Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
You’re either part of the environmental problem or…
You’re part of the solution. Well, technically we’re all parts of the environmental problem and the solution. But are you more “problem” than solution? Take a good look around at all you and your family or business associates consume and throw away each day; I’ll wait. See, that didn’t take long. Your lifestyle is a [...]
Twelve Years Staying Put
In Montana, short visits can turn into long ones.
In 1998 almost everyone worried about the Y2K issue. It turned out not to be a big deal. Then came September 11, 2001, which continues to be a big deal (at least for some), and our rosily naive American outlook began to crumble across the board, eroding [...]
Deer port
Yearling buck takes a grazing break and relaxes under our carport. I think he likes red!
Out the front door
A pair of Golden eagles enjoys late afternoon thermal updrafts on the West Fork of the Bitterroot river as the Nez Perce canyon drains its warm air for another nighttime. All I had to do was go outside and look up. Luckily the camera was nearby…
Wildfire Fighting: High Expansion Foam Demo
Squirrel Crasher
Some of my neighbors are turkeys, and some are downright squirrelly. This little guy gets around.
Bull Elk
This morning I woke up to the sounds of elk calves calling their mothers, and the fathers were close by. They were so close I heard the branches breaking as they walked through the forest just below the house. I counted three 10 point bucks in a herd of about 50 elk.
Her Way Is Officially The Highway
The signs are up along Highway 90 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Judith was a force to be reckoned with on the coast, in life, and, it’s turning out (pun intended) in the afterlife.
She worked tirelessly to set aside and revegetate key parts of the public beach for nesting pairs of Least Terns. To this day [...]
American Weekend
A local couple looks forward to a long weekend attending a music festival 120 miles from their mountaintop home. Man gets up early the day before they plan to depart and drives his econobox diesel import 90 miles closer to the event to set up a tent early (he’s a cautious guy) to reserve a [...]
Butterfly Road
It’s finally what passes for summer in Montana (It’s 76 F today!) and the Nez Perce Road is full of butterflies. Here they’re lining up on a tire rut that seems to have particularly tasty minerals. Click the pic for a close up. There’s more to the picture than meets the eye, so click!
