Montana Spring Flowers and Macros

sweet little bell

flowers of the kinnikinnick

so happy to see you

trillium 

darling of the forest

curly bit of bark

upon a mossy carpet

 

mandala of tiny flowers

called Mountain lover

so tiny the flowers could nearly be missed

 

the details of cedar

a joy to behold

Red Twinberry

sweet spring flowers

above and below

so lovely to be finding flowers again

baby cone and needles of the Tamarack Tree

aka Western Larch

 

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lovely earth day to one and all

today and forever

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Spring Walk

walking in the woods

a cool day

mixed with warmth from the sun

paused at a muddy spot

to consider paw prints

looks like a young lion passed by

a gentle breeze passed through

carrying the subtle scent

of skunk and pennyroyal

(photo not pennyroyal)

 I wonder at the story...

 who got sprayed by a skunk and why 

I smelled something similar this week

near my cabin

a lion killed a deer

I set a trail camera on the carcass

 checked the camera a couple days later

and this is what my camera captured:

 pausing in one spot

treasures found

a sleeping lady bug I spy

and a bumble bee flew by

new growth on Tamaracks

yellow violets sun bathe 

trees with vibrant buds

in one spot it feels 

as though the entire spirit of life exists

(moss flowers)

I find quiet joy in this

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Montana Autumn, Yesterday:

colors divine

air refined

light and shadows

hold an autumn hue

giant Tameracks

pillars aflame

waters reflect sky

brush a perfect camouflage

colors galore

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Colors of a Season

this autumn has filled it's days

with a brilliant show of colors

light and shadow dance

a delight for our eyes

gals getting their gobble on:

Tamaracks don their golds

ankles of trees

cloaked in leaves

the storm could not veil all the sun's light

forest walks delight

wee fungi kin

but today

is another facet of autumn:

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Autumn Sunset

Autumn Sunset

in the presence of light
we are purified

in the presence of color

we come present

in the presence of mountains majestic

rich spaciousness

in the presence of light
a luminosity that nourishes

in the presence of reflection
we soften with the satiny surface

with sunset

we breathe 

in sync with life
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to enjoy other's poetry with the prompt; Sunset
visit: One Single Impression
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