The day ranged from dark with downpour to bright sunshine and back again. When the sun was out, it felt warm at 62ish F. When it got dark and poured, I thought about a fire. A pre-weekend, mid-morning run for a few supplies was during an in between time.
The clouds hung low over the mountain tops, misty wisps of vapor dotted the foothills… the misty, low cloud version of the road home.
It is Friday before the 4th of July weekend. It is cool, dark and rainy.
Chocolate Pecan Biscotti.
‘nuf said.
Prepare yourselves…Canola is vibrant in the fields right now – this will probably not be the only canola photo… The deep, bright gold against the lush spring green, under a clear blue sky…the landscape in the valley is like the best box of Crayola’s you ever had…clear, true color that makes you want to yell to all – LOOK AT THIS!
And this afternoon, on an errand run to Bigfork, the sky was changing – clouding up, looking like it wanted to rain and thunder and add to the triumphant mix of color on the ground.
Big Sky Canola.
July started beautifully at a wonderfully cool 45 F, which is warming quickly, but the forecast high is mid-70’s …that’s getting towards as hot as we’d like, but it IS July now. The air is as fresh and clean as it looks, the birdies are singing and all is right in our world – hope in yours as well.
This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24
I’m not sure what these are. I’ve been saying Bluebells to myself, but I couldn’t find them in my book this morning by that name and after a quick look at the blue and purple section,I did not find a match. Help from the audience, please.
**EDIT – 7/1…the consensus (see comments) is Penstemon. And add’l info from my mother:
“Penstemon is also known as beardstongue. According to my books it is very hard to decide which one you are dealing with since there are about 15 different ones. The purple/blue one is common in the West in June and July We have a lot of them and after the lupines they are a welcome sight of blue.” **
Whatever, they are pretty – they are blooming now and they are a change from lupins.
Photos taken 6/19/2010 in Wayfarer’s Park by Flathead Lake, Bigfork, MT
This morning began with heavy air…humid and overcast. Karl did not come out of his closet when I went outside. I believe that he feels the humidity and equates that with weather he’d rather avoid.
I decided that we’d change up the routine and putter about the woods this morning. I had to coax him outside but when I finally did, the air had cleared and dried and the sky was blue.
The lupins at the park by Flathead Lake are going to seed and looking bedraggled. But our lupins have a little more time.
The mountains, the sunlight in the woods on the grass, trees and lichen…the bumper crop of lupins – they all seem especially gorgeous this year.
And sometimes a beardog walks through the lupins…
…and meets up with his cat, which apparently is funny – at least funny enough to make a beardog smile!
But then there is a stick…
…and then we all walk home…through the lupins.