0A2ulaDgkAxoV5l6GfXoYkOUKPxJRm-0kTg7gIB86Hjv7DeedtSR6Bo9anoenZjmXqzrIum6BfOqYgE1UN-hDNqmf5i73iOJn6qrqnyxxEVaBBfs5lD9_she_H1MRHIQ/s16000/DSC_0813.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>I love seeing the fox as they pass through.... never staying long. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Which is true of all the wildlife.... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>they are on the move.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Looking at these photos, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>autumn sure does have a color theme.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>~ <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>* <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-6462620585064209892020-11-10T16:46:00.001-07:002020-11-10T16:49:38.924-07:00Autumn turns to Winter<div><div><div><div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4RRTlhOjpGRWSiXx0HjZpKjId4egIOXnr5KFJMYwGeB_xhb4M96PKBDsDStcyJnDsiE5HCQN0AZW_9aL_e_I4LfBaTTbaGQkS1hSCa3k7aXhDXAerAuhQhSJ4Xbc_hHR0nOk8qLNUlk/s700/DSC06766+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4RRTlhOjpGRWSiXx0HjZpKjId4egIOXnr5KFJMYwGeB_xhb4M96PKBDsDStcyJnDsiE5HCQN0AZW_9aL_e_I4LfBaTTbaGQkS1hSCa3k7aXhDXAerAuhQhSJ4Xbc_hHR0nOk8qLNUlk/s16000/DSC06766+copy.jpg" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A week ago</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I walked along a river, the sun was out, it was lovely and warm. There were rocks cuddled in moss. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Zix8tJZpuySvMy8uzNMx_XI7NDa4LnMDQ9vQeXFVBQNrz72cumpxcQpkktc5ADZcPQOI3yXUex-edk70pG-ZePTbESkHEpYHSHly1FllS-5GqP3yTv-8kvGYKvaRObaD3fdy1NNGaw/s700/DSC06789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4Zix8tJZpuySvMy8uzNMx_XI7NDa4LnMDQ9vQeXFVBQNrz72cumpxcQpkktc5ADZcPQOI3yXUex-edk70pG-ZePTbESkHEpYHSHly1FllS-5GqP3yTv-8kvGYKvaRObaD3fdy1NNGaw/s16000/DSC06789.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The previous snow had melted away,</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it felt like autumn again.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLgm9KVr9bRyAEbNoUhQTh_oi0pUhZjRgJeXzzq5dSUaaYqHOMQGqGFJ_QLBA5qVmckUShARvxyJhf7AEI0TkjtpWZ0QynrRbOZS502y2u6cvv0F0qNjJXSUJlIPZ5SDUWPNG46XBvBk/s700/DSC06851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLgm9KVr9bRyAEbNoUhQTh_oi0pUhZjRgJeXzzq5dSUaaYqHOMQGqGFJ_QLBA5qVmckUShARvxyJhf7AEI0TkjtpWZ0QynrRbOZS502y2u6cvv0F0qNjJXSUJlIPZ5SDUWPNG46XBvBk/s16000/DSC06851.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Western larch, though fading, </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">still appeared as golden torches lighting up the mountains.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwhptKxntif433IyGCx5trltKgqKnGCkHes5xdRfCuDI62ZZCv6pCZBYkNHOw9e21FeuQrzgm1984FVfzgpaXOArw_zECNS_Ar8ZWHMoWYLVR9y4pNyqZJ11u0iOT6FSgkq_2w8NT3PY/s700/DSC06904-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwhptKxntif433IyGCx5trltKgqKnGCkHes5xdRfCuDI62ZZCv6pCZBYkNHOw9e21FeuQrzgm1984FVfzgpaXOArw_zECNS_Ar8ZWHMoWYLVR9y4pNyqZJ11u0iOT6FSgkq_2w8NT3PY/s16000/DSC06904-2.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This seed pod was maybe an inch long. </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have no idea what plant it is. This close up shows me details my eyes could not see. I am mesmerized at the design for protecting and sending off it's seeds. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let me know if you know what it is. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPrn85XiZ7MPUGL8iizgXYnff1rZE8Mfrumc2Spms3CtVOCcv2Vja8g4zACKXgx2vQYCRLPvqNuj5oQ9SzcbhdUJGiWSDUYYUL2CfzvYo3L6ZgShp43runVa67Za2QbkCflUhtDrgCvQ/s700/DSC07009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPrn85XiZ7MPUGL8iizgXYnff1rZE8Mfrumc2Spms3CtVOCcv2Vja8g4zACKXgx2vQYCRLPvqNuj5oQ9SzcbhdUJGiWSDUYYUL2CfzvYo3L6ZgShp43runVa67Za2QbkCflUhtDrgCvQ/s16000/DSC07009.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>For two days it has been snowing.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a winter wonderland out there. <br />I plowed for the first time of the season. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfNYa8ovZTr1NNDBqtg9JMS7SYaRAtDUQgUhzWdYValF7j_bT9GE6bhfjVk5c4tdH3fZMCz9K6Wq6fkgrutLgLJBSy5sjC0xCbDMZsUaa_Lnw_bYIyofDzdWCs5nlCxucl2surg7g74E/s700/DSC07024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfNYa8ovZTr1NNDBqtg9JMS7SYaRAtDUQgUhzWdYValF7j_bT9GE6bhfjVk5c4tdH3fZMCz9K6Wq6fkgrutLgLJBSy5sjC0xCbDMZsUaa_Lnw_bYIyofDzdWCs5nlCxucl2surg7g74E/s16000/DSC07024.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The little birds are busy as can be, </span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">collecting seeds and seem happy as can be.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlt15BdffpzqHHoX8czaZEmLSvbfHrlxlyxdXwz74zSk7cIsju6h4q0hhGnAJ1gLVoPfrNeDbTP4DBxUzOTvSWfsdXuQsEGbRTq4DdMD7qOU76SyxWzLKlanSNmhUAOnmTwe3VY1WFtw/s700/DSC_0814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlt15BdffpzqHHoX8czaZEmLSvbfHrlxlyxdXwz74zSk7cIsju6h4q0hhGnAJ1gLVoPfrNeDbTP4DBxUzOTvSWfsdXuQsEGbRTq4DdMD7qOU76SyxWzLKlanSNmhUAOnmTwe3VY1WFtw/s16000/DSC_0814.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I never know who I will see when I look out the window!</span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">~</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">*<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108568901007229871.post-23832353556505164242020-10-25T09:17:00.005-06:002020-10-25T09:24:03.672-06:003 weeks of Warm Sunny Autumn, now Snow....<div><div><div><div><div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ59JMKt3rcqFhdUyikZSbrT47QZ_MM_NcSrE3HlqZNf4A-L9Ivy8lI94o9YX6nzCJEe70TCzfBofuuo08eQtD-_TcvFKbtvY2XQzOZi92kecw6ayb7g4NLT4-MKtf-gCfKpns0o6LqyY/s740/DSC06160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ59JMKt3rcqFhdUyikZSbrT47QZ_MM_NcSrE3HlqZNf4A-L9Ivy8lI94o9YX6nzCJEe70TCzfBofuuo08eQtD-_TcvFKbtvY2XQzOZi92kecw6ayb7g4NLT4-MKtf-gCfKpns0o6LqyY/w640-h640/DSC06160.jpg" width="640" /></a><span> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(female nuthatch on edible Chicken of the Woods fungi)</span><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Autumn began with beautiful sunny days</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">autumn colors turned the world magical</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8_IZshwjyJMSLxkZ0uquLgz7MPEOEcGj_-zl4I8jGaewHCl4hxVYbfzv3EG4TpUgNbYlTNi9RI8m6KLUY3MYBLAIJXHTgsp2rYoWSnItCPK3ZIReyUtC4MBKyTYC2O813yqwL7OrVHg/s740/DSC06115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib8_IZshwjyJMSLxkZ0uquLgz7MPEOEcGj_-zl4I8jGaewHCl4hxVYbfzv3EG4TpUgNbYlTNi9RI8m6KLUY3MYBLAIJXHTgsp2rYoWSnItCPK3ZIReyUtC4MBKyTYC2O813yqwL7OrVHg/s16000/DSC06115.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rains arrived</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">after the storm, the mountains would breathe and make clouds</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLelYZvbybzHZk4QcNLEjL6X-Q-dhR7pnCagxKMadE8QjVMQ1FX6RS116anWPNGT9gH7n59sLbA_o3JYkcQJRUG08FuFFpbGipd6ePccV6sosYcYzuZ4BcLytjzqXe4mlXGKgYKcm_GI/s740/DSC05998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLelYZvbybzHZk4QcNLEjL6X-Q-dhR7pnCagxKMadE8QjVMQ1FX6RS116anWPNGT9gH7n59sLbA_o3JYkcQJRUG08FuFFpbGipd6ePccV6sosYcYzuZ4BcLytjzqXe4mlXGKgYKcm_GI/s16000/DSC05998.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Went on a mushroom foray,</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a great way to learn (with a teacher)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and found my first Chanterelles! Yum</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and others......</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeVKhUSEEiu38gbZSAN3IDdlk3jGM68myJfDafu_-J5UcCIlvrA4kktT7hDNwbgigqhP6w0h8GbzcJWkF1BS8DxIf8iP9dmSyoA4awz_soMaymcxrGZAS8NyuhBEW2T0wz5Q0Fij1Q7s/s740/DSC05789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeVKhUSEEiu38gbZSAN3IDdlk3jGM68myJfDafu_-J5UcCIlvrA4kktT7hDNwbgigqhP6w0h8GbzcJWkF1BS8DxIf8iP9dmSyoA4awz_soMaymcxrGZAS8NyuhBEW2T0wz5Q0Fij1Q7s/s16000/DSC05789.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Took a high mountain road looking for fungi</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the rain that turned to snow. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At times I wondered if my van would disappear into the flooded road.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkZPGXtNODD77RjfGC7pVo693_9Y2OJWfM35DDPVUCIlAtMSve6QXWRPveXP3fmSPknZHnMKPuUcJRdUxfgyK2o8iQfptk9F1-UrrJxqaoo7JIS0r-iWOTZYXFR1CBDL7DKsVWzy9Iec/s700/DSC05657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkZPGXtNODD77RjfGC7pVo693_9Y2OJWfM35DDPVUCIlAtMSve6QXWRPveXP3fmSPknZHnMKPuUcJRdUxfgyK2o8iQfptk9F1-UrrJxqaoo7JIS0r-iWOTZYXFR1CBDL7DKsVWzy9Iec/s16000/DSC05657.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have lovely neighbor hood fox</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">cloaked in autumn colors.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp7WME13EfGJBA9Xsul05Pvpr14SnWMeg3dIstQ7we7K_sp9u0qCbSl4VmsSZHnJXfFiUMvvEAyDR7E3I81y4yWr9A9F1Y9e7gsytgmoSNLQ2RBqiCqugJqn86mrEOL3j1JqgdeLmVbE/s700/DSC04822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp7WME13EfGJBA9Xsul05Pvpr14SnWMeg3dIstQ7we7K_sp9u0qCbSl4VmsSZHnJXfFiUMvvEAyDR7E3I81y4yWr9A9F1Y9e7gsytgmoSNLQ2RBqiCqugJqn86mrEOL3j1JqgdeLmVbE/s16000/DSC04822.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Trees wore their magical colors:</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">pink, red, amber, peach and golds.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtGz-K4ih6NgyYuFlJdmNe6ZBKlksapnvOZ9b8Q8T4JWdXX3tdv7KAOCfsY_AMLF0i76U8OxdjFsh1Bo3Djtc7yLrprzGxdClKXVxnCBLFDcSppa8WlIHVdhK7bX9G4zfOZlMGiejF7A/s740/DSC05189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtGz-K4ih6NgyYuFlJdmNe6ZBKlksapnvOZ9b8Q8T4JWdXX3tdv7KAOCfsY_AMLF0i76U8OxdjFsh1Bo3Djtc7yLrprzGxdClKXVxnCBLFDcSppa8WlIHVdhK7bX9G4zfOZlMGiejF7A/s16000/DSC05189.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over a couple of months</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I gathered a little flock of birds for daily company</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BMCsxJUzW8XHfXTS0vHMTHSTawH9MCXKklWnP6mBqUYhzuEUnwHnPqhjbrRVczQICtGWDAEIiP3uwbCS47x3TuzfM1YkZAfgVezZE_l7E7Atoumcsvd7ModFOr6GuppeGlEWZU3IWKE/s700/DSC06572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BMCsxJUzW8XHfXTS0vHMTHSTawH9MCXKklWnP6mBqUYhzuEUnwHnPqhjbrRVczQICtGWDAEIiP3uwbCS47x3TuzfM1YkZAfgVezZE_l7E7Atoumcsvd7ModFOr6GuppeGlEWZU3IWKE/s16000/DSC06572.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then the snow arrived</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3 snowfalls so far</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxkihJ06JPQIA1c_pE3Dp3tSSgoW1ZzzDA0-ErBKOuEciVKl0qukPVBlxNe-2Zg2_al-otAry74e0V-2LJpkHXudIBUzA43_HzUV7e62GWaBU2Ho0bpX8cG0WRQLoAOzIaHj6cpm_J-8/s740/DSC_0744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxkihJ06JPQIA1c_pE3Dp3tSSgoW1ZzzDA0-ErBKOuEciVKl0qukPVBlxNe-2Zg2_al-otAry74e0V-2LJpkHXudIBUzA43_HzUV7e62GWaBU2Ho0bpX8cG0WRQLoAOzIaHj6cpm_J-8/s16000/DSC_0744.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Tammie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09018402134070834516noreply@blogger.com25