Blue Winter Sky - Missoula,Montana

"There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul." - Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Sunlit Leaf - Missoula, Montana

"Ô, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth." - Roman Payne

(Oh, so especially true on these grey winter days!)

Golden Winter Grass - Missoula, Montana

"Hidden in the glorious wildness like unmined gold." - John Muir (1838-1914)

Winter Sky Travelers - Missoula, Montana

Note to self: When standing on a narrow, icy hillside path and tracking birds in flight, rotating quickly while gazing overhead can create a problem of balance. However, as no one fell down said hillside, all's well that ends well.

Yesterday's Sun And Shadow - Missoula, Montana

Ah, the glorious sun at last boldly broke apart the endless-seeming grey days!

So delighted was I at finally sunshine and shadow that I didn't even mind the inevitable sock scrunch-down down down with each stride of my big winter boots.

Pale Winter Calm - Missoula, Montana

I paused to take in the pale (& lately rare) winter sunshine filtering through tops of the riverbank trees, & was reminded of similar childhood views through a winter-sparse row of cottonwoods flanking our farm. Evening snow lends such a quiet calm.

River View From The Pedestrian Bridge - Missoula, Montana

"It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast landscape and it is the eye of the beholder that moves." - Thornton Wilder (1897-1975)