Winter in NW Montana

(large tracks in snow made by elk)

yesterday

I found myself thinking:

I live in the land of Christmas trees

our road lined with giant snow cloaked trees 

felt entirely enchanting

sunshine presented the world with light and shadows

ice on my steps 

formed into filigree flowers

before the sun arrived another kind of beauty:

from my home to yours

I wish you holidays that feel good to you

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Busy Busy little Squirrels

Squirrels are very busy

climbing high into the trees

tossing tiny pine cones to the earth

then scurrying to stack them in every little hole they find

a funny thing:

they bring the cones from the trees to the earth

and things they find on earth they take up into the trees

such as this mushroom

finding wild apples on the ground,

see the bit it 'hid' under the rock

pieces as big as it's head

 

hiding apples up up in the trees

a mushroom hidden under this tree

it was gone the next day

even filling the tunnels of ground squirrels!

this squirrel is not a ground squirrel

it is a tree squirrel

The ground squirrels have gone underground already for the year

they are also very busy eating!

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wonderful entertainment!

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