Sun Up, Shore Bright - Peterson Lake, near Big Fork, Montana

“ …Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me 

keep my mind on what matters,
which is my work,

which is mostly standing still and learning to be 
astonished.…”

— Mary Oliver (1935-2019), from “Messenger,” found in Mary Oliver’s collection Thirst

Flathead Cherries - Big Fork, Montana

Western Montana's regional June heat wave made for a slightly early cherry harvest at Flathead Lake's many orchards. Goody for me, who had to drive up around the Lake yesterday! Nothing like bite-size summer bliss for a perfect snack on a mini road trip to youth camp.