Spring Flowers

 in the wild places of NW Montana


spring is still a mix of dead plant debris from last autumn
and


tiny signs of new growth



wandering along a river path


i found a bit of color


you know it had me on my knees
 

capturing it's portrait 

it's scent like an elixer
had me delighted


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what flower is this?

it looks very much like a lilac

and yet the petals seemed more fragile thin

i wonder if there is a wild variety?

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in honor of Earth day
my heart bows
namaste'
each and every day
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thank you for being our amazing home
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Blues and Puffy White

it was the sort of day

that made ones heart jump for joy

and bow in honor

of the majesty of our planet

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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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Like a Chandelier

 stepping onto a lakeshore beach
steeped in morning shade
dappled in morning light
song of pouring creek
spring bush laden with newborn buds
shinning
lit up
like a crystal chandelier
i felt as though i stepped into mystical magical realm
yes

that would be planet earth
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Early Spring in Montana 

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Within an Ancient Forest

wandering

amongst your trunks

dressed in dappled light

serenade of bubbling brook

 

 forest a mighty delight

one 

creative weaver

a dance all of its own

heading for the spacious air

blue skies and light above

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just look at this wonderful curvy tree

dressed in tender greens

and fungi

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does anyone know what kind of lichen this is?
it was soft like lettuce
I am sorry i did not take a good photo of it, 
this is a cropped image and so it is blurry:

Spring Equinox 2012

spring arrives slowly in North West Montana

there is a dance

much like a tango

back and forth between winter and spring 

it will be a month

or two before we see a wildflower

yet each day the snow retreats and the rings of earth around the trees grow larger

many of the days are shades of gray

making more evident where the inner spark of light 

of Spring

resides

in honor of the spring equinox

or autumn in other parts of the world

I offer you colored rocks

that remind me of both seasons

as I write the sun shines bright

tall trees dance in the wind

birds sing daily of arriving Spring
and our day nears it's end

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lovely equinox to one and all

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The Sun Came Out to Play

perhaps you remember my autumn day 

at this very location: click here to view

blue skies

aquamarine waters

circles of land cloaked in winters fading snow

textures reveal 

light and shadow

line between 

terra and blue yonder a visual delight

do you know who made these tracks?

I would love to hear your thoughts

maybe river otter?

and 

I went to the bear tree, do you remember? 

this next photo is one from that post: here

well

last autumn

mama and one of the two cubs returned

mama climbed the tree and little one gave up the climb half way up

cub did that twice and is reported to have stayed on the earth

for two days while mama was in the den way up at the top

then....

the cub made it up

tucked in for the season....

a wind storm came 

howling mighty

the rotten Cottonwood Tree fell to the earth

oh my

no one found the bears on the earth

so we envision they wandered off

this is what i found:

the tree fallen

looked so much smaller than it did from afar

with bears in its limbs

I looked at claw marks from them climbing the tree

the marks were plenty up and down the tree

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I sat in the den

and felt what it might have been like

to live in a tree

this was their den

a home for three....

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Ethereal

we had an ice crystal morning

last night the moon and the stars danced in a clear sky

temperatures dropped to 9F

inspiring crystals to manifest

lovely ethereal beings they are

whom became more ethereal as the sun kissed their tiny wings

and they took flight 

melting and mingling with the air

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