So Montana

 Spring equinox

I wandered south with two dear friends

we found wildflowers blooming

in the sage lands

(Yellow Bells, Fritillaria pudica)

a rabbit in a most unlikely place

an old abandoned car

buttercups

high in the hills

an old barn

So Montana

a herd of deer

one with antlers

curious horses 

all in the Sage Lands of Montana

Sweet Spring 

or

Autumn 

to each of you

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I saw the SKY!

This is my fourth winter. You read that right, the kind of winter with weather, snow, lots of gray days, ice and ice crystals, barely feeling the warmth of the sun for up to five months. Before these four years my life was in Southern California. Don't get me wrong, winter exists there, well all the folks with obvious seasons chuckle over that, I know. The seasons down south are more SUBTLE. Anyway, it has been gray for gosh... ten days at LEAST. I have not been my normal cheery self for about two months, for a number of reasons. I am guessing the lack of sun had it's effect in my more fragile state of being. With the encouragement of a friend I drove up to our ski mountain to get above the clouds. Now that was a brilliant suggestion! My spirit lifted immediately. The light went right in my eyes and touched my heart and my spirit was light and cheerful. Twas amazing to witness and feel this! Here is an image from up there:

Then I drove back down into the Flathead Valley, back into the clouds.....
Not much light, but I found beauty:


I went into a store, came out to find the sun and blue skies!!!
Here are sunset images:



To see sky images from others around the world: Sky Watch Friday