First Snow

 

Our first snow of the season

landed on trees that still have autumn leaves

a mix of autumn and winter

striking to see golden leaves in a nearly black and white realm

I wonder what deer think of the change of season?

morning two of the snowstorm

covered us even deeper in snow

offering a mystical and magical white realm

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Autumn Glory

 

yesterday 

the western larch

were cloaked in their golden hues

most the day was cloudy gray

and 

then the sun came out to show off the beauty even more

entirely tangible how light coming through autumn colors

inspires vitality and awe

these beautiful days pass by swiftly

and 

nearing deep cold temps will change the colors fast.

Be sure to get out and enjoy!

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Two Medicine

 

Two morning images of Sinopah mountain. 

The first morning was quite windy, the next smooth as can be with mist rising. 

What a difference a day makes.

Camping here I had a unique experience: 

Star gazing with my friend and a camp neighbor I noticed light glowing over the crest of a mountain. We were on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. No cities nearby, only small towns, meaning no big lights. “What is that I asked?”. Many man-made items were the guess by one of us. The glow grew larger and to my eyes softly green. The light began to pulse (UFO’s came to mind).

 A moment later a brilliant star appeared over the mountains ridge. My first consciously observed star-rise! So beautiful. Seemed magical and profound. Often it is day… then it is night and there are stars. To see a star rise felt holy.

This area is named Two Medicine and is holy to the native people, the Blackfeet tribe and to so many other people including me. Though I have experienced that there are spots on earth that have more energy than others. All nature is holy to me. It was beautiful to spend two sunsets, two sunrises and a star-rise there.

Lovely day and beyond to you. 

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My goodness, it has been near a year....

 

Kokanee Salmon are swimming upstream

spawning season

 Always a joy to see their bright orange bodies

moving through the water

And the rocks

cloaked in dancing light and shadows

So hard to choose just one photo to share with you. 

(which of these would you choose, 1, 2 or 3?).

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Wishing you a lovely day and beyond. 

Tammie

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Autumn Colors

 

autumn arrived 4 weeks early

which is wonderful to have that crisp air, warm days and cold nights last longer

the colors, the light, the sky have been glorious

Mushrooms galore have fruited above the surface of the earth

making walks feel like Easter hunts

 

often it is the details of mushrooms that win my heart

(hollowfoot suillus)

the sky has been showing off, amazing day dream shows

a bend in the river highlights golds framed beautifully

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wishing you a lovely autumn

(or spring)

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A Camping Trip

 

the beauty of an autumn day

shadows and light

trails are getting colorful!
 

little cutie pie

a young bighorn sheep, horns still small

 

mamma and youngster

they were a nice surprise at the top of the trail 

I looked up to see 6 of them

well hello there

Running Eagle Falls is always meaningful to visit

there is a feeling of the sacred in the area

and is just that to the native people of the area.

earlier in the year there is also water pouring over the top of this fall. 

This time of year one can see the cave quite clearly.

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These are glimpses of Two Medicine, 

an area of Glacier National Park.

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Change of Season

 

Simple things like raindrops on a feather imbue the morning with magic

 

I have a wild apple tree

and someone climbed in it and broke branches and ate all the apples!

Bear? Deer? Fox? 

(update: it was a grizzly bear that got the apples, every single apple on the tree, gone)

 

we have gotten 3 rainstorms lately

mushrooms are fruiting through the crust of the earth

the season changed 4 weeks early, from hot summer to cool autumn

warm in the sun 

cool in the shade

 

some are drying out and becoming wonderfully artful:

the baby fawn is growing up!

 

still sticks close to mamma

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Ghost Plant, Indian Pipe

 

ghosts of the forest

an intimate glimpse or two:

rare to see their insides as they are often facing down:

lovely petals of soft light:

translucent beings that rise from the forest floor:

in relationship with the wonderful trees

more than with the sun

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