Autumn Glory

Glacier National Park is an hour drive for me.

Enter the park and it's spirit is tangibly. 

Certainly crossing a threshold into the sublime and earthy. 

'Going to the Sun'

is the name of the road that travels through the park, 

west to east. 

It travels high into the Rocky mountains to Logan Pass and back down the east side. 

do you see the road over on the right side of the mountains? (above)

They closed the road in the summer due to wildfires. 

Thankfully they opened it up a bit ago. 

Soon the road will close due to snow until next summer. 

There is a small bit of days that one can journey the road to see these views and colors.

it was a gorgeous blue skied day

but the clouds were there too 
adding to the drama, light and shadows

water is still flowing

even after a long hot summer

the high peaks are kissed with light snow

even though the grand views got our attention

the little ones captured my heart as well

raindrops

 I nearly covered the tiny island 

by the branch of the tree

but there it is

a glimpse of treasure.

Lovely days and nights to you!

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Walking on Water

on the first day of the year

we walked

on frozen water

this narrow canyon

is actually a creek

under this snow

is ice

and under the ice

is flowing water

we could hear it singing 

as it wandered downstream

our journey took us

to frozen waterfalls

with trees high above

the waterfalls had space to walk behind them

a bit magical to experience

water still flowed here and there

adding to the artful forms of ice

after shared snacks and drinks

we turned and wandered back

through the crevice

across another creek

up through a snowy forest

and 

to our cars

 

a wonderful way to begin 

2017

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Late Summer Day

I wandered into the mountains the other day

found a rainbow in a waterfall

creek water aqua turquoise

made my heart sing

watched the sunlight mingling with trees

does this green thrill you?

it does me

i listened to the water sing

and dance

visited this lake that sunny day

dinned on late summer huckleberries

watched the sun paint shadows on the enormous mountains

as it began to set

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it was a good day

may you walk in beauty

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Summer's Embrace

water falls

from the top

plus from an inner cave half way down:

dancing waters

mingle with shadow and light

 

along the shore, wild columbines:

Two Medicine:

 anemomes:

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Summer fills our days and nights

 

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Autumn Equinox

like a sweet lingering kiss
two seasons
Summer and Autumn have been dancing

mingling
celebrating

communicating

like a season within themselves
perhaps we could call it "Sum-umn"
fun

 two seasons summoning a new season

Autumn is here and colors abound

rainbows

lake stones

a few 
alpine flowers still flourish

critters still mating

a time of harvest and celebrating

gone to seed

magical light

beautiful sunsets

i wish one and all a lovely change of season

Happy Equinox

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