4.20.2015

Spring in NW Montana


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


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

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


sweet smelling
wonderful healing 
arnica returns


 this warm week will deepen springs growth 
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22 comments:

  1. Yes, the spring is here. Although we will have some cold days, but ... already came !
    Have a good one, Tammie.

    Tomás.

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  2. Lovely :-) Have a beautiful day.

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  3. Nice close ups.
    Spring is healthy then.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. So, so beautiful. Even the wooly aphids.
    Enjoy your gorgeous spring!

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  5. Spring certainly is well under way!

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  6. I can only imagine how rejuvenating it all must be!

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  7. Arnica already - you're so much ahead of us, Tammie. It has been snowing non-stop here. Tomorrow, we'll venture west over the pass and look for sunshine and spring. It must be somewhere! Be on the lookout for the Calypso Orchids! I'm depending on you.

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  8. It's good to see the Arnica again! Waiting for it to bloom. Arrowleaf is blooming, so Arnica won't be far behind.

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  9. I love all these signs of spring waking up and how you have captured each one so respectfully, even the woolly aphids which look as if they're part of the tree, catkin style!

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  10. Lovely pictures Tammie.
    Your wings are on the American hoverfly, Eupeodes americanus. I knew it was a hoverfly, I looked up the technical details.

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  11. So exquisite!

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  12. Wonderful to experience nature waking up again then bursting forth with great energy.
    Everything needs a place to live!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Enjoy your week,
    Ruby

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  13. Oh, Tammie -- I am in awe!

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  14. It so fun to watch the world wake up in the Spring.

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  15. those wooly aphids look dangerous! love the grass flower. happy spring!

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  16. Beautiful captures ♥ I am loving the rebirth of all the spring foliage it warms my heart .

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  17. Very good close ups!
    Greetings Crissi

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  18. Ahhh, spring is a wonderful time of year :-)

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  19. I love how you take us up close to notice the details. I never tire of marveling at nature.
    How healing it is to the soul!!!

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  20. Lovely images of the arrival of spring which could be overlooked without special attention. The patina of the withered and weathered seed vessels is so beautiful.

    Yoko

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  21. Lovely shots, Tammie!
    I like the diptera from syrphidae family, it looks like a male with the eyes stuck together.
    The aphids make me laugh, we had some plants in our african garden covered with those aphids.
    Great to discover what arnica looks like, fresh!
    Keep well!

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  22. i like the first flower...the dried flower...it has been through so much & still looks so good! :)
    cute little wooly aphids!!
    arnica!! great stuff (it's in the massage lotion i use for work).
    happy spring tammie!!

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Warm greetings to you~

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

Tammie