Mountain Days - South of Hot Springs, Montana

"Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God."

- John Muir (1838–1914)

River Rush - Clark Fork River, Missoula, Montana

"I grew up in this town, 
my poetry was born 
between the hill and the river, 
it took its voice from the rain, 
and like the timber, 
it steeped itself in the forests."

- Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

View From The Riverbank - Vaughn, Montana

“Beyond the Wild Wood comes the wild world,"said the Rat."And that's something that doesn't matter, either to you or to me. I've never been there, and I'm never going' nor you either, if you've got any sense at all.” 

- Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932), The Wind in the Willows

(If it's been a while since you've read this delightful classic, or you've never savoured Grahame's delightful world, brew a cuppa tea or cocoa then click the title link above to access the book via Project Gutenberg and enjoy!)

Willows and Water, Missoula, Montana

Especially for you, today: spring saplings of sunlight, fresh from Montana's Garden City.

Boundary Sentinels, Stevensville, Montana

River Reflections, Missoula, Montana

The willows add a punch of colour in this otherwise monochrome wintry view of Missoula's Clark Fork River.

Morning Meadow, Missoula, Montana

A common sight in Montana neighborhoods; the wonder never ceases.

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