What was the name of Jacques Cousteau’s research vessel?

If you didn’t watch “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”…BUT, you recognize the wildflower above…

No???

Calypso is the name of Monsieur Cousteau’s ship and the wildflower is a Calypso Orchid…one of my favorites and rare to find in my woods. This year I have found 5! And they survived last weekend’s snow.

Calypso – such a fun word to say. If you were fortunate to grow up with Jacques Cousteau and his grand passion for the undersea world, you are very fortunate!

Calypso was a sea nymph in the Odysseus myth. Additionally, the etomology of “calypso” is something hidden…to cover, to conceal: appropos to the ship as well as the wildflower :) !

The Calypso Orchid – so small and from the top…only a bit of purple leaf.

But, when you really look at what is hidden, what is concealed…

Incredible beauty. An orchid. An exotic. Calypso.

In honor of beauty, passion, exploration and the seeking of knowledge and understanding:

Lyrics | John Denver lyrics – Calypso lyrics

Saturday scenery

On the way to town…the usual Saturday morning run for supplies…except that I had dithered about going at all. It was cold and cloudy and I didn’t need much… BUT, I had not been off the property in days. Finally, I decided to just go – just to get out and to give Bear a run in the Jeep which he loves!

The skies were spectacular. Overcast, but here and there were squalls. Snow. Rain. And some pockets of blue sky. I wanted to capture all of it but there were bits of each here and there and all around.

I took a detour north of Hwy82 on Farm Rd. to try to get the squall that was over Jewell Basin. No good spot. I turned around.

A barn. The mountains. Some weather. A bit of Flathead lake.

Farm Rd. south with a slice of Flathead Lake.

Saturday scenery.

May Day Moon

Against all odds.

After a sunny morning, skies turned dark. It rained. It snowed. It was colder at noon than at 7:00 a.m.

But by early evening, the skies cleared again.

May Day Moon.