Ace of Spades - Missoula, Montana

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Frosted - Missoula, Montana

“All that is gold does not glitter, 
 

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.”

-J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), 'The Fellowship of the Ring"

Winter Leaf Trio - Missoula, Montana

The Soughing Wind

Some leaves hang late, some fall

before the first frost -- so goes

the tale of winter branches and old bones.

- by William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)

Clouded Peak - Missoula, Montana

“Swathed round in mist and crown'd with cloud…

Caught up into the heavens and clasped

In white ethereal arms …” 

-from Poems by George Meredith (1828-1909)

Sweetgrass Hills - South of Sweetgrass, Montana

"From a distance, the Hills floated above the plains like an idea that was easy to understand....There was a great quiet up there near the Sweet Grass Hills, not an absence of sound but the presence of the sounds that human agendas obscure." - From 'Red Rover' by Deirdre McNamer

Scenic View - Looking North-ish - I-15, Montana

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. 

The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. 

On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. 

Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. 

I am haunted by waters." - Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through It and Other Stories