i do so love roadtrips into the montana landscapes… brian and i took off early one morning to “see what we could see!” and there is alot… to see. even the craggy, deadly serious and noxious weed, knapweed. ugh as to how it takes over… but so pretty in the early morning light as it framed in my camera view …
our kids were here visiting us recently, on their way back from a north dakota wedding. it was perfect evening to to take them for a little walk-about to the ulm pishkun, just outside of great falls. if you’ve been reading my blog for long, you will know brian and i took several of my co-worker gals to the pishkun …
good morning everyone ~ some of you may know i’m a girl born on the prairie. montana native. but i’m a blend… and if you were to describe it the way marketing does coffee beans… i’d be a whole bean, {never ground!} and i think it would be called “flathead prairie cherry!” {well, maybe not?!!} just havin’ some fun with …
hi friends ~ happy monday~ !well, here’s the last of our trip into the rocky mountains, and we traveled approximately 12.5 miles on a gravel road, well maintained for the most part! i always love the contrast of spring green with spring snow ~ that is ~ as long as it’s high up on the mountain! and i love the rustic …
hi folks ~ we never made it to “egg mountain” ~ we chose to take another trail instead, into the “ear mountain” area… but it was a fabulous view from the top of this overlook. we will just have to go back and take in the dinosaur tour another day! i was surprised at how i had forgotten some of …
hi there ~ happy friday! here’s a little more of our day in the rocky mountain country north of great falls… and {yes i was a john denver fan back in the 70’s!} while my fanship was somewhat short-lived, my love for montana never will be! here is part two of our spring road trip. i hope you’ll sit back …
hi friends ~ i’m sharing pics from our first road trip of the season ~ it was a perfect day! we enjoyed it so much. {i took over 267 pictures} yikes. lots of editing, but i have pared it down ~ lol! {it will take a couple posts}, so come along for the ride! we packed our lunch, filled the …
hi everyone ~ i hope you’ve had a good week! while extra long work days have been taking up alot of my time ~{as well as some of my energy {!} … i’ve also had the sweet pleasure of co-workers who are also my very good friends! today i hope you’ll take in a bit of montana sky with me… …
Duck Stop … or “The duck stops here!” {I like that one the best, hence the title}. Just a few short weeks ago, the Missouri was a grand “rest stop” for the Ducks heading south. The entire river in this area was ‘duck full!’ {let’s just say there are lot of puns ~ we won’t go there…} Of course, I did …
Helllooo! It’s a pleasure to bring you some photography shots of beautiful, blue, cold… Montana this past weekend. We stopped at friend, Jane’s place, on our way home from church services on Sunday, and as Brian was whipping her snow blower into shape, I was getting into my own whipping, trekkin’ through the snow, just tryin’ to stay the course …
Alleluia! Instead of rain… we got snow. Cool! From 63 degrees one day, to 23 the next. Gotta love it. {well maybe you don’t… but I DO!} The storm clouds rolling in at 5pm on Tuesday evening, as I left the courthouse… stunning! So I snapped this on my iphone. We headed out to Highwood for our Wednesday evening bible …
I recently enjoyed a little excursion on the backroads of Montana, as I was returning home this past week from Billings MT (200 miles away). I also hoped there would be remants of the annual “What The Hay” contest sponsored by a little country community near Hobson MT. I wasn’t disappointed. It used to be called “What The Hay” and …
Here is more of our little day in the country from almost a month ago, now ~ continued! Summer is leaving us so quickly, it seems. Anyway, Brian took this shot of us, as we were standing above the Gibson Dam. I love it! He did a good job with the photo shoot, didn’t he? It may be one of …
My first ‘art’ quilt. A time to challenge myself. To do something ‘entirely my own.’ Scary thought! I was fearful. Knew I needed to ‘get beyond’ … of wondering whether I could do anything beyond just following a pattern. Don’t get me wrong… I love patterns! I love books — love the artsy styles and hard work of all …
On a beautiful, sparkling, spring evening a few weeks ago, we took a little country drive heading south from Great Falls. And “sweet” little Miss Georgia got to come along for some ‘car-riding’ etiquette lessons… A task… not for the weak-minded or faint hearted! After a few miles, way back in the countryside, we let her get out and …