Isolated Eavesdropping - On Hwy 200, Montana

“I'm learning to surrender both to the grueling work and to the isolation. When I need centering, I sing a favourite hymn, "Spirit of God descend upon my heart," which also allows me to eavesdrop on my spirit and pick up on its mumblings.”

-Joan Anderson, in A Year By The Sea, p.131

On Awakening - Along Hwy 200 before Sun River, Montana

“Everything good begins with awareness, whether awakening
 to the momentousness of the present 
  or to the damage we are causing.”

 -Anne Lamott, from "Almost Everything - Notes on Hope", p 91-92 

Chosen Road Behind - Hwy 200 Near Lincoln, Montana

"It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J.K. Rowling (as quoted on p. 46 of Measure What Matters by John Doerr)

Wishing you wise choices in the things that matter most. 

Mission Mountain Peek - Near Perma, Montana

Spring is greening Montana's hilltops, but a dramatic peek-a-boo driving view off Hwy. 200 near Perma, Montana, provoked me to pull over and drink in a little more of the glorious Mission Mountain-tops still sporting their stark snowcap. (The camera lens doesn't do it justice.)

Storm Shelter - Along Hwy 200, Near Lincoln, Montana

"The Lord takes care of His own,

 but church trustees still  put lightning rods on the steeple."

 - Evan Esar, from 20,000 Quips & Quotes