The Birth of a Dragonfly

Placing the kayak in the pond, exploring all the snail eggs from the water (see previous post for them). I spied something unique and paddled on over. A dragonfly had recently emerged from it's previous body. 

It was hanging as you see here in the first photo. Milky wings and a near transparent body. I stayed for an hour photographing, watching, breathing with the near invisible pulse of it's closed wings as they prepared to open. 

Then I wandered off to other things. Returning a half hour later, it had opened it's wings and before night fall it had taken it's first flight. 

 

Note how the color of it's wings and body change from the first photo to the last, all in less than two hours. I felt honored to witness it's birth. 

Wishing you all a lovely day and beyond!

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August in the Park

at the top of the mountains

flowers are still blooming

colors seem to be softening under the heat of summer's sun

greens

blues

and 

clear waters

sooth the heat of the days

clouds dance along the peaks

as though they are the mountain's breath

daydream beautiful

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The Jouney Continued

continuing on from the previous post

traveling up the North Fork towards Polebridge Montana

a place to cook on this hot summer day

flowers lined the high mountain road

what is this chipmunk digging for?

next it scurried into the wild current bush

had a feast while i looked on

 summer leaves still brilliant green

lake water divine

nature beauty sublime

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Refreshing

just in case

you are having hot days

I thought to give you

cool lake water

dancing with sunlight

on beautiful rocks

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plus
it is huckleberry season
yum!

 

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Summer Horses & a Lucky Winner

early in the season

east of the Rockies

horses lounged amongst flowers

summer has shared a multitude of flowers

most of which have turned to fruit or seeds

summer has been filled with hot blue skied days

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I would like to thank Novica

for kindly offering my readers

the generous gift of a $50 gift certificate!

Novica supports artists around the world

I personally appreciate hand made items

they hold magical aspects of people and life;

creativity, skill and heart

the lucky winner is:

Sandy Carlson!

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Montana Butterflies

wings grace our days

a north west summer delight

some are camouflage

others a showy display

enjoy a few

of Montana's butterflies

Grizzly

So Sorry that I couldn't get closer for Better Photos!

this bear found food at a neighbors 

and did not want to leave

taking walks.....

is full of awareness!

this grizzly was in the shade of the trees

i lightened the photos so you could see it's features better

our world is a lush dark green now

still i wanted to show you who we share the forest with

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Lovely Solstice to One and All

 we now enter the season 

Summer

baby fruits have begun their journey

in a month or so to become

a huckleberry!

Lovely Solstice to one and all!

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Rising from Your Heart of Hearts

rising from your heart of hearts
lives a song
that is all yours
trust the wisdom of it's gait
let it's melody permeate
find that it does decorate
in multitudes of gesture

rising from your heart of hearts
your quintessential song
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Both of these wild flowers are wonderfully unique from one another. 

I love their awesome details, wild and fringy is one and the other, well look at those colorful spots: