From the fishing access, along the Flathead River, where I stop with Bear on the way to town…
…across the river.
All the colors of the rainbow
Yesterday (Thursday) morning…looking down the driveway…beautiful, colorful sky.
I turned around to see the gold larch against a sky turning blue.
It made me think: rainbow! The colors of a rainbow all around me.
From the frost on the ground, to the green and gold of the pines…to the blue and white of the snow covered mountains.
As I wrote last night, the day was quintessential Fall: crisp, cool, clear air, the low light from the southern moving sun that casts a gold light over everything. Everything about the day bespoke Fall.
Last night was the full moon. The moon was to rise just after sunset. Bear and I went out to the loop overlook to wait…to wait for the full moon rise.
There was quite a show of color…
…all the colors of the rainbow spread across the valley between the foothill we live on and the steps of the Swan Range.
Venus showed first, giving a clue to where the moon would rise.
Dusk fell. It got darker.
The moon lit a small cloud just over the mountain top.
It was getting too dark to be where we were. Bear was such company. He usually wants to be on the property more than where I was waiting, but he stayed and watched with me. It made me cry as it brought up a memory of Karl waiting with me in the snow the first Winter in this place. But it also made me smile and laugh in joy with how far Bear and I have come and what a good life I’ve had with my good dogs.
All the colors of the rainbow… shared…in the love and company of my good dog.
Prelude to Winter
Today was actually a quintessential late Fall day with gorgeous light and color from sunrise to sunset…and I have the photos to prove it! … tomorrow or over the weekend…but for tonight…this shot from the parking lot at the grocery story south of Kalispell. The sun, the clouds – they spoke of Winter…Winter which is a more than a month away by the calendar but any day now in northwest Montana.
Away game
Bear and I are parked at Auntie Kris and Uncle Hal’s. The accomodations are VERY nice and came with a wonderful dinner as well as good company and excellent dog walking.
This morning, even in the overcast – beautiful!
We walked as very light flurries fell to the frosted field.
The bit of light to the right is the house and the bit of white to the left is the motorhome.
Some of us got a little nosy…
Up the hill…
…and take the beardog shortcut to our “away” home.
***NOTE: 6:00 ish p.m. Bear and I returned to our house;home in the vicinity of 3 p.m.ish give or take and Fall Back ish…. A wonderful short trip and visit. A good shakedown trip for Bear and I, for Wild Thing (motorhome), for Bob-and caretakers of Bob… Bear and I are set to leave for parts South…weather permitting…mid-November!
Is it Wednesday already?
I remember saying last year that the color was the most vibrant and long lasting of all my memory of Fall in Montana. And now this year, I’m saying that I’ve never seen color so vibrant and long lasting…even more so than last year – whatever, it continues to be a glorious Fall in Montana.
The weather forecast for the weekend is for cold and snow. This morning, despite the warm glow of the sun on the larch, it was cold enough that I dug out a heavier jacket and as I shuffled through the woods with Bear was glad I had a hot cup of coffee in my hands and made a mental note to dig out gloves and hats toute suite!
Did you know that Beardogs point?
This is not a mid-step capture. Bear is standing “on point”, although admittedly when you have a curly tail, it has a bit different look :) …
Happy Wednesday from all of us!