They are always your children

No matter how old they are , how responsible and productive , you always remember them as your children. A great visit with John and Jen a week ago. Someone was kind enough to snap this picture with Hidden lake in the background . It was great to see both of them !

John teaches science and Jen teaches music. John also has some wonderful artistic talents. http://johnhunterdesigns.com/2012/08/06/getting-back-to-work/  is a link to his blog and shows some of his work in wood ( furniture) and his painting ! 

Eventide

 Eventide begins with a rainbow over the Swan Range. Storms raging to the north with sun peaking through the clouds here and there.

 Rain over the last two months once again swells Echo Lake and the Causeway is swallowed once more. This happened last summer from the snow melt that resulted from the heavy snow pack of 2010 -2011 winter.

As the evening progresses the mountains surrounding the Jewel Basin take on the quiet blues of deep twilight. A peaceful time of the night . Still waters still minds.

Saturday Solitude

Fields of Gold

alpine glow reflected on the clouds

A moment of splendor

Wilding

 It is a Wilding day. The wind is whooshing through the open windows making high pitched whistling sounds. Outside the trees are thrashing as the alternating gray and white poofy clouds race across the sky. Every where in the yard there is a wild feel to it .

 The cat chimes are singing on the front porch in the wild wind. Sometimes tossed with great vigor and flying sideways mimicking the tossing of the trees.

 Wilding involves creating a space where the essential life elements are welcomed in. Wind , Sun , Rain, Snow, and Starshine. A welcoming space for the creatures that inhabit this world. A space to beckon the pollinators . Lush grass for the grazers. Clover for the Bumble bees. A lush garden to nourish body and soul of many.

lillies, foxglove, daisies and wild flowers grow in profusion

happy yellow and red flowers

As subtle as lavender is as a bloom it makes up for it's quiet presence with a beautiful scent. I can only imagine how magnificent an entire field must be.



"I think over again my small adventures, my fears.
Those small ones that seemed so big.
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing:
To live to see the great day that dawns
and the light that fills the world."        ~Inuit Song 




Create your own Wilding space. Invite the Sun, Moon,Wind and Rain to be a part of your space.

Morning has broken

One can only think of Cat Steven's song Morning Has Broken as the sun crests the mountains and the early morning mist rises.The wheat glows in the morning light . 

Weekend

The weekend brought fierce storms on Saturday. Fast moving  masses of clouds with jaggedy lightning. Jaggedy lightning is lightning that makes you scream. I first encountered this in Colorado at 8000 feet elevation.

Looking East toward the  foothills there was a giant bald eagle flying ( mid picture just over the mountain horizon) These guys are huge and have a wingspain of at least 6 to 8 feet. When you see one driving it is easy to get distracted .

Sunday was tamer with nice warm weather. The Most Coveted Marley was out in the yard admiring the flowers. I know they are just flowers. However last year not so many as the deer ate them all. I discovered bells filled with dried blood that make the deer stay away from the garden. Sounds pretty icky but better than the rats with antlers eating everything in site.

Nice lupine

As you turn off Hwy 35 there is a nice wetland. I particularly like these in the spring and summer as they are so filled with activity . There are always red wing black birds and other bird life around. One was squawking at me while I was taking pictures . I suppose I was too close.

Looking south down Hwy 35

Then the ever looming chore of stacking wood. I finally had time to go to Lowes and pick up 2 x 4 s and block . It is fun to cram studs into a corolla but we made it . 32 feet of wood stacked with 7 liters of water and a sunburn later it was time to go for pizza.

Mammut rides again

Nice peaceful end to a good day of work . Sun is getting low in the sky and dipping the tops of the trees in gold. Time to rest and take a couple of aspirin.

A Little Feet Adventure during Spring Melt

Saturday morning and time to load up the car. The Most Coveted Marley and I went on an adventure in Glacier. Snow melt going well with McDonald Creek filled to the brim. This is a creek but right now it roars like a mighty river. Marley is looking over the drop off and wants to explore. He is on a leash so he isn't going anywhere over the stone wall. 

 Farther up the road ( Going to the Sun) there is a pull off by some cataracts. The water here is 15 feet across and probably about 10 feet deep . The current is massive as it channels through the rocks.

 After hiking the Trail of the Cedars there is the Avalanche Gorge. The Avalanche trail branches off for a nice hike to Avalanche Lake. Lots of bears up there at the moment according to the sign posted at the beginning of the trail.

 Nice view of the mountains driving up the road.

 Swift flowing stream racing with great joy to the lake.

 cheerful blue flowers and some wild strawberries along the trail. The bear grass is just budding and starting to bloom.

 The Most Coveted Marley hanging in the backseat.

 Hiking along the road towards Fisher Creek is McDonald Creek as it exits from McDonald Lake. The continental divide is in the distance.

 The water is crystal clear and a beautiful colour with teals and turquoise.

 Looking across the creek the water is glorious!

We take some time to say Hi to the water spirit. The area is full of joy and abundant energy. Marley is enjoying the water taking a bit of a wade through shallow waters near the edge of the creek. Thus ends a nice balmy day and a water adventure for Little Feet.

Happy Iris in the yard