“An old cowboy once told me that memory rides a quiet horse, taking you to the tops of high hills with long sweeping views. Well, this quiet horse would be riding until the day I died, with a view so pretty it would always pain my heart.” - p 299, Sun Dance (Sam Keaton, Legends of Laramie) by Sigmund Brouwer
(Click here to read first-person bits about Garrison, Montana.)
In front of someone else’s home, it was easy to focus on the fall beauty of these sidewalk invaders on this gorgeous blustery autumn day in Helena, Montana.
Marvel-worthy vine curlicues stand out against Missoula’s mountains and a first-fall-day stormy sky.
A little Montana-style entrepreneurial humour courtesy of this Ronan, Montana, company ….couldn’t resist the share…!
(Seen on a recent visit to Se¿lis¿ Ksanka Ql¿ispe¿ fka Kerr Dam.)
Perfect road trip weather on this flawless end-of-summer day in Big Sky country.
Urban wildlife - on one hand, a beautiful grace note to living in Missoula, Montana. On the other hand, definitely a problem of increasing deer population that is not afraid of humans. These lovelies were un-alarmed by yakking Griz fans within twenty feet, walking from side-street parking near the University of Montana on Saturday, 9/2/2023. (Even more alarming are the two well-antlered bucks roving our neighborhood!)
Named for Spring Creek that runs - above AND below ground - through its 100 acres, this ranch north of Kalispell, Montana, was deeded into a conservation trust. Future generations (human, furry, fishy, fern-y, all and sundry...) benefit by protection from development that allows native wildlife and habitat to flourish. (The gateway fascinated…a portal for hopeful dreams…. )
Many thanks to Pat Richards for today’s view and musing fodder. Read more of her tales of true adventure here AND hard copy/Kindle compiled stories here.
