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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Snow Geese and Glimpses of Life

I heard their wings overhead

they flew in circles amongst the clouds of the sky

then flew off 

and

returned again

beautiful Snow Geese

people are saying: 

this is the first year I have seen them here

a snow capped glimspe

while on a hike

a more intimate glimpse

(arrowroot balsam)

busy bee nesting on my friends log cabin

spring flowers

be still my heart

(smile)

~

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Spring Drive, Flathead Lake Montana

to behold a tree in nature

is a joy indeed

I drove around Flathead lake yesterday

it is the largest natural freshwater lake in the 

western US

 i found a few yellow bells sunbathing

clouds danced in the sky

cloaked mountain peaks

then would disappear

only to return in new shapes

 these flowers are so tiny

i nearly missed seeing them

the sun shone down on us

and

warmed the land

trees budding catkins

spring 

is a beautiful thing

~

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New Life

life

springing into growth

full of future promises

beauty in the tiny details

like magical occurances

endlessly

~

 

flowers so small

my eyes can barely tell what i am looking at

but i do know it is beauty

Lovely day to you~

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