Summer is Fruiting

on a gentle breeze

i heard the mountains call to me

in the forest i found berries 

ripe as can be

raspberries 

and 

huckleberries

huckleberries are a treasured food in Montana!

i dinned next to this river

listening to it's song

enjoying the stir of the air that it brought to life

mountain ash offering berries for the birds

splashes of color

for our eyes

savoring each blossom

treasuring the tiny realm

butterflies basked in the sun

enjoying rain after a hot summer

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lovely late summer days to you

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Spring Walk

walking in the woods

a cool day

mixed with warmth from the sun

paused at a muddy spot

to consider paw prints

looks like a young lion passed by

a gentle breeze passed through

carrying the subtle scent

of skunk and pennyroyal

(photo not pennyroyal)

 I wonder at the story...

 who got sprayed by a skunk and why 

I smelled something similar this week

near my cabin

a lion killed a deer

I set a trail camera on the carcass

 checked the camera a couple days later

and this is what my camera captured:

 pausing in one spot

treasures found

a sleeping lady bug I spy

and a bumble bee flew by

new growth on Tamaracks

yellow violets sun bathe 

trees with vibrant buds

in one spot it feels 

as though the entire spirit of life exists

(moss flowers)

I find quiet joy in this

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