Montana Inspiration

Hi all! I recently made a trip to Montana to see family and, as always, I found so many opportunities to take photographs—beauty abounds up here in this region! From wild bunnies to sunflowers to great horned owls…I hope you will be blessed and inspired by today’s photojournaling!

Wild bunnies wreaking havoc in the garden…and throwing some horseshoes maybe?

Beautiful peppers growing in the garden

Serenity in a grove of dill

A bumblebee gathers nectar in a sunflower

Rustic garden scene with sunflowers

I forgot to ask the gardener what this amazing other-worldly plant is … anyone know?

Ahhh, the majesty of the details found in God’s creation – look at those curls and swirls in this gorgeous flower!

A bumblebee peeks out from a bright yellow flower

Beautiful and serene sunset viewed from the mountaintop cabin where we stayed

Baby and mama great horned owls hung out around our mountain cabin day and night

Look at this little guy just barking at me – he was jealous that I was taking so many pictures of those owls!

A moth upon a fencepost in resplendent color

An old tractor still earning its keep in the hay fields

Have a blessed week, and may you find beautiful inspiration all around you!

Blessings to you!

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Foto Funday {week 45 | 2011}

SQUIRREL!

Have you ever noticed how many movies & cartoons have running jokes about squirrels?? We have, & we think it’s hilarious, especially since our dog exactly like Dug in the movie “UP” – totally nuts at the slightest hint of a squirrel! lol! Other shows that fall in this category include Penguins of Madagascar and Charlie & the Chocolate Factory/Willy Wonka. Tickles my funny bone! This “nutty” little guy was posing for me when we were over in Montana a couple weeks ago … and just look at the amazing autumn foliage we saw while we were there …

Back here at home we had some beautiful views of the autumn foliage, including the brightly yellow Tamaracks, along with the first hints of snow on the Selkirk Mountains on October 29th.

This gorgeous view is what I see each time I drive home from making a run to the dump. Makes an unpleasant chore much more enjoyable to see this!

This is our porch on Halloween night – Jim did such an awesome job on those pumpkins!

Mmmmmmm……Halloween candy!

On Halloween night we had our regular visit from our little quartet of whitetail deer, only this time they bedded down in the front yard not 15 feet from the porch. They didn’t even mind when we turned on the porch light, talked out loud, and took photos. Never budged. Next morning it turned out they were just waiting for us to go inside and turn out the lights so they could sneak up to the porch and nibble on the last of my petunias as well as a few teeth out of Jim’s jack o’lanterns!

The fields out front look so gorgeous each morning with the frost on the grasses!

Isn’t autumn just a gorgeous and wonderful season?? It is certainly my favorite!

(Oh, did you all remember to set your clocks back this morning?? )

Blessings to you!

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Foto Funday {2011 week 29}

Oooh how I love flowers! This beautiful bloom was taken at my brother’s in-laws’ place in Montana. They used to run a commercial herb farm there – Full Circle Farm. While they’ve retired from that, they still have gardens full of beautiful flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Such a lovely place to spend our weekend. We were given the extra special delight of staying in one of their rustic cabins up on the mountainside.

Cabin #4

A peek inside the cabin … that cupboard at the back is really the fold-down murphy bed.

And this lovely scene is a view out our window – doesn’t it look more like a hung picture??

Here’s the view taken from outside …

And here’s the view looking back at the cabin window …

I loved the rustic little guestbook inside the cabin. I might have to make some little books like this!

I just love poppies – so beautiful!

On our way home from Montana we did a little geocaching – fun & lots of opportunities for photos, too!

And back here at home we have some beautiful wildflowers in bloom!

And last but not least, here’s a few cute shots of the fat baby swallows we have in residence – taken by my dear hubby!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the photos today, and I hope, too, that you have a delightful Sunday afternoon!

Note: some of the small/medium photos can be clicked on to view larger.

Blessings to you!

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