It was a sun, sun, sun, sun, sun-shiney day

Yesterday (Wednesday), late afternoon, although overcast, it was dry at my house. I took Bear and went to Wayfarer’s for a bit of variety in the week. It was blustery and drizzly by the lake but we had a good walk, anyway.

I hadn’t taken the camera as it was gray and dismal. But coming home…the road home…new snow down to about 5K on the mountains contrasting with the super-green of the fields…I was sorry I didn’t have the camera.

This morning, early at 6:30, the sky looked clear and a little pink showed above the mountains as the sun started to clear them. I called to Bear to load up and we went down the road to see what we could see.

Oh…it was beautiful. It was 37F this morning – beautifully crisp and cool but the ground was warm and as the sun rose, so did the mist.

The Road Home on an early June morning with fresh snow on the mountains and mist over the field.

Looking southeast…

The moon headed towards moonset.

…and Bob: on a sun, sun, sun, sun, sun-shiney day!

***yes, I mis-remembered the lyrics from “I can see clearly now”…but my version fit the morning so I’m leaving them :)!

Montana in June

Monday afternoon my S.A.M.E. radio alarm went off and the monotone voice of the NOAA meteorologist read the forecast which included a severe thunderstorm watch. Although the scene in the photo looks benign, the air was unusually heavy with humidity and it was very still and quiet.

Bear was on afternoon rounds, I was in my chair…I checked the weather map.

Bear laughed, I laughed…we laugh at the weather forecast and enjoyed the afternoon.

Bob is the family pessimist…

He wasn’t so sure we should be laughing…

It darkened, thunder rumbled, a little rain fell but none of the storms came close.

But yesterday afternoon, Tuesday – it rained and it has been raining since. And it is supposed to rain through tomorrow afternoon. Montana in June.

You had to be there

While I love this photo…really, you had to be there. The light, the blue overhead, the clouds, the sun just about to appear over the mountains, the soft cool air…Bear with me – this morning.