See Change - Missoula, Montana

“We've also grown to believe in the theory: when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”  -Bob Arrington, in his article Accept & Adapt, POWER & MOTORYACHT / NOVEMBER 2023

Buttercup Find - Rainbow Lake, Near Plains, Montana

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." 

- Marcel Proust (1871-1922)

Easter Joy - Missoula, Montana

Easter morning, for most of my adult life, included a phone call to my grandma to exchange the Paschal Greeting she taught me, this being some of the few words of Ukrainian I still remember. (Other key phrases in my repertoire are standard in every traveler guidebook, I'm sure: 'You're gonna get in trouble!' and 'He/She is crazy', this last having a literal translation along lines of being beat about the head with a sack too much.)

While my life is blessed by loving family who share the thankfulness of all that Easter means, I shall forever miss my grandma's voice across the miles:

Христос воскрес! Воістину воскрес!

(Pronounced:Khrystos voskres! Voyistynu voskres!

Translated: "Christ is risen!" / "He is risen, Indeed!")

But what a beautiful thing to miss.

Transition, Missoula, Montana

"A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.” - Nikki Giovanni

Bee on Dandelion, Missoula, Montana

This little guy is a poster child for the phrase “busy as a bee”!
With insects, I’m learning to snap the shutter when I can - instead of waiting for the perfect shot - because bees have places to go and flowers to see.

Daffodil, Close, Missoula, Montana

Consider the lilies of the field... or the daffodils of the church-front garden...

Demure Daffodil, Close, Missoula, Montana

One gleaning from the Ansel Adams exhibit was validation of each photo's uniqueness: even if similar to another shot, each image still has individual qualities that allow me - and other viewers - to appreciate it distinctly.

Daffodil Blue Sky, Missoula, Montana

Today is the last day of the Ansel Adams photo exhibit at the Missoula Art Museum.
I was inspired, and reminded of why I love black and white photography.
But that will have to wait until the the daffodils are not so deliriously sunny.

Buttercup Duo, Missoula, Montana

Who knew that the undersides of buttercups were so faerily delightful?