"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice." - John Calvin (1509-1564)
10 July 2015
09 July 2015
Bright Spot - Missoula, Montana
Despite the persistent heat, Mount Sentinel boasts vibrant varieties of blooming wildflowers, including this bright blanketflower.
In the interests of preserving natural flora, aforementioned blanketflower included, the M trail is rife with signs reminding travelers to keep to the trail. Bear in mind that the main path to the giant M consists entirely of ELEVEN huff-puff inducing switchbacks, divided amongst 620 vertical feet, with only steep and wire fencing in between. I have to wonder if these admonishments exist thanks to some crazed coed who hopped the fencing only to slide, screaming like a banshee, 600+ feet to the trailhead. THAT would definitely be a diversionary trail sighting! But bad for any wildflowers en route. So let's hope the signs are merely a theory-based preventative.
In the interests of preserving natural flora, aforementioned blanketflower included, the M trail is rife with signs reminding travelers to keep to the trail. Bear in mind that the main path to the giant M consists entirely of ELEVEN huff-puff inducing switchbacks, divided amongst 620 vertical feet, with only steep and wire fencing in between. I have to wonder if these admonishments exist thanks to some crazed coed who hopped the fencing only to slide, screaming like a banshee, 600+ feet to the trailhead. THAT would definitely be a diversionary trail sighting! But bad for any wildflowers en route. So let's hope the signs are merely a theory-based preventative.
08 July 2015
Current Flow - Clark Fork River, Montana
“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no
holding back, the way it is with children.”
- Rainer Maria Rilke, published in Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
07 July 2015
Wafting Weeds - Clark Fork River, Montana
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(Thank you, Dr. Seuss, for investing us with your imaginative whimsy!)
06 July 2015
Dry Grass View - Missoula, Montana
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05 July 2015
Top O' the M-ornin' - Missoula, Montana
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