Glorious Display - Sunrise, Corvallis, Montana

Awakened by 

 the stirring of the day
Dawn calls to my 

 heart, or so I thought 
Overwhelmed by

  splendor, Your glory on display

I join with all 

 creation singing 

our God‘s 

 praise

- 5 July 2021 Pat Richards.  

    (Thanks for the early-bird share, sis!)

Train Tracks Crossing the Clark Fork River - Missoula, Montana

"Now train tracks, hour upon hour, were leaving always to the past, to the land falling away behind the West." - Ivan Doig (1939-2015), This House of Sky, p 110

Bridging Twilight, Missoula, Montana

“Twilight - a time of pause when nature changes her guard.

All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark, if twilight were not.”
-Howard Thurman, educator

Yarrow Brights, Stevensville, Montana

The bright blooms of yarrow complement the silver shades of willow and rail. With temps dropping below freezing at night, the leaves and grasses at Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge will quickly change into autumn clothes.

Rail Graffiti, Missoula, Montana

Graffiti always intrigues me, especially when it's rendered with obvious skill. But the element of emotion seems to be evident, no matter how rudimentary the art. Somehow the compulsion to create and display your art in random pnblic view carries the soul cry forward. While typically graffiti is an inconsiderate act to the folks who have to clean it up, I still enjoy the form and lines when they're in front of me, and wonder about the artist's driving force.