Montana Glimpses

some trees have dropped their leaves

a perfect perch for a

Bald Eagle

 

some trees still cloaked in their golds

 

leaves float upon the pond

last night 

was the first night 

that the ponds froze

yesterday

these beautiful flowers celebrating life

in front of the health food store

not sure how many frosts they can exist through

autumn beckons life to sink below the surface of the earth

to rest deeply

till next year

 

I am enjoying the last of autumns

fungal beauty

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DC: Cover

under the cover of shade

and light

a red leaf 

under cover

protection of branches

a mushroom dries

changing form and chemical

to become just right food

for:

the squirrel

sits

under cover of golden Tamarack needles and branches

nearly hidden in shade

eating a dry mushroom

under cover

of the thick forest

a rosy mushroom thrives

bathed in soft evening light

under the cover of clouds

light gently caresses

Autumn

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Lovely Ariane has hosted DC this weekend 

with the theme: Cover

for me, what is held, covered, protected

came to mind

thank you Ariane

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Fungi Fruiting

violet gills

brilliant green

fabulous together

nearly hidden by autumn debris

wild and wonderful expressions

had to share some autumn foliage

it's a family affair

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so fun to find mushrooms I have never seen

these orange balls were tiny

been finding many in trees

(such good fun)

this has been a colorful autumn!

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Sacred Geometry in Nature

this is the time of year

when wasps nests have been vacated

where wind and rain loosen these artful bits

from where they were built

one can find their paper shells

these inner workings

upon the earthen floor of sylvan landscapes

a few days ago

when i was planting the Rowan tree

i heard a commotion

a squirrel chatting in a fitful manner

then a new sound

i looked to see what i think was a mink run across my bridge

in it's slinky movement

it ran

up and over logs and trees

then down the dirt road
gone

later i noticed at the base of a tree

three fresh holes dug

too large for our little tree squirrels

ah, it must have been that mink

i looked in the freshly dug dirt

found bits of underground bee or wasp nest

see above, the tiny beautiful structure

i sat it on top of one that is usually found in the trees

the large one is some sort of wasp nest

above is the back side of the small one

above is a different one i found

I find them to be so beautiful

similar to paper, cardboard or such

when the sun shines through

something ancient seems revealed

an enduring order

and beauty

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