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When it was colder and we had so much snow I didn’t see many tracks. Now there are lots more critters moving around. The deer have to work hard to get through the snow. I am not sure what made these tracks. Occasionally we get some Elk in the area so maybe one came through. …
Today was sunny and cold with a morning temperature of -13 degrees Fahrenheit. There was a wind chill alert for -57 in Havre, Montana today so our temperature was much warmer than many parts of the state. My sister posted photographs from their ranch of the new born calf they had to warm up in …
A couple days ago while skiing I saw four Water Ouzels, (also know as American Dippers) hanging out together in one of the irrigation ditches. One of them was plunging its’ head into the water looking for food. Dippers are “equipped with an extra eyelid called a nictitating membrane” that allow them to “see underwater, …
It has been ten days since my last field note. The landscape near my home in Northwest Montana had so many variations over that period of time. As I skied along an irrigation ditch (above) with my camera I experienced the daily transitions. The snow melted out of the trees a couple days after the …
Last week the snow melted out of the trees and we had some hoar frost days. Another transformation is in process. It has been snowing continuously for two days where I live with my family up on a hill in Northwest Montana. Small steady snow flakes keep falling—enveloping our home in a sheltering quiet. I …
Looking Toward the Mission Mountains this Morning We have snow. Today on my walk it was 22 degrees. It seems quieter in the woods with the muffle of voluminous white. Jordy the Samoyed seems less white and smaller. The trees seem taller. Jordy really, really likes the snow. Before the snow it rained and rained, …
3/26/17 I was still skiing in early March. The ice in the irrigation ditch was starting to melt―carving undulating, shimmering, edges along the water. I believe there are some kind of cat tracks along the bank in this image (above). I was on the other side of the ditch, so I couldn’t look at them …
2/24/18 Since my last post―some days there was sun, some days chilling wind and one day this mountain was like a mirage―the lines softened as if it was barely there. It snowed more. In places the shape of the snow has a quiet sense of movement―a hard to describe undulating stillness. Montana has had some …
New Snow on Grey Wolf Peak 2/14/18 The winter of 2016 was the last time I skied (because of some broken parts of my body) but starting last Saturday I have been able to ski again―out the back door― lots of snow ―some sun―joy. The snow had all melted away and it was starting to …
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