9.30.2018

Autumn Glory


Glacier National Park is an hour drive for me.
Enter the park and it's spirit is tangibly. 
Certainly crossing a threshold into the sublime and earthy. 


'Going to the Sun'
is the name of the road that travels through the park, 
west to east. 
It travels high into the Rocky mountains to Logan Pass and back down the east side. 


do you see the road over on the right side of the mountains? (above)

They closed the road in the summer due to wildfires. 
Thankfully they opened it up a bit ago. 
Soon the road will close due to snow until next summer. 
There is a small bit of days that one can journey the road to see these views and colors.


it was a gorgeous blue skied day
but the clouds were there too 
adding to the drama, light and shadows


water is still flowing
even after a long hot summer


the high peaks are kissed with light snow


even though the grand views got our attention
the little ones captured my heart as well
raindrops


 I nearly covered the tiny island 
by the branch of the tree
but there it is
a glimpse of treasure.

Lovely days and nights to you!
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9.23.2018

Blessed Equinox to You!


as the sun nearly kissed the evening horizon
i saw it perched
listening into the shoulder high grass meadow
waiting on dinner


(30 seconds) 

the seasons changed quite fast
one day 
after months of hot days
the air was more refined, the heat gone, night's even colder
the colors have begun


we are off to a colorful beginning to a new season!

 Kokanee salmon spawn up the creeks now
so many fish this year: 

swimming/spawning:

(13 seconds)

sometimes it rains
and 
cottonwood seed wool captures the drops beautifully:


such an amazing season
these skies
these colors


Lovely Equinox to you
be it Autumn or Spring
Blessed Mabon
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Though today is officially autumn
it has been feeling like and looking like autumn  
for weeks now.
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9.12.2018

American Mink


(you might enjoy this in 'full screen', click on the square in the bottom right corner to see this video larger)

a mink visit
new sounds in the ponds
the muskrats were running and leaping off the island
onto the water
like a belly flop splash
also
a quiet slinky mink
swimming as well!

I have only seen a mink 3 times now
they are nocturnal
but there it was, hunting in the day

the pipe (in the video) 
is how the water flows from one pond to the next
it is also how the muskrats and mink travel from one pond to the next

I hope you enjoyed the little video
it was joy inspiring to be so close
as long as I stood still the mink seemed to think me a tree


a few days later
at a friends home
we saw a mink fishing in the lake

two minks in one week!
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