Clinging - Missoula, Montana

"Excuse me if I'm clinging on to life, but my parents wove me from tight thread." 
- Jeanne Calment (1875-1997)

(Yes, the lifespan dates are correct. 
Check out the hyperlink in Jeanne's name.
She's an extreme example of why not to purchase property from a little old lady who insists on the provision of a life estate, which allows her to continue living in the property until her death. True story. )

Pear-Fection - Missoula, Montana

"There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

(Yes, this is an Asian pear, of the home-grown, Montana variety - the best kind of proof that it pays to be on the good side of the right people at the office.)

Wonder-Land - Missoula, Montana

"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder."

 - E.B. White (1899-1985)

In Retrospect - Missoula, Montana

"If I had it to do over again, I'd floss more. 

And maybe eat less candy. 
Maybe,"

Aspen Dusk - Missoula, Montana

"The light is amber, the air still... Soon, the hooded blue of dusk will fall, followed by the darkness of night and the sky writing of the stars, indecipherable to us mortals, despite our attempts to force narrative upon them."
- from The Dream Lover by Elizabeth Berg

Simply Temporary - Missoula, Montana

"Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature." 
- Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)

SciFi Fungi - Further Down Grant Creek Trail, Missoula, Montana

A guy walks into the doctor's office.

A carrot stuck in one of his ears, a cucumber in the other ear, and a mushroom stuck in one nostril. 

The man says, "Doc, this is terrible. What's wrong with me?" 

The doctor says, "Well, first of all, you need to eat more sensibly." 


(Aaaand that's all the silliness for today! 
This mushroom was intensely interesting - the velvety-looking texture (of course I didn't touch it!) of the top combined with its swooping curves brought to mind a manta ray swimming. But the layered sections and lines also could inspire fantastic design for an intergalactic spaceship. 
Any other dreamy fungi thoughts out there?)

Autumn Mushrooms 1 - Along Grant Creek Trail, Missoula, Montana

Q: Why does Ms. Mushroom go out with Mr. Mushroom? 

(Profound thought for the day, I know!)

A: Because he is a fungi (fun guy)!