Posts by Liz

The Road Home: Almost Summer

Friday evening, after an extra long work day, Karl and I went to Wayfarer’s for a “clear the cobwebs” walk, picking up burgers and fries on the way home. The rain – sun – rain cycle we’ve been in has spurred the green growth in yards, fields and woods. The most recent rain left a fresh bit of snow on the mountain tops. The road home had a “fill my heart” beauty to it – almost Summer.


Photo taken June 18, 2010 7:15 p.m.

Lupins by the Lake

Karl and I have been hitting the long loop walk at Wayfarer’s Park early morning. Sunrise is just after 5:30 a.m. this time of year so by 8:00 a.m. it is already getting warm. It is a 25 minute amble from near the highway, up and along a ridge above the lake and back down through the woods completing a circle.

The lupins as well as choke cherries, ferns and ivy are thick along the path. But this year, the lupins are the standout and they have been in full color for nearly 2 weeks. We occasionally pass visitors who are camping in the park and they ask if it is always like this.

Often enough to always make me glad I live here!


Photos taken from Wayfarer’s Park, Bigfork, MT June 12, 2010

To answer a question

Gayle from Southern California commented: “Love the soft grasses and lupin. The early spring flowers are such a treat. Do you have Spring Beauties, too? Glacier lilies? Sticky geranium? Pasque flower? Pussy toes?”

Pussy toes??? You want to see pussy toes???

Hmmph…I’ll show you pussy toes!

Prepare yourself…

The full effect.

Oh, she meant the wildflower???

Say it isn’t so.

Srsly :)!…Pussy toes are a wildflower and one of the few I can remember the name of since they actually DO look like pussy toes. As to the others – yes to Glacier Lilies, although this year they have been scarce. I don’t know Spring Beauties, sticky geranium or Pasque Flowers… which doesn’t mean we don’t have them…

Change in the weather

Montana is prone to overnight 180 degree changes in weather. We went from cool and rainy to warm-hot to us and dry.

It has been beautiful! A nice amount of rain and now mid 70’s, sunshine… The rain of last week has added to the lush green of spring but one warm, dry day and newly sown grass seed made it necessary to get out sprinklers and hoses.

The nice weather is distracting.

All we want to do is meander around the yard and woods and sit in the shade or on the front porch.

The lupins aren’t helping either…

They are blooming throughout the woods.