It's been Raining, Everything is Wet

I have been learning about my trees

spruce, fir, pine and larch

making tea from their freshly born tips

the mountains are cloaked in

spring snow

everything is wet

we had 2 1/2 days on non-stop rain

these little American Dippers

are water wizards

i watched them dive into a raging river

nearly made my heart stop

then it reappeared

above is the raging river

along a quiet lakes shore

(below)

i found lovely anemones

spring

a vibrant

and

 beautiful season

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Bird Haven

eyes opened to a snow cloaked realm

the wee island touched my heart

sometimes i think of it as Charlie's island

because he made the ponds and tiny island

also i call it: 

Bird Haven

because the tiny folk are safe there
(plus Charlie and Annie love the birds, so it seems perfect)

reflections

light

frosty water

a lovely sight

also the bridge that A&C made

all things i enjoy

and 

love

thank you A&C!

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now the sun sinks into the horizon

pulling a night cloak over us

much of the snow has melted away

it is said in Montana:

if you don't like the weather

simply wait 20 minutes

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Spring: A Single Day

imagine my surprise

when i woke to 2 fresh inches of snow

and more drifting down

it poured rain yesterday

and last night,

but SNOW

it never occurred that it might snow

yesterday it looked like a rain forest

today snow scattered on the earth

lilacs cloaked in white

then the sun came out to play

melted most the snow away

vultures drying out their wings

 arnica bathing in sunlight

(time to mow my lawn)

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sunset in all it's glory
serenaded by a pack of coyotes and deer running through the meadow

 

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all these images taken today

spring snow

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