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Spring Scenes

Sometimes, winter seems never ending with a long drawn out mud season. This year, the snow melted quickly and now everything is green again. It’s still possible to find patches of snow in shady, north facing places and the dogs celebrate each of those little patches. Tiny wildflowers are in bloom and the balsamroot and serviceberry are ready to color all the hillsides. Bees and other insects are out foraging. Butterflies are showing up. For now, it’s quiet around town and trails offer solitude. Soon the pass will open and that will all change but for now, the dogs and I are enjoying being out on the landscape.

Spring Things

A few things I’ve seen in recent days.

The snow melted in a hurry once it got started and now everything says Spring! Including today, the howling winds.

Things We See

You never know what you’ll see around the next corner or in the next grove of trees.

Interesting chairs around a campfire circle
Almost comfy for a short sit
Burned into the arm rest
No reason to cut down this giant cottonwood snag
Too wide and swift for me to cross
Shooting stars. Something pretty.

Morning Walk

Morning walks with the dogs are the best.

These deer know us
Vernal pond
New nest this year
Last year’s oriole nest
What pulled out all this good nesting material?

A New Place

Last week the girls and I stopped at a location down valley to scout for possible morel hunting grounds. We had limited success but a pleasant walk.

Dog and bluebells
Dog and balsamroot
larkspur
Micranthes sp. Saxifrage
morel