I adore this flower

with it's lemon yellow dots

that turn to marigold as they head to the tips of it's petals

offering cherry red  at the end

lovely little cliff dwellers that grow on a mossy mat on rock outcroppings

the elegant Queen's cup

a single white flower on each plant

and when the flower goes to seed 

it offers the world a single blue colored berry (not edible)

We have indeed entered berry season:

I was on a camping trip last week 

So hungry for breakfast

stopped the van to take a photo....

and little bushes of fat berries offered themselves to me!

Huckleberry season!

mountain roads are where I wander often

they beckon

(half they year they are closed due to snow and ice)

it is such a joy to see fields of flowers

and gems of dew on morning flowers

the season of flowing waters

Lovely day and beyond to you!

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It has been so long... since i posted

in early summer

a lovely lady slipper orchid

a single lemon mandala of lichen on rock

this green orchid was a lovely surprise

found it as i was harvesting wild huckleberries

always fun to meet a new wildlfower

our summer has been cooler than usual

with many rainstorms

dramatic thunder and lightning

inspiring mushrooms to fruit

you know I love that!

a young moose appeared on a trail

so sweet, mamma was near by

I love these little rock dwellers

the spotted saxifrage

found in the mountains

another new flower to me: Capnoides sempervirens

the rock harlequin

waterfalls

summer is also about waterfalls

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a glimpse of a Montana summer

I hope you are enjoying summer wherever you are in the world!

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Spotted Saxifrage

thrilled to see these cliff dwellers

high in the mountains they thrive

their details can only be seen

if one pauses

gets down on their knees

lemon, tangerine and crimson

Spotted Saxifrage

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A Mountain Drive

winding along

a mountain road

where water does flow

and flowers do grow

(tiny Spotted Saxifrage) 

looking over the edge

at the bushland 

a multitude of winding creeks and a beaver home

pillow of pollen

waterfalls arriving from the inner realm

through a crack in a mountain 

a mossy island

natures grace

colorful pebbles,

eye candy

delighted at each bend of the road

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Evening Walk

such an inviting road

still closed to cars due to avalanches

perfect for wandering

(Eureka Mountains)

exquisite flowers cloak the earth

like stars dance in the skies

wonderful flowers for us to find

so much bear grass that it inspires joy

the precious and tiny spotted saxifrage

look at what i found on my cabin!

a muddy bear print

at shoulder height

about the size of my hand:

summer is full on here

with days around 90F

pretty hot, but nice with a breeze and shade

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Summer Solstice 2013

Summer Solstice beauty thrills

walking forest paths so lush

never knowing who is far or near

tiny glimpses 

charm my eyes

flowers one with butterflies

flowers and green cloak the earth

mother's hide their tiny fawns

blooms celebrate the sun's rays

a new season dawns 

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Dreaming of Summer

late autumn fills our days and nights

rain not snow falls from the sky

cloaked in gray
rarely a sunny day

i dream of summer flowers

and 

butterfly wings

a peak of petals

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