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 …
This last week we have had just enough snow to ski. Today it has been raining so I will probably be walking rather than skiing when I go out this afternoon. In early January, before it started warming up, the winter sun gave a silver sheen to the lines in the irrigation ditch ice. Recently …
Earlier today big snow flakes were drifting in rotating swirls. The photo above was my attempt, shooting through the window, to capture the feeling of the dense snow fall. Skiing along the irrigation ditch near our home a couple days ago, there was a place where collected snow was being folded by the water — …
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 …
1/26/18 Yesterday morning fast big clumped snowflakes filled the air. By the end of the day the snow had melted out of the trees, but the snow still carried the impact of the way the snow came down. When viewing the shadows and the sun bright reflections up close it felt like I had stepped …
1/17/18 Below the inversion layer it has been mostly gray for days. On Monday morning the sun was breaking through the fog. I grabbed my camera and went outside to capture the trees standing in the misty brightness. Traipsing about didn’t yield much photographically but the light and the sun warmth entered my skin and …
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