Late Spring into The Beginning of Summer

It has been a long since posting here. 

I post on Instagram regularly, in case you are interested. 

The male cones of the Lodgepole pines were heavy laden with pollen.

We have had many big storms which brought down seemingly endless trees. 

One of my 6 trees that came down was a pine and a perfect opportunity to harvest pollen and explore super-food medicine making with it. 

I gently shook the branch so you could see how much comes off a gentle shake.

It was a time intensive experience. So lovely to be in the woods, collecting the male cones, serenaded by the birds and amazing scent of pine trees. 

wild orchids are blooming, some have come and gone,

the lovely ladyslipper:

summer light igniting a new born leaf:

a new find along the ponds shore,

I have learned they are snail eggs:

A deer ate that one along with the plant

but there are more

I hope to see the snails arrive

tiny treasures abound

This might be a newborn snail from one of the egg sacks?

It was on the end of a blade of grass

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I wish you all a lovely summer. 

I hope to post more often, time will tell. 

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First Hike of the Season

5.5 miles

up up up

rewarded with this view

(I am still sore, two days later)

the path varied

though mostly walking under the heat of the sun

there was some bits of forest

treasures along the way

(the colors of this little butterfly are so beautiful)
( I believe it is a puddling butterfly, little, do you know what it is called?)
 

the meeting of a river and creek

rest

breath

bath in gentle light

a glimpse

up close

of catkins

spring's beauty

blue sky

white clouds

and 

new life abounds

promise of summer berries 

(huckleberries)

a beautiful day in the mountains

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Apgar lookout trail

Glacier National Park

Spring

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More from the Tiny World

standing above

it nearly looks like a cream colored rock with dark specks

kneeling to look closely

macro lens helps

an intricate world of detail

I wonder if this is what is meant (in the title of the book) Mycelium Running

it appears to be going from the stick to the leaf

(thank goodness for the decomposers of our world)

 

 don't you want to touch it ;-)

soft little moss sculpture

like something from manicured garden

a magical threshold 

to a underworld home

snow is melting 

meadows that will later be grasslands

are now shallow lakes

I saw my first butterfly 

of the year

it really is heartwarming to note the small details

of a new season

indeed, nature is a spirit helper

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lovely days and nights to you

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Dreaming of Summer

late autumn fills our days and nights

rain not snow falls from the sky

cloaked in gray
rarely a sunny day

i dream of summer flowers

and 

butterfly wings

a peak of petals

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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

Perfect Camouglage

soft summer light

tiny 

very tiny flowers

nearly hidden 

yet right in view

the lovely butterfly

dinning

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Kissed by a Butterfly

walking in the woods today

caressed by a warm breeze

serenaded by Sandhill cranes

quacking ducks

 and the little birds

a tiny butterfly 

landed on my shoulder

then kissed my forehead

a feeling of being blessed permeated my spirit

the mastery of a butterflies kiss

 thaws the remnants of winter

presenting spring

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2010

my heart bows to the passing of 2009
like the setting sun
which baths the world in tender
vibrant color
wings of light unfold
gliding into 2010
what will each day hold
certainly a heart
that honors
a sentient
life
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To all my friends in this wonderful blogging realm
I wish you a year of dreams come true
may your path be clear
may grace fill your journey
may joy fill your days
may vitality be yours
wishing you the courage to honor
the whispers and wings of your heart
Happy New Year!


Visit OSI to read the wonderful poetry for the prompt: Wings