Leaving Trunk
Pryor, Montana
2022
There was a time, long ago, when I could have packed the bulk of my belongings in a trunk this size should the need arise to move on. These days, well, it would take more, much more than that.
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Reminders
Pryor, Montana
2022
An old chair in Chief Plenty Coup’s log home, along with a not so subtle reminder of his previous life.
Chief Plenty Coups
Pryor, Montana
2022
Chief Plenty Coups (Alek-Chea-Ahoosh in his own language) was the last chief of the Crow Indians. While chief, he visited Washington D.C. and while there visited Mt. Vernon, the hope of George Washington which had been made into a park by then. He was so impressed with the idea of having the great leader’s home open to the public, that in his will, Chief Plenty Coup left his home and land to the state of Montana in order that it could be visited and enjoyed by all. Subsequently the house and property was made into a state park, which is an out-of-the-way but interesting place to visit.
Chief Plenty Coups’ story reminded me of that of Quannah Parker, the last chief of the Comanche. Both men made a huge lifestyle change from that of the traditional native life in the 19th century American west to that of a successful businessman and community leader in the white mans’ world.
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Lumber Town
Lincoln, Montana
2022
Part of a little village carved from a tree stump by Danish artist Jorn Ronnau at the Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild outdoor sculpture park.
Watching the Sky With a Worried Eye
Jefferson City, Montana
2022
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The Collectors #3
Jefferson City, Montana
2022
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The Collectors #2
Jefferson City, Montana
2022
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The Collectors #1
Jefferson City, Montana
2022
We’ve been getting a lot of rain in our area the couple of weeks, two inches in two days up at our cabin. That’s quite remarkable given Bozeman only gets 20″ of precipitation a year on average. The plants are happy for it as are we–the clouds may have been gray and gloomy but that’s way better than being gray and threatening from the wildland fire smoke that was so pervasive much of last summer. We may still get to the smoky season again this summer but every day it rains is one day that’s not going to happen (unless some state west of here sends smoke from their fires, which is generally the case given the prevailing winds in the region).
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