Near Mountains in Snowfall - East Missoula, Montana

I repeatedly marvel at the intimate nearness of the surrounding mountains of the Bitterroot and Missoula valleys. It brings peripherally to mind C.S. Lewis’s portals that transport from a must-get-through mindset to an entirely different perspective that stirs the soul to wonder. 

(And yes, we are still getting random snow this week…!)

Stopping Time To Wonder - Missoula, Montana

"Wonder is the heaviest element on the periodic table. 
Even a tiny fleck of it stops time."

- from Dawn Light  by Diane Ackerman

Impending Autumn Leaves - Missoula, Montana

"Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf."

 - Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)