Monday, July 31, 2006
Nature's bite - don't tangle with this one!
Summer dreams... Summer has turned so fierce in so many parts of the world. This thorn-filled thistle is my acknowledgment that summer can have a very forbidding dimension to it. We are sweltering here in Wisconsin - hoping to see it break by Wednesday. My Montana cousins claim to be sending more reasonable weather this way from the western slopes.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
View from a shady grove
Summer dreams... I enjoy finding dimension in nature. I like to find glimpses of one world within another. This was taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Sun-tipped treetops
Summer dreams... Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Queen Anne's lace
Summer dreams... A full-blown beauty leaning to catch the sun's final rays.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Summer thunderstorm
Summer dreams...Two views of a summer thunderstorm that blew up over the hill west of our place in Wisconsin. View large to see the fat raindrops cascading over the edge of the porch roof.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Sun-touched wings
Summer dreams...This little creature was basking in the rays of the golden hour before dusk begins in earnest.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Juniper twig amid morning dew
Summer dreams... A close look at the amazing light show of morning sun on dewdrops.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Moonbeam Coreopsis
Summer dreams... Why do I love yellow flowers so much?
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
Summer dreams... No matter how much this small plane was buffeted by the rough air around these mountains, its passengers were a lot more comfortable than Lewis and Clark and their expedition, which crossed this Bitterroot Range two centuries ago in their quest for a northwest passage to the Pacific.
Friday, July 21, 2006
Water, sun, rock in Kootenai Canyon
Summer dreams... I have an endless fascination with water so clear you can't really see the edge of the shore. Here is another of these shots, taken in Kootenai Canyon in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Sweet faces of wildflowers
Summer dreams...Wildflowers turn their sweet faces up to the sun in high summer in southwestern Wisconsin.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Salmon River, Idaho
Summer dreams: This is the "River of no Return", the river that Lewis and Clark hoped to follow to get to the Pactfic. Clark found that its rapids were far too violent and turned back to march up the Bitterroot Valley to cross the Bitterroots in an impossibly rugged area. I loved floating this river, not only because of the L&C history, but the subline beauty of the cliffs, woods, and alpine meadows that drifted past us in our kayaks.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Dragonfly
Summer dreams... I was lucky that this chap sat still long enough to allow me to take this snap. View large (see instructions at left) to see the delicacy of the wings. Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Golden beach, green reflections
Summer dreams:A perfect summer's day, with just a few folks enjoying the afternoon sunshine on the beach. Taken in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Luminous lily
Summer dreams... I've been trying to capture some images that speak of summer to me. I'll share these for the next few days.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Gettin' all my ducks in a row!
Such funny round creatures, resting so comfortably in the sun. Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Swamp grasses in the golden hour
The "golden hour" - when the slanting rays of the sun intensify the colors in the forests and meadows. Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Alpine meadow
A moss-covered rocky outcropping forming a glade in the north woods. A new world to explore at every turn of the path!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Lolo Peak, Missoula
Taken by the Clark Fork River in western Montana. View is of the majestic Lolo Peak in the Bitterroot Mountains.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Afternoon clouds
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Swan Range, framed by alpine fir trees
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley. This is a peak in the Swan Range, a place of great inspiration to me.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Crystal clarity
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Sliver of lake in the mountains
Note the little island on the far side of the lake. Taken at sunset in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Beargrass in full flower
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley
Monday, July 03, 2006
Afternoon reflections
Taken in western Montana's Swan Valley.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Glacier Lake
Taken in the Mission Mountains Wilderness
