State of the (License) Plate - Missoula, Montana

In correlation with its vast and varying vistas (!), Montana holds pride of place for the State with the most options for personalizing your vehicle license plate (for added fees, albeit some of which support worthy causes of your choosing). Admiration is always due clever wordplay within the tight character limits, as with today’s aptly crafted example.(I could have titled this “Wordplayt”!?!)  (Thanks Budget Blinds for the bonus commute guffaw! Photo snapped while fully stopped at the light, of course….Safety first, people!)

Long Sweeping Hwy 12 View - Near Garrison, Montana

 “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.) 

Autumn Urban Grasses - Helena, 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.

Flathead River below SKQ Dam - Polson, Montana

Last weekend’s stunning end-of-summer Montana days were perfect for the short hike above Se¿lis¿ Ksanka Ql¿ispe¿  fka Kerr Dam. (…to offset scrumptious waffles at Good Coffee Roasting Co / Whistle Bake Shop in Polson, MT - yummm!)

Still-green Autumn Vines - East Missoula, Montana

Marvel-worthy vine curlicues stand out against Missoula’s mountains and a first-fall-day stormy sky.

Full Moon - at Se¿lis¿ Ksanka Ql¿ispe¿ fka Kerr Dam, Montana

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.)

Big Sky, Wide River, High Mountains - Clark Fork River, near Alberton, Montana

Perfect road trip weather on this flawless end-of-summer day in  Big Sky country.

Urban Wildlife - Watchful Doe and Fawns - Missoula, Montana

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!)