September 2015

You Me and Eternity
Seattle, Washington
2014

I’m In!
Seattle, Washington
2014

Although some might quibble with me about the last item on the list, I believe I qualified for entrance. However it was early in the morning and the bar was closed at the time so it was a moot point.

The Madding Crowd
Seattle, Washington
2014

Actually, for the most part they look happy rather than mad. Myself, I was a bit worried about how I was going to swim upstream through that crowd when the light changed, so I snapped this photo and then took a detour to the other side of the street.

Zucch Blossom
Bozeman, Montana
2015

A zucchini blossom from the Fashion Queen’s garden.

Smoke Horizon
Livingston, Montana
2015

During the recent inundation of forest fire smoke (mostly coming from west of Montana) we were lucky to have even this much of a view of the mountains around here. This particular shot was taken right after sunrise and the color created a rather lovely minimalist landscape. It didn’t take long that day however, for it to turn into the same old dull smokey gray color we saw way too much of. Fortunately, most of the smoke cleared out a week or so ago so we’re back to enjoying more typical Montana skies.

Still the Same
Livingston, MT
59715

Driving through Livingston, Montana recently I was struck by the realization that this particular view of the main drag, Park Street, hasn’t changed appreciably in the 30-plus years we’ve lived in Montana. That’s a rarity is this fast (too fast) growing part of the country.

Accidental Geoglyph
Bozeman, Montana
2015

Part of the process of working on my summer project of building a rock retaining wall involved excavating suitable rocks out of the hillside back behind our house with my tractor and backhoe. The rocks were mixed in with the dirt in the hillside. They often came out quite easily but sometimes when they were tightly packed together, they needed some persuasion. A lot of the more stubborn rocks were marked with scratches from the backhoe teeth but this one struck me as particularly interesting due to how straight the lines were and that they were at nearly a right angle to one another. Unlike the others with quite random marks, it looks like a purposefully created geoglyph.

The Eyes Have It
Bozeman, Montana
2015

Tree Zipper
Bozeman, Montana
2015

Sycamore Twins
Madra Canyon, Arizona
2015