Morning Reflections - Victor, Montana

Daisy faces lifted toward

  the morning sun

Air so still 

  the reflections of my heart 

  become clear. 

-P.Richards

(Big thanks to Pat Richards for the guest perspectives - both words and view! Chew on more of her refreshing weekly musings at God's Friday Girl!)

Oreo Cows and Mountain Smoke - Missoula, Montana

Stopped on my way home to just bask in delight of oreo cows (actual breed: belted Galloways) and the smokey twilight. So much to see when we pause to look. 

(Not to worry -  this scene is from several weeks ago, and the smoke is long gone.) 

Still Snow In Them Thar Hills - Bitterroot Mountains, Hamilton, Montana

A delight-full upside of these lingering rainy spring days is the extended viewing season of snow-capped mountains. (But I'm plenty ready for more sunshine, pretty please!)

 

On Value - BItterroot Valley, Montana

"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run."
-Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) from Walden

Winter Bitterroot Range - Corvallis, Montana

Big Brother 3 (BB3) is working above some amazing Bitterroot Valley views lately, and kindly shared today's post pic.
Would that we all had such an inspiring and calming office view!  But for the rest of us, there's always the desktop background consolation prize....
 
BTW, if you've never seen in person the "purple mountain majesty above the fruited plain", Western Montana is always a great vacation destination.

Blodgett Overlook Trail, View to the West, Hamilton, Montana

 

 “Every view from up here was mighty.”
 - “Dancing At the Rascal Fair” by Ivan Doig,  p. 278 

Mountain Water Irrigation, Stevensville, Montana

Ever since Marcus Daly dreamed up the Big Ditch in the late 1800s, summer irrigation has been a critical element of farming in the valleys of Montana's Bitterroot Valley.

Green Pastures - Mountain View, Victor, Montana

Quintessential Montana - snow-clad mountains fronted by green pastures hosting contentedly grazing horses.  Just another view that doubles as a valid reason to treat yourself to a revitalizing visit.

Three Tree View, Hieronymous Park, Hamilton, MT

'Tis the exact view upon arriving at the other side of the ramble through the bosky copse!

Selah, Hieronymous Park, Hamilton, Montana

Selah means “pause & think calmly of this”.
It would be tough to find a better place for such.