Bear and I made a quick trip to Kila this morning to collect Bob’s insulin from Calm Veterinary. Winter Storm Warning and Watch is in effect and they are promising snow. There were squalls here and there and in Kila, next to Smith Lake, beautiful hoar frost.
Even the dry weeds have beauty when decorated with the heavy frost.
We walked on the “Rails to Trails” walk along the lake and Smith Valley.
The palette of the landscape was soft and pale, especially compared to Kila in Summer.
Another work deadline met, Bear and I headed to town for a few supplies, stopping on the way at a favorite river access for a quick walk.
The light looks like Fall light – that crisp, clear light with sun, some clouds and sharp contrasts.
The boat launch looks a bit on the iffy side… BUT, there was a truck and empty trailer in the parking area, so someone figured out how to get on the river. Bear and I stood and contemplated…
And then went on to the dump…
A cold front was whooshing in. Dark clouds with openings here and there, light on the lake – beautiful.
The days errands accomplished, we headed home and later…
the waxing gibbous, more than 3/4 full but high in the sky before sunset.
January 2 in Northwest Montana….really?
Really.
Ugghh…Whitefish Mountain…or as those of use who have been in these environs for a while say…Big Mountain…looking lacking in the snow deparment.
And the road home??? Beautiful, but ditto!
January??? Looks like March to me.
It has been one of those days…beautiful start to finish. The snow, the light, the sky, the color…spectacular!
As afternoon gave way to evening, I could not stand to stay inside. I bundled up and shuffled through the woods following Bear and looking at snow on weeds and branches and tree trunks…as the sky and mountains turned pink with alpenglo.
Oh, yeah!
