Spring-Scented Pine - Missoula, Montana

"...and what pushed

and drove and held me;

jubilee leap-

years,

rush of pine scent (once upon a time),

the unlicensed conviction

there ought to be another way

of saying

this."

- from Glottal Stop:101 Poems by Paul Celan, page 100

Grounded - Pine Cones, East Missoula, Montana

The lean, graceful form of haiku elevates the commonplace, makes you consider from another perspective.
Here’s one for today’s photo, by
Jeremy Kingsley.
  Born again pine tree
Your scent is of wood.
Your parents drop you to ground,
new life will be born....


Read some humour-dusted reality winter prose by Jeremy here.

Pines Near and Far, East Missoula, Montana

Bears, birds, and squirrels eat them. And with a little effort, you can too - click here for some tasty forest foraging info. (Respectfully note the length of the bear’s claws at 1:09 on the video linked to “eat them“.)

Seasonal Seeds, Corvallis, Montana

You never know what you'll find walking in the forest - or down the main street of Corvallis, Montana.