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On the Road Again

Luna and I are on the road to visit friends in Montana. Today was a gorgeous day to be on the road with enormous fluffy clouds and blue skies for background. Many raptors everywhere we went. Bald Eagles, kestrels, ospreys and more.  I could have spent the whole day birding and making images!

First stop – the Carlton Store

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The Columbia River at Pateros

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See that marmot teasing Luna?

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Chief Joseph dam

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Douglas County

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Grand Coulee dam

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Great clouds

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Cool blind for bird watching at Reardan Ponds

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Welcome to Idaho

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Lots of water in Idaho. That is a road. It is next to the very cool rails to trails project – the trail of the Coeur d Alenes

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Looks like a person could still ne skiing at Lookout Pass

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The Clark Fork, a tributary of the Columbia

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Wildflowers on our Hillside

I managed to get in one wildflower walk last week after the big rain. Everything was sweet smelling and lush with new growth. Lots of birds and insects to amuse the ears and eyes and pollinate the flowers too. This is the time of year when change happens constantly as the hillsides become more green with new grass, the flowers add color and the light changes all day long. Spring is a time of renewal for all of the senses.

 

Balsamroot

 

Waterleaf

 

Lupine – waiting for sunshine and warmth before it shows us its lavendar petals

 

Shooting Star

 

More Balsamroot

 

Serviceberry bushes have covered the hillsides with their white flowers like frosting on a cake!

 

A honey bee on a waterleaf. Another portrait of this bee may be seen at my other blog.

 

Leaves of a Bitterroot grow and disappear before the delicate flowers appear.

 

Never too much Balsamroot

Wild Horses

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We stopped by the BLM wild horse facility in the Mason Neck area by the Potomoc River this afternoon. The horses looked pretty tame to me. Folks can adopt them.

Spring Skiing at its Best

Nothing better than a bluebird spring day for skiing.

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After the Snow Fell

Yesterday, St Patricks Day, another four inches of snow fell! Much as I love winter and snow, I am ready for Spring. The weather gurus say this wet weather pattern will continue into next month although with maybe more rain and less snow. And after that, more typical spring weather, whatever that means.

As always, the fresh new snow was beautiful and now it’s melted and there is mud in the cleared areas.

 

 

 

 

 

Mt Robinson appeared as the clouds began to part

 

 

Rose Hips

 

Lichens

 

 

Likin’ these lichens.

 

 

Today the driveway is mud again

 

 

 

 

 

Says Phoebe singing from the highest peak of the roof

 

Across the valley